Club Esse Aquilia Beach Village Resort

Recent Reviews: 1549

• User:GrandTour27448655884

  Trip type: Family

  Nice Family Holiday

  07 Aug 2026

  I visited this hotel as a family, and found that it was a wonderful family oriented place with a beautiful beach and sea and had incredibly friendly staff.We wanted to be immersed in the italian culture and experience and for this it was great, we were the only non italian family. I would recommend hiring a car as the hotel is quite isolated and there isn’t much nearby within short walking distance, especially in hotter weather.Beginning with the issues, there were some minor imperfections with the hotel room, such as dated accommodation, a damaged shower door and rooms with minimal furnishings. The site was also quite smelly at times too, but placed this down to the heat, there were lots of flies around the hotel and near food too. In terms of food, it was quite basic and simple, it did the job and we never went without. There is mention of a snack bar by the beach however it seemed you had to pay for food as lots of things were not included in the all inclusive.One thing to consider is the ‘Club Esse’, which seems like a membership for the hotel, we weren’t made aware of this so I’m not sure what the club entails but I believe it allows wifi or later check outs, also we had to pay for 2 extra sun beds, as we were a family of 4 and you only get 2 sun beds as standard per room. Furthermore, you had to either be a club member or pay to reserve a table for meals, and quite a few tables were already reserved.Now for the positives, this holiday was a lovely, relaxing experience, and did just the job of offering places to rest throughout the day, plenty of drink choice at the pool bar and enough shade too for when it got too hot. The rooms and pools and surrounding areas were all clean and cleaned regularly. The staff were wonderful, constantly encouraging everyone to join in activities such as darts, volleyball and swimming races and on Fridays they have what is called “guest day” where they spend the whole day playing mini games and everybody gets involved. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming too. I would recommend this holiday to anyone looking for a relaxing family trip to experience the culture and atmosphere of traditional italian family life. Direzione Club Esse, Proprietario at Club Esse Aquilia Beach Village, responded to this review Dear Guests, we're happy your family had a wonderful experience with us. Club Esse is the company that manages the resort, while the one you're referring to is the Esse Card, a membership that gives you access to the many services offered by the Resort. As for what you describe as additional costs, these are simply services not included in your booking. We offer our guests the opportunity to customize their vacation as they wish, so you can choose packages that include every service or simply opt for a bed and breakfast stay. We're listening carefully to your personal feedback; it will help us continue to improve. Kind regards.

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• User:hristiyanag

  Trip type: Family

  Lovely stay

  08 Jul 2023

  We went to Aquilia resort for 1 week in July and it’s a great place. Really loved our stay. The resort is very nice, with two pools, 2 bars, a restaurant, awesome beach and sea and marvelous staff. Our room wasn’t very big but it had everything we need. The only negative thing was the bathroom was too small and with a tiny shower. We had so much fun with the animators, I can honestly say they are the best part of the entire resort. I def. recommend it!

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• User:Hlavatyr

  Trip type: Friends getaway

  Amazing hotel in Calabria!!!

  25 Nov 2016

  I stayed there in August for two weeks and I found myself excellent. The animation was really good, I've never laughed so much in my whole life. The animators Biagio Vanesa Anna Maria and Aurelio were so friendly and heart open that made you feel like you are a part of their big family. The rooms were clean and it's not possible to give less than 10/10. The dishes were also fantastic, all the meals were prepared freshly and every day you found a meat and fresh fish prepared on grill. Outstanding experience!!!

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• User:ilgoo

  Trip type: Family

  1 week stay in Family Room

  09 Jul 2016

  Pro's:- good room, AC, enough space for 3-4 people- lunch time grill food is fine, everyday is different- dessert is good- usually friendly staff- room cleaning and towels change done every day, clean bed linen- free wifi, but only in pools areaCon's:- dinner is always the same fish- VERY VERY dirty cutlery, dishes, glasses, etc...- almost no one speaks English- all inclusive wine and bear is not so good- no Internet in roomP.S. there are several types of all inclusive, they are different, some of them include more beverages, some of them include less.It seems, this place is mostly for Italians.

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• User:Marta19811127

  Trip type: Family

  Massive disappointment

  24 Jun 2016

  I would not recommend this hotel to anybody, I was very unhappy with my choice- poor choice of food, always the same dishes and most of them served cold- all inclusive finished 10pm and it was only water and wine included, for cola cola, juice, vodka, gin you need to pay- nobody spoke english, even youngest employees didn't understand words like water, juice- outdoor gym was not to be used, all equipment was old and covered in spiders' web- many extra charges, like using towels or using chairs on the beach, even though it was stated different- hotel promised car rental or atm machines but there was none, they charge you extra for things so you need to get a taxi to get extra cash

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