VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA

4.0 star property
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December 2024
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Outdoor spa tub
Beach/ocean view
Indoor pool, outdoor pool, open 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM, pool loungers
Luxury Room (Mini SPA Suite)
Presidential Room (Master SPA Suite) | Living area

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Hot tub
  • Parking available
  • Gym
  • Spa
  • Breakfast available

Explore the area

Map
Contrada Pretaro, Francavilla al Mare, CH, 66023
  • Francavilla al Mare Beach
    12 min walk
  • Provincial Nature Reserve Pineta Dannunziana
    16 min walk
  • Aurum - La Fabbrica delle Idee
    3 min drive
  • Pescara (PSR-Abruzzo Intl.)
    9 min drive

Room options

Presidential Room (Master SPA Suite)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Superior Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Superior Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Luxury Room (Mini SPA Suite)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Family Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Junior Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Junior Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Superior Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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About the area

Francavilla al Mare

With a stay at VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA in Francavilla al Mare, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Francavilla al Mare Beach and Provincial Nature Reserve Pineta Dannunziana. .This beach hotel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Aurum - La Fabbrica delle Idee and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from D'Annunzio University – Pescara.

What's nearby

  • Aurum - La Fabbrica delle Idee - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Adriatico Stadium - 5 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Ponte del Mare - 6 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Pescara Harbor - 7 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Piazza della Rinascita - 9 min drive - 6.9 km

Getting around

  • Pescara Porta Nuova Station - 6 min drive
  • Abruzzo Intl. Airport (PSR) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ristorante Pizzeria Il Ghiottone - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Hamburger In - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Hotel San Marco - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Lido El Pareso - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Ristorante Villa Sirio - ‬7 min walk

About this property

VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA

Hotel with private beach, full-service spa
VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA offers 87 accommodations with minibars and safes. This Francavilla al Mare hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include showers, bidets, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. In-room massages and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has 5 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and facials. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and Turkish bath/hammam.

The spa is open daily. Guests under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Make yourself at home in one of the 87 guestrooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature bidets and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. After a day at the private beach, you can enjoy other recreational amenities including a health club and an outdoor pool. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands. The complimentary beach shuttle makes getting to the surf and sand a breeze.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, German, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (surcharge; includes in/out privileges)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • On-site parking includes off-street options
  • Free beach shuttle

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–10 AM: EUR 10 for adults and EUR 10 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • A hot tub
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Rooftop terrace

Spa

  • 5 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Facials
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - sports
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Hot tub
  • Thalassotherapy
  • Turkish bath/hammam

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Doorbell and phone notification
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible fitness centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • In-room massage
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Up to 22 lbs per pet

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 40.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 15.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply year round. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 October - 30 April, EUR 1.00 per person, per night, up to 7 nights
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 May - 30 September, EUR 2.00 per person, per night, up to 7 nights

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 10 for adults and EUR 10 for children
  • Pet fee: EUR 15 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 15.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 40.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
Pool access available from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Guests under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa

Property is also known as

Villa Maria Francavilla al Mare
Villa Maria Hotel Francavilla al Mare
VILLA MARIA HOTEL SPA
VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA Hotel
Best Western Villa Maria Hotel
VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA Francavilla al Mare
VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA Hotel Francavilla al Mare
VILLA MARIA HOTEL SPA
VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA Hotel
Best Western Villa Maria Hotel
VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA Francavilla al Mare
VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA Hotel Francavilla al Mare

VILLA MARIA HOTEL & SPA Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 105 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel with lovely pools and facilities. The gym is poor and shouldn’t have a surcharge, but everything else is great. Great staff, and the pool bar is very convenient. It’s a 20 minute walk to anything (each way) and the only way to and from the train station is by taxi which isjt cheap so bear that in mind
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony, ROCHESTER

