Name: Hotel Biodola
Address: Portoferraio, IT

Hotel Biodola, PortoferraioHotel Biodola in Portoferraio, Italy has a corrected score of 3.7 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 4 of 7 hotels we score in Portoferraio. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.9 before correction: Booking.com 3.8, Tripadvisor 4.1.Hotel Biodola is a four-star, family-friendly hotel on the central north coast of Elba Island, set in a quiet, panoramic spot above Biodola Bay. It lies about 7 km from the Portoferraio ferry port and 9 km from Marina di Campo airport. The hotel has 90 rooms, a private sandy beach, an outdoor pool with loungers, a hot tub, spa services, eight clay tennis courts and a nine-hole golf course, all set in a large Mediterranean garden. There is a restaurant, room service, parking, and facilities for meetings and business guests. Rates typically run from $147 to $417. Guests praise the staff, food and well-kept facilities, though rooms can pick up noise from evening entertainment.What stands out

Friendly, helpful staff

Clean, spacious rooms

High-quality restaurant and breakfast

Private beach, pool, tennis and golf

Watch out for

Evening entertainment noise reaches rooms

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