Hotel Boutique Ideal — Hotel in Forio

This is what we have been looking for - a boutique, calm hotel with a garden, swimming pool and delicious breakfasts. Hotel Boutique Ideal is ticking all the boxes! Perfect location in the hills with a nice view (sea, mountains, garden), beautiful olive garden, which separates swimming pools area (one with sweat water, one with thermal hot water) from the hotel rooms. There are only 24 rooms in this facility and this makes it very cosy. It is hosted by a family and during the stay one can really feel like a part of it. Rooms are small but comfortable and very clean. We’ve got the room wich must have been renovated recently and with a spacious terrace. Highly recommended for those, who want to get test ans charge batteries in a calm and green area. close to bars and restaurants (you can as well the restaurant in the hotel for lunch and super - very good Ischian cuisine!) close to Forio city center (15 minutes by walk but you can ask at the reception for a free of charge shuttle bus) close to a beach (spiaggia cava dell Isola - public beach); you need to be ready for running down the hill but climbing up the hill on the way back); you can borrow sun umbrellas and straw mat at the reception desk) close to Citara beach (700 m) - we asked for a shuttle bus both ways (you can use public beach but I recommend to rent sunbeds at Poseydon) close to botanic garden with impressive cacti close to bus stops Thank you Paula and Dario! We have spent great time...

This is what we have been looking for - a boutique, calm hotel with a garden, swimming pool and delicious breakfasts. Hotel Boutique Ideal is ticking all the boxes! Perfect location in the hills with a nice view (sea, mountains, garden), beautiful olive garden, which separates swimming pools area (one with sweat water, one with thermal hot water) from the hotel rooms. There are only 24 rooms in this facility and this makes it very cosy. It is hosted by a family and during the stay one can really feel like a part of it. Rooms are small but comfortable and very clean. We’ve got the room wich must have been renovated recently and with a spacious terrace.|Highly recommended for those, who want to get test ans charge batteries in a calm and green area. |- close to bars and restaurants (you can as well the restaurant in the hotel for lunch and super - very good Ischian cuisine!)|- close to Forio city center (15 minutes by walk but you can ask at the reception for a free of charge shuttle bus)|- close to a beach (spiaggia cava dell Isola - public beach); you need to be ready for running down the hill but climbing up the hill on the way back); you can borrow sun umbrellas and straw mat at the reception desk) |- close to Citara beach (700 m) - we asked for a shuttle bus both ways (you can use public beach but I recommend to rent sunbeds at Poseydon) |- close to botanic garden with impressive cacti |- close to bus stops| We have spent great time...

The staff of the hotel (especially the manager/owner) is extremely friendly and helpful. She gave us many good tips to enjoy the island and offered to make reservations for all kinds of activities. The hotel is well situated. The beach at Spiaggia di Citara is at walking distance. The nearby town of Forio is also a nice place to visit, it was actually our favorite place to stroll or have dinner. We had dinner twice at the hotel restaurant which was fine and reasonably priced. A lot of people have dinner at the hotel regularly, but we generally like to go out for dinner when we stay at a hotel. The grounds of the hotel are beautiful, the garden is serene and well maintained. The pool is nice, the small thermal hot pool is a nice plus. The pool could be a tat bigger for the number of guests, but usually occupancy was not a problem.

Cons The hotel is a bit dated, especially the rooms. The big downside to our stay was the first room we got (room 24). It was really small for 4 people (and definitely smaller than the 23 m2 as it was advertised on booking). The biggest problem however was that the airconditioning hardly worked (I think it’s just too old) which made the room unbearably hot at night. After a few nights of broken sleep they switched us (upon our request) to another room that was slightly bigger and which had a better...