Grand Hotel Balestrieri, Torre Melissa

Grand Hotel Balestrieri - A 4-star beach hotel with outdoor pool, private beach access, and kids' club

This 4-star beach hotel features 78 air-conditioned rooms with premium bedding, minibars, flat-screen TVs, safes, and private bathrooms with showers, bidets, and complimentary toiletries; some rooms offer terraces with sea or pool views. A continental or à la carte breakfast is available each morning at Grand Hotel Balestrieri, which also houses an Italian cuisine restaurant for lunch and dinner, plus a bar, poolside bar, and coffee shop. Recreational amenities include a seasonal outdoor pool, private beach with sun loungers and umbrellas, kids' club, and garden, while business services encompass a business center, complimentary newspapers, and dry cleaning/laundry services. The property provides a 24-hour front desk, concierge services, area shuttle, and roundtrip airport shuttle, located 9 minutes from the Archaeological Museum of Ciro Marina and 0.5 miles from La Rotonda, with the Ionian Sea and Spiaggia Pantano nearby.

Pros

Private beach access with sun loungers and umbrellas

Seasonal outdoor pool with poolside bar

Kids' club and family-friendly amenities

Complimentary area shuttle and airport transportation

Some rooms feature terraces with sea or pool views

Cons

The outdoor pool is seasonal and not available year-round

Some nearby attractions require transportation to access