BLU HOTEL PORTOROSA****
Furnari (ME)

The first Blu Hotels opening in Sicily is foreseen for spring 2010: the Blu Hotel Portorosa***** in Furnari (ME). The new building, overlooking the Gulf of Patti, offers a breathtaking view over the Marina Portorosa and over the Aeolian Islands and it is an ideal place to explore the most famous Sicilian resorts.

In this wonderful setting, Blu Hotels has chosen the Blu Hotel Portorosa, an exclusive complex that overlooks a colourful sea and a golden fine beach. The unspoiled nature seems to melt with the elegance and the style of the hotel, that will amaze the guests with its accurate and very modern facilities.

The hotel has 263 rooms, large, bright, with a very elegant furniture and of various types. The Standard, Plus and Suites, Demi suites and Presidential Suite typologies are all very elegant, large and with a panoramic view; they are equipped with air conditioning, terrace, satellite TV, telephone, minibar and Internet access.

The Blu Hotel Portorosa welcomes its guests with a full range of sport and high-level leisure facilities: an outdoor pool overlooking the Marina di Portorosa, a large solarium, a private beach with umbrellas and cot-sunbeds, windsurfing equipment, canoes and pedalo, a car park, Wi-Fi connection in the common areas, private docking for yachts in the graceful Marina di Portorosa.

A lively Lobby Bar in the pool area and the Beach Bar with customized service are at the guests' disposal together with the three restaurants. They create a charming atmosphere that could satisfy even the most demanding palates. The guests can choose among room and breakfast, half board or full board. There is buffet service and the drinks at meals are included (house wine and water) at the Marine Room Restaurant. On request the guests can get table service (half-board with drinks excluded) with a small supplement in the exclusive Re Ruggero Restaurant room or in the confidential smoking Room Restaurant.

The Blu Hotel Portorosa is also synonymous of fun and entertainment. The animation team will provide daily and evening entertainment. At guests' disposal a field for sports tournaments and individual and collective courses, miniclub area for children where the little guests will find a well-equipped space, that will be open at set times for children aged 4 to 12 years.

The Blu Portorosa Hotels is also one of the most modern and functional conference centre in Italy. The Business Centre is extremely large and offers several conference rooms with every kind of equipment, that can accommodate up to 1,200 people.

The Hotel is strategically located between the two main motorways of the region, and it is easily reachable from the Catania - Messina - Palermo motorway (Falcone exit). The hotel is also accessible by boat from Marina di Portorosa, the largest harbour in Sicily.

Toll free number: 800238530