Hotel Marinca & Spa

Great position with a very nice private beach and convenient beach-front restaurant. Beach service was very attentive as well. Room was nice (although style was a bit “kitsch” for our personal taste) with a spectacular sea-view balcony. Rating would have been an easy 5, however we had an electricity problem in our room (none of the plugs were properly working!) and the staff was shockingly unhelpful and the issue was not solved before our departure. Upon checking out we expected to, at least, get an apology for such inconvenience but we did not get any. We were quite speechless...

The beach and the staff are the very good points of this hotel. Staff is very kind, professional and eager to give you a 5-star service that the hotel lacks because of many other issues: It is clearly an old building that was constructed with much less luxury in mind, and that has been upgraded to get a 5-star rating, but not so well. The hotel is in step slope down to the sea. You access through a 1.5 Km road, very narrow, steep and windy, which is shared by nearby private houses (and doesn't end at the hotel). Parking is a nightmare. Staff from the hotel take your car and park it, so you can relax... partially. The staff is usually overwhelmed with customers, provider trucks, and nearby houses residents. We had to wait up to 15' on three occasions to get the keys of our car to take tours to different parts of Corsica. The pools are cute, but pretty useless. They are small, and there is very little space around them, just for 3 or 4 sunbeds. In practice, you never get one free. The rooms have luxury details but a lot of 3/4-star rated hotels details as well: Small, no place for hanging the towels (though they change them twice a day, which I don't like, I just want to hang my towel so it can dry). No bathtub, only shower. Malfunctioning shower tap: either too hot or too cold and very sensitive to the overall use of water. A 700€/night-hotel without a thermostatic tap is inconceivable to me. Very long waiting period to get the water running warm. As a native mediterranean, I hate wasting that much water. Besides the bed (king size, very good), only one simple chair to take a seat. No place to leave your things, no desk, no auxiliary table. Ants in the wardrove, going around your clothes. Not a plague, but you could see them every day. This we reported, and it was not fixed. Internet weak at the rooms, usable for texting, but do not expect to work with that. Very low speed and bad latency. The breakfast was good, but not excellent, and at 30€. We've had better breakfasts with a wider selection of high-quality food at 20€ in 4-star hotels. The gastronomic restaurant is excellent, but of course, you pay for it, and quite a lot. The beach restaurant is good but pricey. Normal dinner for two people with a 50cl bottle of wine, around 100-120€. For that price, you eat better at many places in Corsica, also in terraces at the seaside. In summary, a very expensive hotel in which only the staff makes you feel you are in a 5-star environment. I would give 5 stars to the staff, 1 star to the management of the hotel.

Having spent two weeks in Corsica my family and I were in need of some good Italian food. ( my wife is Italian ) Marinca delivered!!! We had 4 dinners there in our final week. The food was incredible and the service was excellent. I would like to single out Coco, our waiter, for going above and beyond in taking care of us. Our table was beautifully set against the sea with a view to die for. Mr Rodriguez, keep up the good work! Your staff made us feel welcomed and of course we were well fed by the kitchen! Everyone of your staff was professional and gracious. Thank you for being so welcoming. We will never forget our time at Marinca!! Mr Chris and Family, NYC

Très belle adresse en corse, personnel charmant, décoration raffinée, jardins magnifiques et chambres spacieuses très confortables avec vue panoramique sur le golfe de Valinco. Très bonne restauration même si la cuisine du restaurant gastronomique gagnerait à un peu plus de simplicité dans les recettes. Nous reviendrons avec plaisir.

Très bel établissement dans un endroit paradisiaque Personnel très agréable et très professionnel Et une table digne d’un étoilé Paillote également très sympa Literie très bonne calme total proche de Propriano de Sartene enfin bcp de choses à faire