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Impressive, modern, classy, and very clean property. Fantastic amenities, i.e, multiple pools, spa on property, and great dining. I was impressed the moment I walked into the lobby. We'll certainly be guest there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely, slightly out of the way, four star hotel. Facilities are very good. Menu limited if staying for more than a few days but it’s very good food. Walking and public transport are a bit awkward but if you have a car there is no issue with that. The spa facilities are very nice. Best part of my stay!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Antoinette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful gardens and professional staff
Wonderful surroundings - the grounds are beautiful with well cured gardens. Staff are very professional and pleasant. Rooms are ok and airy. The main pool opened at 10am which was a bit late for us as we like to take an early dip. The only negative was the room sound proofing, where we could hear very well the people in the next room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room furniture was worn out and stained. I stated this as well in a review dated May, 2022
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Leonard, Oliver

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. It ishardtofind but other than that, excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Domenic

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

jonathan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
The bed is super hard. The food isn’t good. No coffee in the room. It’s more like a three star hotel. The blinds don’t actually keep the light out of the room.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Fiona, Arundel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room walls are paper thin, lovely grounds but very tired building & rooms. Shower head was in need of clean as water went everywhere that’s assuming it didn’t fall out of its holder! Dinner was nice and staff all very friendly. We were only here for 1 night stop so it served its purpose.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful setting and gardens. Staff unfailingly friendly and helpful.A few. minor problems, most fixed promptly.Over-designed,irritating taps in basin which could not deliver a bowl of hot water.Shower panels fixed too high so it leaked.Endless repetitive 'dinner jazz' muzak. Food great but menu same daily unless you have 'half board' and no one, including hotels .com explained that the was an option
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible value
Hust calling out a pretty poor hotel. We booked for 4 nights but only stayed for one, kissing goodbye to about £600 but so poor was the experience we just decided to go elsewhere. The hotel is very dated allover. There has been some effort to update some areas but overall the whole hotel feels very cheap for the price. The room itself feels dated. The blinds and curtains let in lots of light. The air-conditioning doesn't work. Reading some other comments and out experience it's clear it doesn't work. It didn't work in our room, it didn't work in the gym or the spa. Set it to 19 degrees and it is obviously on but no cool air comes out. Clearly Best Western are scrimping again! It was about 25+ outside so this lead to an uncomfortable nights sleep and the main reason we left early. The bed was good though! The main gym bench/weight equipment is broken. The outdoor pool isn't open until June either. I really would avoid this hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stop
Fantastic restful overnight stay. Driving a long way just what we needed.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Olga

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel just a short distance from Pescara
Nice hotel just on the outskirts of town (about 10 minutes south of Pescara). The hotel was clean and in good condition. We had a beautiful view of the Adriatic off our balcony. We tried to call the reception area a few times during our stay but they never picked up. Instead we went down to the front desk to ask our questions. A couple days after we left the hotel, my partner realized that items were left in the room. The hotel staff was able to locate the items and agreed to mail them to us when we return home.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

JS

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Awesome view from the terrace. Nice retro look. Well maintained.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
One night while driving north
We had one night here, the room was comfortable but we found that the AC was disabled so we had quite a hot night with poor sleep. The restaurant and bar were good and it was a short drive to the sea front.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Value; but the best was the steak in the restaurant. The best cut of beef I have ever had in 15 years of coming to Europe. We actually ate the same thing both nights. Staff friendly and accommodating. Nice view of the sea from the room. Beds comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
thank you
great hotel excellent facilities great staff we will come again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Max

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great couples retreat.
Great place. A few extremely minor faults: You cant bring kids to the spa pool area. Fine, but it was not proclaimed anywhere on their website where you can see a picture of a mother with a infant in the spa-pool. The coffee in the tea-kitchen was never refilled when we had used the two nescafe units on the first day. Rest was near perfect!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Potential
Beautiful hotel and setting. Room was nice with a great view of the Adriatic. Gardens were beautiful as well. Free parking. We were there before the "season" and pool was not ready to use. Shuttle to beach wasn't running either. For a real nice place the towels and bath amenities were poor. Our room was located near the middle of the hotel near the elevators, and it was pretty noisy.