Hotel Mare

Great quiet hotel. Very clean, comfortable, great views of the sea, with wonderful swimming pool, also right at the sea with its own beach and sunbeds and umbrellas (it was not the most beautiful beach on the island but still good enough to spend some lazy days, and you can easily drive from here to many other ones). We enjoyed relaxed breakfast on the terrace by the sea every morning, and just the quietness of the place. We had a couple of dinners there, they were also good. The stuff from the reception to the cleaners are friendly and going great job! Thank you so much! Definitely recommended.

A simple but comfortable hotel with a warm welcome and smiling staff everywhere. The room is quiet,clean and spacious. The bed is very comfortable. The restaurant is highly recommended with top quality seafood and good cuisine. We had spaghetti alle vongole and lobster spaghetti and they are one of the best we have ever eaten. The waitresses of the restaurant are so friendly that you feel like at home . I highly recommend this hotel to those who want to have a real get away.

This hotel offers a quiet, peaceful location that would appeal to anyone not seeking shops, bars, clubs etc. For these you need to travel by car. The rooms are simple but comfortable, the pool sufficient and the location beautiful. It is the location that was its main attraction to me. ||||The only option, other than to travel, for eating is the hotel restaurant that offers a mixed and changing menu. The best deal might be the bed/breakfast/dinner option but this limited choice. ||||The beach is small but is quiet. The view over the bat from rooms and the pool,is lovely. I'd recommend it if you need to unwind, want to just read a book and occasionally look up, admire the view and sip your Campari.

I have just spent several days at the Hotel Mare. What a wonderful experience. I felt as if I was staying with family and friends. The position of the Hotel is wonderful, overlooking the Magnificent Portoferraio town. The restuarant is too in an ideal setting just on the seafront . The food was delicious and I had half board and was excellent value plus the restaurant staff were so obliging.||I loved it so much that I am going back next week... Excellent value, ideal location and family run hotel.... Perfect for a quiet retreat away from the hustle and bustle of every day life.....

I spent 10 days in this excellent hotel. Everybody was so nice, friendly and always ready to help.Very clean with a restaurant that offers amazing fresh prepared dishes and pizzas at good prices.Breakfast is also really fine. The location is excellent especially if you want to attend the scuba diving school, runned by a wonderful couple or the sailing school. The private beach is ideal if you want to relax.A life guard is always on duty. The nice pool is also a nice alternative. The view from both the rooms and the restaurant is also beautiful. The hotel provides a shuttle if you come without a car. We loved it. Thank you for everything. Alissa Davidson

We stayed at Hotel Mare for four nights in June, 2012. On arrival by water-taxi, I was surprised to find that the village of Magazzini in which the hotel is located essentially consists of the hotel, the hotel restaurant, the hotel shop and a couple of houses. As such, if you are without a mode of transport, as we were, you are somewhat confined to the hotel. That said, the hotel enjoys a truly relaxing and secluded spot looking over the bay to the capital, Portoferraio. ||||We rented bikes from the hotel reception on two days to explore some of the beaches on the island. This worked out well, however, the roads can be very windy and busy with traffic. The private shingle beach at Hotel Mare was reasonably nice and worth spending a lazy day at. The food in the restaurant is adequate. After some exploring, we came across a really nice restaurant about 10 minutes walk away in the direction of Portoferraoi, which was a welcome alternative to the hotel's offering. In terms of accommodation, the rooms were spotlessly clean and as described, but a little on the small side. The hotel staff were especially warm and welcoming, particularly the younger receptionist girl (didn't catch her name!).||||Overall, I would recommend this hotel to those in search of some tranquility, peace and relaxation. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay here, but would choose somewhere a bit livelier should I return to Elba.

We stayed in the hotel for 4 nights last week and it was a lovely relaxing few days. Getting to the hotel was a little difficult with there not being many buses leaving either the water taxi (which had finished before we arrived) or a taxi which we ended up taking which was 25 euros.||||Once we arrived at the hotel though it was great - lovely friendly staff who were very helpful and made us feel welcome at once. The view from our Sea View room on the 2nd floor was fantastic, overlooking the pool, sea and over towards Portoferrario under the setting sun. The room was a very good size with a good bathroom and nice balcony too.||||We were half board which was ideal given the secluded location in Magazzini and both the dinner and breakfast were very good. From fresh mussels to freshly grilled fish and nice deserts this was very good quality for a hotel half board menu. The house wines were very drinkable (and reasonably priced) too!||||My one recommendation would be to take a car to Elba as otherwise you miss out on some of the best bits! The hotel will happily lend you bikes but this doesn't give you access to the whole island. A;though cycling along to Bagnia further along the coast is a nice and reasonably easy cycle where there are a couple of cafes and a small shop selling food and beach stuff. When we stayed the water taxi didn't run for 2 days due to the wind so this did leave us feeling somewhat isolated.||||Our main disappointment was that the beach at the hotel was covered in a lot of weed which wasn't ideal and there are certainly much nicer beaches on the rest of the island so if you want beaches then you definitely need a car! Quite a few hotels seemed to clean up the weed but this didn't seem to happen here which is a real shame.||||Don't get me wrong, this is a lovely hotel with great staff and a fantastic location - just don't rely on the transport options if you are looking to explore the island! I would definitely stay here again - I would just come by car!

We stayed in two different rooms; one at bottom floor and one at the top floor. Besides the view, also the standard was higher in the top floor room. Regarding beds, moving up went from really bad to ok. Hotel staff were nice and helpful. The restaurant had ok to good food, but it was clear that they certainly not split the attention and energy evenly among their customers. A real pity, considering the location that is nice.