Panorama

WWW | Piazza Fonatana ; Bibione (Italy)

Location

It is located in the middle of Bibione and very easy to find. It's on the second floor and you can spend a quiet evening without too many people walking through the streets and shouting.

(pic from TripAdivsor)

Looks

Like the name says you actually sit on the second floor and have a panorama view over a part of Bibione. You can see the entire shopping street and also a bit of the "Luna Park" (Fun Fair). It might not look like the most expensive or fancy restaurant but the atmosphere is incredible!

Food

Of corse you can get typical Italian food! I personally adored the the "Spaghetti alla vongole" (which I've never eaten before). The taste was amazing and also the pizza is how you imagine it: thin crust, tasty and not too much cheese! However, you need to pay for cutlery so keep that in mind!

Service

Depending on whether it's rush hour or not you might find yourself waiting for your food. Which is not a big deal but we thought we should mention it as well! The staff is nice, helpful and always in for a joke or two! Also, they speak German and English in case you need it :)

Conclusion

We can highly recommend it. We know from personal experience but also from friends and family who went there that the food is always good and warm. And freshly made (which is always a must when you order fish for example). We just loved watching everyone getting ready for dinner and / or shopping while sitting upstairs and enjoying the sunset! 

Bella Napoli

WWW | Viale Aurora 144; Bibione (Italy)

Location

It's situated directly on the most visited streets in Bibione. 

Looks

Everything looks and feels totally cluttered. You can already see from the pictures above how the seating situation is, it's hard to even move. Plus they only have those hard wooden benches outside which aren't comfortable. They could at least put some pillows on it :)

Food
I ordered one of my favorite pasta dishes of all time: aglio, olio e pepperocino. You can't do a lot wrong with this, however Bella Napoli messed it up. First off the garlic was burned and it smelled / tasted horrible. Plus it should be spicy given the fact you have jalapeno in it and it tasted pretty normal. And last but not least it was only lukewarm. 

Service
We waited for ever to get our food / desert / bill. Plus the staff seemed very unorganized. We've got asked 3 times if we'd like to order but we already did. Weird.

Conclusion

We didn't like the atmosphere at all. The food wasn't good either AND it's too expensive for what it actually is. We can not recommend it at all :(

Due Palme

WWW | via delle Costellazioni 73 ; Bibione (Italy)

Location

It's situated directly on the most visited streets in Bibione. 

Looks

Since the last time we were there (about 5 years ago) they expanded quite a lot. They have two floors with huge patios to sit. We would recommend you being early because there are always a lot of people waiting in line to get the next seat. The only con is that people don't have enough space to sit. Your mostly squished on a tiny table and it's quite hard to move.

Food
The food in general is good. The pasta is well cooked (al dente) and it's always served warm. However, depending on what sauce you chose it can easily smell and taste like instant meal. Just thinking back on the "Quattro Formaggio" gives me a stomach ache and I feel nauseous again. Also the pesto wasn't really good and it looked quite disgusting.

A good part is though that you can chose between a normal and a big portion. For the money you spend on it it's definitely worth it. Also you can chose if you'd like your meat being accompanied with fries, potatoes or pasta. 

Service
The staff is nice and friendly. As far as we know they understand English and German and the food is served quickly too!

Conclusion

You can get a lot of food for a few bucks. Depending on how long you stay there, the atmosphere gets better and you can definitely enjoy your stay.

Hotel Maddalena ***

WWW | viale Dante 307 ; 47838 Riccione (Rimini)

Location

The Hotel is not directly situated on the beach. You have to cross to streets until you're there. But that means you'll be quiet at night and won't be woken up by cars, vespas or the like. They way to the shopping alley is practical right in from of you: 100 meters to your left and you can start eat and shop.

Hotel

It's appointed with a pool, a bar, a play area for kids, a restaurant and of course a lounge where you can end the days with a nice expresso or a refreshing cocktail. The only thing that's actually irritating is that you can only use the internet in that said lounge. If you want to write an important mail in your room it's unfortunately not feasible.

Rooms

The rooms are equipped with a bathroom, TV and a balcony. You can brings your kids as well and if they're still young you can get a playpen for them. This year we were unfortunate and our shower was smelling really bad as we entered the room for the first time (like waste pipe and feces - could have been from the neighbor room). But after the cleaning lady paid us a visit it was gone - thank God! But also our TV was not doing great over the two weeks we stayed there: some channels we're only there for 10 mins until the sound was gone. We had to turn it off and on quite a few times.

Food / Restaurant

The restaurant looks beautiful, is big and bright. You'll get a sheet of paper where you tick off what you'd like to eat. You can choose between 3 daily menus: meat, fish and vegetarian. The food didn't please us unfortunately. The last week we stayed there, the hotel apparently planned to only serve us veal. They didn't even ask you - when it came to meat - if you'd like it rare, medium or well done. Plus there have been some weird combinations that didn't even made sense.

Pool

Right next to the Hotel there is a huge pool area with sun loungers. We never visited the pool because we thought the sea was so close to us so why not using that instead of a pool? Plus there were quite a few family with little kids and we personally don't really like the noise.

Play area

There is a tiny play area where kids can do what the like most: paint, play or watch their favorite cartoons! 

Conclusion:

It is a nice hotel where you can definitely relax. Given the fact you don't spend a lot of time there (eat, sleep and showering) we can highly recommend it :)