Esseneto Rooms

Nice place, very clean and very helpful host.

We were lucky to be able to park in the tiny lot. The rooms and common area are nice. We waited in the rain for 10 minutes for check-in because my arrival time email was not received or read. The long faraway view from the room is great, but there are caved-in derelict buildings just below which makes it feel run down and a little icky. Great sight-seeing and dining up the steps to the town center. WONDERFUL breakfast lady whose name I sadly do not remember. She is absolutely lovely. :)

I booked the 2 bedroom suite and was clean and updated. My issue was that there was only 1 air conditioning unit in the main bedroom which left the 2nd bedroom quite warm and my kids weren't too happy! Also, the bathroom toliet seat was not screwed in, needless to say it was a little frustrating using the facility. Parking on the street can be difficult, but we were able to park pretty close. Quick drive to the shopping area and restaurants and 10 minutes away to visit the temples. We went at night since they were open until 11pm to avoid the heat during the day. The staff was great, especially Maria in the morning making sure we enjoyed our breakfast! She was such a delight!

Largish B&B in Agrigento (about 4km from main entrance to Valle di Templi). Rooms are well-appointed (mostly IKEA furniture and bedding) and the balcony was nice (sea view is correct but you are many kms from the sea). Nice shower. Breakfast was pretty limited (warned that I was limited to a single Cornetto when checked in). This place would rate a lot higher except for two reasons: 1) they really want you to check in between 3:30 and 4:30. If this doesn't fit your plans, they make it a pain 2) regardless of what the website says, there is apparently no off-street parking. The rooms are located in a dense residential area and parking was a pain. I initially had to park about .5km away. My search for parking made me slightly late and I was berated by the host for keeping him waiting (I was 15-20m later than I said I would arrive). Once parked, I felt like I couldn't move the car and lose my spot and have to spend more travel time searching for parking. Overall, the host was just rude, as if he was doing me a favor rather than me bring a customer. I wouldn't return or recommend based on my experience.

The listing states that there is a reception and that it is open during specific hours; This is not the case. The property emails while one is in transit and gives a code. If one is not connected to the internet, one is left to wait at the door for a non existent reception. After considerable waiting outside, was forced to book a room elsewhere. When messaging this place, the answer was “we are not a hotel”. A few days later, a couple was seen frantically trying to gain entry, but to no avail…. The description of this place is deceptive and can be dangerous should arrival be at night without internet. The property was without sympathy.