Baia Delphis Resort

We had a double sea view room with a very comfortable large bed, top quality bedding, plentiful supply of lovely toiletries and a balcony with two chairs and a table to sit and enjoy the beautiful view (and the sunrise if you are an early riser!) The junior suites are larger and have their own small gardens and rooftop terraces. Housekeeping staff provided an excellent service. Air conditioning only activates at 23° and it is impossible to lower the temperature. We would have preferred a lower setting as we prefer a cooler room. Bathroom light motion sensor is located too near the door so when light goes off it can’t be reactivated from the far side of the bathroom. This is irritating but only a minor point. The hotel is in a lovely peaceful beach setting with a good and reasonably priced beach bar open until 7pm. We thought the sunbed lawn above the beach would be better without the hedge as this blocks view of and breeze from the sea - although our sunbeds (room 18) had the best location with a view and a breeze, so we were very happy! Beach shoes definitely needed on the pebbly beach, although it is quite a steep incline into the sea. Not a problem for most people, but we only swam in the sea once and preferred the small but fabulous jacuzzi swimming pool! Excellent breakfast buffet with eggs prepared fresh to order and particularly good omelettes. Restaurant food is superb and dinner includes a welcome glass of prosecco and a small savoury appetiser. We ate here twice and thoroughly enjoyed both meals. Highly recommended. Ask the staff to book a table for lunch at Trabocco Cungarelle. If you don't want to drive it is possible to walk along the green cycle/pedestrian path along the coast from the hotel (about 3 km each way). There are only four taxis in Vasto, so make sure you ask the hotel to book a taxi in advance both ways if you want to eat dinner in the town and don't want to drive. If you are flying from Pescara airport it is worth knowing that there is an excellent restaurant on the first floor of the airport. The hotel is quite difficult to find and we kept missing the small turning. There is a small sign on the opposite side of the road, but signs on both sides would help in locating it.