Elba Palace Golf & Vital Hotel

Well, where to start - positives : it’s a beautiful building, well maintained, cleaning staff are brilliant all communal areas are spotless and rooms cleaned perfectly. SOME staff are charming and very friendly Negatives : not allowed to use pool until 10:00!? Breakfast timings were moved to 08:00 - not conducive to early golf. So we had to rearrange our golfing schedule to fit breakfast in. Breakfast, fresh fruit, tinned fruit and yogurts, cereal, sweet pastries etc. Hot food selection extremely poor, scrambled eggs made from liquid egg out of a large bottle (kitchen staff brought it out to show us) the bacon is mechanically processed meat (again shown to us in its original packaging) “English sausage” poor quality very little meat, no cooked mushroom, tomato. There is 1 cooking station for fried eggs, omelettes, pancakes, etc. We had to wait for chef to emerge from kitchen on many occasions. Some staff were delightful others not so. Cold selection was very highly processed cold meats and cheese. Given the blurb from the restaurant menu “created using only fresh and nutritionally balanced ingredients, Elba Palace vitel cuisine dishes contribute to optimal health and wellness” which is certainly not our experience at breakfast! Had dinner in the restaurant once. Of the 8 rice/pasta dishes 6 were vegetarian, 1 was lasagne and 1 was paella which had to be ordered 24 hours in advance. We found it to be quite an expensive menu. There is more choice in caletta de fuste. Golf : it’s low season so the course not busy. The shop is well stocked. Again , some staff are very friendly, others not so. Nice course, interesting holes, wind is the enemy!! We haven’t used the shuttle bus service as we’ve walked both to caletta de fuste and Salinas for dinner most evenings. Not sure why anyone would stay here unless they are golfers?

Again, this hotel did not disappoint. Excellent food, services, cleanliness, pool area, despite the small pool being out of action, the larger pool was clean, if a bit chilly. Room cleanliness was excellent as always and the food was perfect. Fresh towels and beach towels every day. All the staff were very welcoming, always happy. Would definitely recommend this hotel if you needed a getaway from it all. Out of town a little, with a 20 minute walk to the supermarket, they do provide a free shuttle bus to the central supermarket, which is handy, this operates a limited timetable but if you time it right can make a difference if you don’t wish to walk back. Can’t’ comment on the golfing facilities, and it doesn’t matter is you’re not a golfer, you are always made to feel very welcome. I have been to this hotel as a solo traveller and with my partner and would definitely return.

Went for a golf holiday here in April 2025. The hotel is absolutely lovely, not a large hotel so gives a wonderful environment to relax and enjoy. The staff are exceptional, looking after everyone and making a happy atmosphere. The golf course is challenging, but good scores are possible once you have learnt how to plot your way round the course!!