Hotel San Francesco

Basic breakfast. Excellent staff.

What a fantastic friendly little hotel this is!!! The staff were so lovely and helpful. Our room was spotlessly clean and had everything we needed, we had a chalet style room not far from the pool. The pool was gorgeous with plenty of deckchairs and sun loungers if you chose to be by the pool. But what really made our trip special was the amazing food in the restaurant in the evenings!!! It was absolutely delicious, such a lovely choice on the buffet table every night and also a menu with different choices for starter and main ( you choose at breakfast for dinner) Myself and my sister are both pescatarian and there was lovely fresh fish every day on the menu and cooked to perfection. The anti pasti was SO good!!! Being non meat eaters we were both prepared to be disappointed but this was the absolute opposite !!!! The food was such a highlight for us. The island of Ischia is stunning and this hotel is a beautiful place to stay and explore the gorgeous island. Thanks to everyone at the hotel for a fantastic holiday.

This is a lovely inexpensive hotel. Spotlessly clean rooms, with all you need in them. Tasty, varied and well cooked local food on the half board package. Friendly helpful staff, from the receptionists and waiting staff to the masseuse. Beautiful, well maintained gardens, such that the perfumes of Oleander, Hibiscus, Rosemary and Evening Primrose fill the air. Well placed for San Francesco Beach, or the town of Forio, with a bus stop 100 yards away to anywhere on this lovely island. Pleasant bar and poolside seating. Highly recommended.

The hotel is spotlessly clean and the outside pool/garden/seating area is gorgeous. Rooms are on the small and basic side, but comfortable. I was a little concerned about the food from some earlier reviews, but there was no need as it was fine and very tasty. Freshly cooked bacon and eggs at breakfast were delicious. The hotel is on a busy narrow road so take care when walking.

We went with low expectations considering the price we had paid and some of the previous reviews. But we were blown away when we arrived. The hotel was beautifully clean, everywhere, and the staff went out of their way to make sure we had a great stay. We arrived near midnight and a light supper had been prepared for us - which was warmly welcomed. 'Nibbles' were provided free of charge with lunchtime drinks and we didn't mind ordering our evening meal in the morning - what a great way to reduce food waste. The food was fresh and reflected Italian cuisine and we found the breakfast buffet to be more than adequate with eggs and bacon being cooked to order. The outdoor space was very welcoming with adequate seating and loungers, framed by beautiful flowers, and again sparklingly clean. We had the included massage, which was a great part of an afternoon of relaxing by the pool. We had a two room apartment in the next door annex, and yes it was slightly dated compared to a 4 star English hotel but again spotlessly clean and the air conditioning was superb - it was 35 degrees outside and almost too cold indoors! Everything we needed was within walking distance, especially a friendly little bar just down the road - which was great for a post dinner limoncello! We would definitely stay here again if we are back in Ischia. Thank you Hotel San Francesco for a wonderful and memorable holiday.

This hotel has very nice and friendly employees. That seems fairly typical for Ischia though because all the locals I encountered were friendly. The rooms are clean too. The rooms are very basic. My room did not have any type of chair, so you had to sit on the bed. The hangers in the armoire were a mishmash of freebies from old clothes, with various brand names which made it seem very haphazard and cheap. Air conditioning worked well. The pool was nice. Breakfast was very limited. The breakfast here was several types of cakes and some cornettos and hard boiled eggs. Italian breakfasts tend to be mostly sweets, but the breakfast here seemed of a lower quality than other Italian hotel breakfasts I’ve had. I was disappointed that they did not have any fruit except for apples, bananas, and oranges and canned pineapple. It was especially disappointing because beautiful Italian peaches and nectarines and apricots are sold all over the island. It seemed like they were being very miserly. A beach is nearby, but the hotel is not directly on the water.

We have just returned from a lovely holiday in Ischia. The hotel was a bit hit and miss, very friendly and hard working staff, food good and plentiful, nice pool but rooms weren't great. Despite paying for an upgrade we were shown to a small room with no window in the adjacent annexe. We rejected this room and got a better room, with a very small and substandard shower room. Other people we met also had windowless rooms with very tired bathrooms which can't possibly be the mark of a 4 star hotel. This was disappointing and unexpected as the photos give the impression of a truly 4 star hotel.

Hotel San Francesco is one of the nicest hotels I’ve stayed in in the price range. Very clean and tidy. Lovely staff, and all very helpful. Great food. Lovely pool, and a separate area to chill out in on comfy seats under the parasols if you wish. We had a room in the hotel itself, but there are others in annexes around the pool. The room was clean, with a comfortable bed. The on suite was great with a lovely shower. It’s in a great location, just a few minutes walk to the beach, and it’s about 25 minutes or so walking into the centre of Forio. Nice and flat along the sea front and promenade. I’d highly recommend a visit to the botanical gardens Giardini la Mortella which has lovely views of Forio. It’s about 20 minutes to walk there, but it is uphill all the way. Worth the effort though! Just a couple of minutes walk away is a lovely little wine bar with some well priced local wines. Definitely worth a visit! If you’re looking for a relaxing place to stay with great amenities and good food, this is the place for you

A very pleasant small hotel. The staff were charming and helpful and it has a very nice pool. The best thing was the excellent very authentic Italian food. Dinner was something to really look forward to. Our room was a comfort room which was small but quite comfortable. The lane outside the hotel is not a main road but busy enough with noisy scooters and I would avoid a front facing room. Excellent domestic service every day and the hotel was spotless. Knocked a star off as the inside thermal pool was not very hot and in need of a revamp. Couldn’t get the steam room to work at all. Great location for a walk to Forio which is an interesting town with a lovely beach.