Sentido Michelizia Tropea Resort

For me Michelizia at Tropea is the best resort hotel in Calabria. All the staff is so kind and the restaurant offers delicious dishes with local food and cuisine. Also service is perfect. Tropea has amazing beauty of sea and of historical city, monuments, also of people. 100 percent recommended!

Absolutely magnificent stay. attentive and professional staff, very friendly reception and very good restaurant with internation and local breakfast. room with all comforts and a very nice swimming pool. super recommended for a holiday to remember in Tropea

As avid travellers, we always read reviews but rarely write them. We felt compelled to leave one for this hotel however based on the fact that the staff went out of their way to help us nearly every day. Salvatore, Francesco & Dominique dealt with every single request - from Vespa hire, to taxis, printing our train tickets at the last minute when we realised we needed them printed out. Our room was a great size for a couple and we noticed a pull out sofa so you’d easily fit a third in if needed. We had a balcony & housekeeping was impeccable - every day we’d go out and come back to a clean room smelling fresh and clean. Reasonably priced, 10 min or 4 min Vespa ride to the centre of Tropea, a great buffet breakfast & pool with a view. But like any hotel, it’s the staff that make or break it and these ones made it. Brava!

We chose this venue primarily due to the pool. And that remained the only major plus for this “hotel”. A few things to note. This appears to be a mixed venue - hotel and time share/ownership. Some of the rooms definitely appear to be self owned. This is a very large block of rooms and at the entrance many rooms have their own intercom/mailbox. So as you come down the driveway - to the left are the “owners” or permanents and to the right is the “resort”. Except that in the room next to ours - which was much larger - the occupants appeared to be owners. They had the washing out on a clothes horse and had their own umbrella and other items that a holiday traveler would not normally have. A further thing to note is that the resort appears to be a destination for large tour groups. During our stay we were surrounded by Germans. At breakfast - a number of tables were reserved for the tour group members. I have been to resorts and hotels before but never seen such large tour groups concentrated in the one venue. I looked at the Notice Board and saw the itineraries for 4 different tour groups - all German. The reception staff also spoke German so clearly this is a feature of the venue. We were disappointed with our room. It is small with a cramped bathroom and a small closet with limited luggage storage. Again, we probably should have been more careful with our research as this was promoted as a 4 star venue. I think it is more a 3 star - the pool is probably the difference. Also you need to be aware that the walk to the town is along a road - no pedestrian walkways. The walk itself is not too bad but you need to be weary of cars. In the end we were glad we only stayed for 2 nights.

While Tropea is undoubtedly a beautiful destination, I strongly advise against choosing Sentido Michelizia Resort for your stay. Our experience was marred by not being able to check into our room until 8pm, false room descriptions, an unbearably hot 3rd floor attic room, moldy conditions in the shower, shuttle service nightmares, and booking issues. The hotel's overall disregard for guest satisfaction and comfort made our stay a true nightmare. We will definitely return to Tropea, but never to this hotel. It was a truly terrible experience, and I hope this review serves as a warning to others considering a stay here. Expect to wait over an hour for beach pickup shuttle service, in very hot conditions. And then when you get back and ask reception for a bottle of water, they point you to purchase it at the bar. We reserved and confirmed a 2pm beach pickup, after calling at 2:20pm and 2:40pm they finally arrived at 3pm. Our air condition could not keep up with the demand and were left to sleep in an 84F/29C room for 2 nights. We cut our stay short by a night because we could not take it and the hotel did not attempt to do anything except offer a fan. The hotel even made us pay for the 3rd night but to us, it was worth wasting the money if it meant leaving this place. The most attention the Front Desk gave was when we were walking to our vehicle and they begged us not to write a negative review (we never mentioned anything about a review).

Unsanitary - mold in rooms (see photos). Not clean - Fecies of previous guest in bathroom. Unprofessional and aggessive management. Very absurd experience. Spare yourself, much better options in Tropea and surroundings.

This resort is a fantastic value for money. The most important highlight for me was the service. The staff, from the check-in desk to the waiters, to the van drivers taking us to the beach, were kind and respectful. The rooms are pretty comfortable, and their pool has a fantastic view. I would definitely choose this place again, and I will eventually come back because my 4-night stay felt too short to enjoy it at the maximum. One minor hiccup is the Wifi reliability on the premises, which can be improved a bit. All the rest was perfect, and I highly recommend it.

Stayed here as part of a fully Inclusive Package Holiday, in September 2022. Introductory talk on arrival, only told you about meal times! Nothing about shuttle bus to Tropea or private beach (which is a pebble beach) plus, you have to book bus. Considering you are in Italy, we had ONLY ONE TYPE OF PASTA ALL WEEK!! Food was really average for a 4* Hotel - typical group tour quality food. Packed lunches, also a lot to be desired, one day we were given a plastic container of rice salad & another day a cheap supermarket bread roll with cheese & ham ! Not a good idea, in temperatures of 25° +, basic food hygiene non- existent. Poor information from staff in general - treated like a typical group of British tourists - that you don't need to bother with much. Not a good impression. My advice is find another hotel in Tropea. This was a Rail Discoveries Tour.

Nice resort with a great location nearby historic downtown Tropea, and amazing views. Delicious food and excellent customer service, the staff is very friendly and welcoming. Special thanks to Dominique, Francesco, and Isabella, for giving the best experience, southern style! I would highly recommend this resort, just a short distance from the most beautiful beaches in Calabria.