Mamamia Guesthouse — Hotel in Lipari

In a small alley off the pedestrian main drag Corso Vittorio Emanuele is this small guesthouse. Its location is as central as possible and despite that quiet at night. I got for my 10-days stay room No 5 on the top floor, where there is also the big communal kitchen and where breakfast is served.||||Welcome was friendly and the young man in charge also helped me with the luggage all the stairs up. The room had all I needed and was of a good size. It had a balcony with chairs and a view out to the countryside. Above the double bed was a quotation by J.W.Goethe in an Italian translation: 'L'Italia senza la Sicilia, non lascia nello spirito immagine alcuna. È in Sicilia che so trova la chiave di tutto'. Apparently in other rooms are also quotations above the beds about Sicily by various well known people.||||The bathroom was adequate, but it is best to bring one's own toiletries, since the small sachets with a combined shampoo and shower gel were hardly ever replaced. And in all the days the towels were exchanged only once. The bucket in the room was never emptied and I had to do it myself. Room service was minimal and once completely forgotten.||||Breakfast is served as of 8am, which was usually too late for me, since most aliscafi to the other islands leave at about that time from the 10 minutes away pier..It was anyway a minimal buffet with bread, butter, jam and a dolce. Coffee was good.||||All in all I would still use this place - especially the room I got -, if I should...

Horrible stay - booked this hotel for its location and no availability at other hotels due to a big Italian holiday. This is more of a hostel, yet cost over $140 per night for the "family studio". I booked the studio to get more space but to our dismay, found that the studio is located on the next street behind the main B&B. It had its own entrance right on the street so felt very uncomfortable. ||The room was sparse, ugly and rather dark. The bathroom was ridiculous. The shower was OVER the toilet so the entire area got wet. There was absolutely no TV reception and no internet connection inside the studio. I had to walk to the main house to get connection. The AC worked very well. There is a safe as well as a lockable wardrobe. Breakfast was a joke - instant everything. The owner seems to do everything by himself.||It took about 15 minutes to walk to the hotel from the ferry pier, not a short walk with luggage.||We should have skipped staying in Lipari all together. Lipari is a party town for young people. A live band played very LOUDLY until 1:10AM! It was across the main street but the sounds carried up the alley to the Studio...

The Mamamia Guesthouse is newly refurnished intimate place right in the heart of a small town of Lipari. It is within 5min walk from the harbour,a bus station,the castle and a "Marina Corta"-a port from where all the boat excursions depart. The wifi functions all the guesthouse.The rooms are just exactly as the pictures in internet show and Luigi, the manager will be always at your disposal for anything you might need.If you are not looking for a typical island hotel crowded with turists this will be a perfect place for...