It is close to the beach but the beach is very dirty. F
8filthy seems more appropriate as "love making accessories", trash are everywhere. If one wants to experience southern Italy then consider staying there. We used it as a base to to Scilla, Gerace and Tropea. It was OK but why go there if there is Toscany. Had a fill after two days. What a waste of beautiful landscape. We concluded that there is a good reason why the section on Southern Italy is so meager comparing to the north. I felt more like in Egypt, Pakistan etc than in Italy. To get to the hotel one has to drive through narrow streets with 12 walls topped with spikes. Hotel is also behind such a wall. I felt spooked driving there. I have to quite few places around the world and nowhere I felt so uncomfortable and out of place. It really helped me understand why some of the northern Italians want to separate from the south.
Going back to the hotel - very good. Kitchen, stove with oven, cookware etc. Clean and everything worked. Breakfast was not much but pastries were great.