For sure this is not the most comfortable or luxurious hotel on the planet but the atmosphere is just great! It is a pretty place and staying here feels more like staying at a friends' place than actually staying at a real hotel. The rooms are average and the shower is unbelievably tiny but who cares considering the central location... More

Booked 4 nights at €34 per night breakfast incl. During my stay I booked an extra two nights due to a change in my plans and liking the place so much, the extra 2 nights were booked at the same price no hassle. The room was big enough for a single person (it was two single mattresses . The room's... More

We reserved a double room and arrived to be cramped into a single room. There was not evern room for our suitcases! The staff was rude, refused to change us, so we left. We settled the bill and found another place to stay. And then they charged our credit card again for leaving early! They robbed us and then threatened... More

We went in to this hotel as we would like to stay one more night in Lipari. The staff was nice and spoke English, the price was a "last-minute" price of 160 Euro (which by far was the most expensive hotel we stayed at in Sicily) For that money, what we got was little more than a hostel bed... Our... More

We arrived in Lipari without a hotel reservation, picked the Villa Augustus because of a favorable mention in the Frommers guidebook and also because it was the first hotel in the guidebook that we reached walking from the ferry dock. The front desk staff were courteous, spoke English well. Our room was adequate but nothing special; there was a small... More

On my last day in Malta, I stumbled upon a page in a guidebook which devoted exactly three paragraphs to the archipelago. All my plans were hastily made from an internet cafe/phone center, but from the minute I arrived at the Hotel Villa Augustus, I was met with an overwhelming sense of calm. Despite my embarassing attempts at Italian, the... More