Adler Spa Resort Sicilia

Spectacular location. Great service including an electric buggy every 5-10 minutes up and down to the beach. Great sandwiches at the beach. Kayaks and SUPs provided for use at the beach. Having stayed at other Adler resorts, this is the favourite.

We stayed for a week in June in 2025 and we had a lovely time, the hotel is very relaxing and for anyone looking to chill out for a week and not leave the hotel you will no doubt have a lovely time. But… for €1,000 p/night the hotel competes with the likes of six senses and four seasons (among others) and the quality of service and overall experience - in my opinion - is better at these hotels so value for money wise I would recommend a six senses hotel over the Adler Sicily. The hotel does lots of things well. For example the food, the spa, the rooms, the vistas, the design snd layout of the hotel, sustainability, the service and the activities. But things this hotel does not do so well: - dining experience, you all eat in the same very large unfurnished room each night. Makes you feel like there are hundreds of you sharing the same experience. Very good hotels that are large do an exceptional job of making big hotels seem small by having a number of different pools, relaxation areas, beaches and restaurants. The same restaurant each night makes every day feel the same and makes you feel like one of 200 rather than one of 50. Plus the dining room itself is white tablecloth which makes you feel like you’re on a cruise ship or a corporate golf weekend. there is a buffet that complements the food at night and again, my personal opinion of buffets is that it downgrades the overall quality of food and the experience. Don’t get me wrong, the food the kitchen serves is of an excellent standard but the portions should be larger to negate the need for the same buffet every night. - the beach, it feels a little underwhelming. Don’t expect luxury beds and umbrellas like you would at a 5 star resort. It just feels like they’ve dropped some beds on the beach and that’s it. And again, because there is only one beach and one pool area the hotel can feel very busy during the day particularly if everyone decides on the beach or its 5pm and everyone is coming back to the pool from the beach. - service. Generally very good and no complaints at all from anyone but at luxury 5 star resorts they often go out of their way to make it even more luxurious. For example, when you arrive at the beach or pool someone greets you and makes up your bed for you and staff come over regularly to provide water. You don’t get this at the Adler and while I’m not certainly not expectant of this, I’m merely making the point that other hotels provide this level of service for the same price (and cheaper), and the Adler does not. All in all though it is a very good hotel but for me the price tag is reflective of it being in the top bracket of ultra luxurious 5 star and it isn’t quite there. if you are looking for a relaxing week in the sun in a wellness type hotel that’s on the coast then a six senses resort will trump this for the same price (if not cheaper) e.g. six senses kaplankaya in turkey.