Hotel Gallo Nero

I can't say enough about what a gem this place is. The property is beautiful and peaceful, with a terrific pool. We got a seaview room and it was huge - with an equally large terrace that fit two reclining beach chairs and a table - the bathroom was spacious, wiht tub and shower. The staff is terrific, they even offered to ship back a adpater and charger I had left in the room; it's a little out of the way, you need to take the bus really to get around if you don't have a car, but the staff always drove us the short distance to the bus and also picked us up if we called ahead. We loved the privacy the hotel offered, and you can access the beach via a beautiful garden path (does require dexterity, it's up and down a hill, but for those who have no issues walking it's kind of a delight). I loved the island of Elba too - it's rugged in parts for those who like hiking, but the beaches are beautiful as well. The hotel is in the Zanca area of Saint' Andrea, there are no shops and perhaps one other resteraunt nearbye, so dinner options are limited if you don't have a car, but the dinner at the hotel (which is set daily) was terrific. The dining room elegant. I loved the Thursday evening happy hour as well. Marciana Marina is about a 30 minute bus ride away and that has all the shops and activities you want for a day trip. We loved this property and would defintely come back.

We booked Hotel Gallo Nero based on a glowing Guardian article & rave reviews. We were so looking forward to it so had booked the whole 3 nights we were on Elba. The hotel itself seemed nice… until we were shown our room ‘Number 2’. It was on a lower level, accessed via patio doors. The doors opened and it was the odd smell that first hit us… we were greeted with a small, windowless room, with a fairly low ceiling - full of mosquitoes & tiny flies. Granted, these were in lots of places but we wound up killing so many, I’m convinced they were breeding in there. They were so bad in the luggage cupboard, that if I needed something I opened the curtain as little as possible, grabbed whatever I could quickly, and then pulled the curtain across again to contain them. The bed was hard, the pillows flat. It was also located next to (or underneath?) the kitchen so this was also loud. I can honestly say it was the worst, most depressing hotel room I’ve ever stayed in, even worse than budget rooms in India. We called it ‘the dungeon’ and vowed not to stay one more night (we only stayed one night as had arrived in the evening after driving for many hours and couldn’t face finding & moving to another hotel that night). We braced ourselves for an uncomfortable discussion the next am as knew we’d have to pay ‘early checkout fees’. They did agree to only paying 50% of the penalty fee (plus the one night’s stay) which we accepted. We moved to a far better small boutique B&B for the next 2 nights, which was a godsend after our experience at Gallo Nero. I’m sure it’s an ok hotel as other people seem happy with it, and the staff were nice enough, and breakfast was good. But it was clear that ‘room 2’ (and room 1 - which was the one we were supposed to be booked into, but according to them, it’s ‘the same’) are their ‘budget rooms’ and in our opinion, not fit for purpose.

Struttura accogliente, immersa nel verde, discesa privata a mare distante 5 minuti a piedi. Ottima colazione a buffet, su terrazza vista mare. Piscina con idromassaggio, possibilità di biosauna. Pulito, curato, il personale è molto gentile.

Stupenda struttura, con staff molto cortese e attento,disponibili anche per menu vegetariani o per intolleranti,è un bike hotel,con officina attrezzata, la cena è la colazione due appuntamenti che aprono e chiudono la giornata nel migliore dei modi.

Ottima posizione a circa 500m dal mare raggiungibile attraverso un sentiero privato immerso in un giardino, personale gentile ed accogliente, struttura pulita e tranquilla. Piscine pulite e ben tenute. Buona anche la cucina. Consigliato

Siamo stati in giugno e luglio 2024 all'Hotel Gallo Nero di Sant'Andrea , siamo clienti storici e per l'ennesima volta ci ha stupito per la cucina strepitosa e il servizio impeccabile, la location e ' stupenda e il personale gentilissimo. Siamo ormai amici dei titolari e la vacanza in questo posto stupendo è sempre molto piacevole. Anche la spiaggia gestita da Mauro e ospitale e l'acqua cristallina. Lo consiglio vivamente. Simona e Giancarlo Parma.