Cala San Giovanni Beach

If you are just looking for an umbrella and a sunbed at a nice beach, this is the place for you.. it was a nice location both on the cliffs and on the beach. The food wasn’t fabulous. The towels were 5€ each and were Turkish towels that shed. We had a day before flying in the evening so thought we would spend a day at a beach club then shower. This wasn’t quite possible.

Excellent beach club. Ended up here since my boat tour to the polignano caves was cancelled due to wind. The club was welcoming, pristine white chairs and umbrellas, delicious lunch service overlooking the sea with nice staff. Lovely cove to swim in.

Really cute place… well kept sandy beach, really great place for kids and families… wish I had known that before heading there for a girls trip… The table service at the beach was non existent. Also, considering the price we paid for the chairs we thought they’d throw in a towel service…. Yeah… no… we were a bit surprised but at least we were able to get some towels there.

Calm, organized. Very small parasol. Not enough shadow for the money you pay. I would recommended more another beaches. More space and better price.

Nice infrastructure but expensive considering the service or lack there of. Staff incapable of treating clients with politeness even in obvious situations such as their bank system not working. A simple “sorry” goes a long way. I found a credit card in the sand and the staff snatched it out of my hands and fought over who was going to return it. Lunch staff does their best but looks absolutely miserable. Strange and super loud announcement starts 30mins before closure asking people to leave and repeats itself many times, making it impossible to enjoy the last 30mins so might as well consider that your day ends at 6:30pm and not 7:00pm as they might make you believe. Never seen a Lido practice this strange “cattle herding” system. I can imagine the owner will reply with some sort of bogus lie as he has to other negative reviews instead of actually taking constructive feedback and trying to make his place a more caring and service oriented establishment. As it stands, this place is not worth the money. Side note: they have a badge in the entrance saying it is a 100% plastic free business when cups and lunch covers are indeed 100% plastic (see photos). False advertising is illegal. Response to owner’s reply: What a silly thing to try to say. Never tried to leave without paying and you know it darling. In fact the opposite is true. I checked with my husband if he had paid after your credit card system didn’t work when we arrived and paid myself, but, since you raised this subject, i will remind you that you made me wait again another 10mins for the receipt, no explanation and no apology. This just shows your bad faith in regards to any type of negative feedback. Your pattern of response is certifiable. There is a reason you have a 3.8 rating when the place you are in is really beautiful. Just take a moment and think, it will be worth it in the long run.