We (thats me, my mother, my small son and my husband) had the pleasure of staying at the hotel zilema in May. We could not fault the family at all and Dusy in particular was very helpful and friendly. Both our room and that of my mother were very clean and air conditioning was available. I persinally had no fault with the beds which i found to be comfortable. And the food was delightful - lots of fruit, fresh "cornetti" (croissants), "crostata di mela/ficchi/albiccocca" (local apple or fig or apricot tart), tea, fresh milk for our son, etc etc. We only had dinner there once as we were actually visiting family but we enjoyed our evening meal which was very much cuisine of the locality. Our only issue was that the beautiful view of the sea was sadly intersected by the railway line (only one line) and on the first night it did seem that every train in calabria was out and about! However, for the rest of the week it seemed much quieter - my mums room was a little noisier due to the fact that her room overlooked the line. An excellent hotel and staff - thanks. Family (extended) maggio 2008
We stayed at this lovely little family run hotel for our first few nights in Italy in June, 2007. Our rooms with huge balconies/patios overlooked the Mediterranean and we were amazed at the level of service for such a reasonable rate.
Each morning chairs and umbrellas were placed on the beach for us so we could stroll down after breakfast.
Guardia Piemontese has not yet been discovered by North American tourists and was a lovely start to our Italian vacation.
We actually changed our plans and stayed an extra night. Family with teenagers (giugno 2007) Ontario, Canada
Se cercate un hotel in Calabria sul Mar Tirreno, consiglio vivamente Hotel Zilema. Questo è un hotel a conduzione familiare, impeccabilmente pulito ubicato proprio di fronte al mare. I pasti sono fantastici, il personale parla inglese e sono altamente professionale. Durante il nostro soggiorno di quattro notte ci hanno mostrato l'ospitalità e cortesia importante che ha superato qualsiasi hotel in tutti i miei viaggi. L'hotel è idealmente situato per viaggi di giorni di villaggio cittadine come Diamonte e Tropea, ed è a soli 10 minuti da Paola. Se volete uscire un ristorante, consiglio Lido Carnavale, proprio in Guardia Piemontese Lido. Aldo from Brasil Washington State