Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare
Via Cesare Battisti 4, 98070 Castel di Tusa, Sicily Italy
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Hotel-Museum Atelier sul Mare is an excellent choice for travellers visiting Castel di Tusa, offering a charming environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay.
Guest rooms offer amenities such as air conditioning, and guests can go online with free internet access offered by the hotel.
Hotel-Museum Atelier sul Mare features 24 hour front desk, a concierge, and a gift shop, to help make your stay more enjoyable. The property also boasts free breakfast.
During your visit, be sure to check out a popular Castel di Tusa barbeque restaurants such as Al Punto, which is a short distance from Hotel-Museum Atelier sul Mare.
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We stayed with our family of 5 at the Atelier sul Mare, into two "Camere d'Arte" and we had the best time. The rooms were peculiar but spacious and clean. It's a creative experience which should be used as a break from a normal summer. 100% recommend this hotel for a quick weekend in Sicily by the sea.
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Date of stay: August 2021
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Response from Gianfranco Molino, Direttore generale at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare
Responded 9 Sep 2021
Dear Sabrina, thank you so much for staying in hotel-museum Atelier sul Mare and taking your time to write your review. I'am pleased to read that your family enjoyed your stay and had a creative experience. We hope that you will decide to visit Castel di Tusa again and that we will have the opportunity to welcome you in our hotel-museum again. Kind regards. Gianfranco Molino Art Director Fiumara d'Arte Foundation/Museum-Hotel Atelier sul Mare
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We stayed at this hotel in Castel di Tusa for two nights. Upon arrival we were given the option of two rooms which was greatly appreciated, especially since the first room was painted almost completely black and was extremely dark (apparently this was some sort of art concept). We opted for the room that was more sizeable and were fortunate enough to have a balcony overlooking the sea and put the two chairs from the room out to view the seascape. The room was basic and had interesting art splattered all over the wall in every direction with some interesting pieces on the floor too. Sadly the bathroom really let the room down, the floor and ceiling were painted dark blue which gave it a very unsanitary and oppressive feeling. When I had a shower it was not hot, but when my partner showered there was hot water. Breakfast on the first morning (Sunday) was like a farmyard. There was a dog barking in the breakfast room (we are not dog people and think it is unacceptable that dogs are eating breakfast with us). We sat on a table with chairs, as one does at breakfast. I was then tutted and frowned at by a disgruntled waitress who shook her head at me and disapproved at our seating location, but then eventually said ‘ok’ to where we were sat after my partner questioned her. Extremely bizarre and I have never had such a poor attitude from staff where I have been paying and have sat at a table with seats in the breakfast room. Perhaps it was an art installation we were not aware of. There was also irritating ‘chill out’ music playing in the breakfast room which was not for us and further soured the experience. Luckily on our second morning of our stay the breakfast server was lovely and we were not berated over our choice of seating location and no dogs were barking. When we went to check out the staff were disinterested and preferred to speak to the Italian natives who arrived after us at the check out desk which did not leave us feeling valued as customers. We weren’t even sure our check out procedure had been completed as nobody said thank you or goodbye and continued to chat to the Italian guests. We simply excused ourselves, irritated and begrudged at poor service, an oppressive, unclean feeling of a room and bizarre contemporary ‘art’. If you want a clean, airy, fresh place to stay with good service this is not it. If you want somewhere you can subjectively evaluate as having good aesthetic and shroud it in contemporary art than this is your place. I only bumped this review up to a 3 because the town is a quaint little fishing village with a picturesque beach. …
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Date of stay: September 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Gianfranco M, Direttore generale at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare
Responded 13 Sep 2019
Thank you for your feedback regarding your recent stay at museum-hotel Atelier sul Mare. I apologize for all the bad feelings that you've been having, consequently it seems right to reply your comments. It's only fair to do so in the interest of all our guests. - The blue bathroom "unsanitary and oppressive feeling" is just your “feeling”, and no one else’s. This kind of feeling does not belong to other guests, so it's irrelevant. - The shower hot water system works perfectly, your partner declares it. Probably you needs some practice on how to use shower taps. - Dogs are always welcome in our museum-hotel, as well as in thousands hotels. Therefore, think that it's unacceptable that dogs can sit with their owners, that’s only from your point of view. If there was a dog barking in the breakfast room, the owner would have been pointed. However, the Direction has not received any complaints by all the guests having breakfast in the same area with you. - It's not clear what happened about the "disgruntled waitress" who shook her head at you and disapproved your seating location (???). Maybe it was a smile or any other nice communicatio and you may have misinterpreted it? You see, sometimes, can arise cases of misunderstanding when we're not speaking the same language. - The music choice for the breakfast is classic (Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, etc.), and no other. I don't have idea what music you've heard during the breakfast. - Thousands of foreigners stay at our museum-hotel. Our aim must remain an equally high standard of service for everyone, natives or not. My dear sir, possibly you're prejudiced. That was your feeling, too. Just like your oppressive and unclean feeling of the room. Usually, our guests appreciate the cleanliness of the rooms, this is evident in the comments that they leave on TA. I would add that the rooms cleanings, bathrooms and all the other areas are always 100% supervised after the cleaning process. So, it's hard to believe a poor cleaning, as described. - Furthermore, the photos you posted to TA clearly shows your enjoyment and pleasure in our museum-hotel facility. Well isn’t that completely contradictory according to you? I conclude by saying that I perceived a note of deep hostility and prejudice towards the museum-hotel Atelier sul Mare, completely unjustified and unreasonable. Comments about a disservice must be clear and not based on “feeling” or “perceptions”, otherwise it’s just a slander. Gianfranco Molino Art Director Fiumara d'Arte Foundation/Museum-Hotel Atelier sul Mare
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Unique dreamy experience and amazing Art hotel, welcomed by passionate and dedicated staff. A must do if you are traveling to Sicily! We had the luck to visit some of the art rooms guided by Paolo and pick ours. Indescribable: you will have to visit for yourself to understand the fascination behind this Museum-hotel you are stepping in, that guests are able not only to touch but even to sleep and live in! We strongly recommend to book directly by calling the hotel and arrange a visit of the art rooms first. Each room is unique and to be discovered, we loved ours (we chose the Nest) also for the view and the light (stunning at Sunrise). The location allows you to immerse yourselves even deeper in the art-tasting experience by accessing Fiumara d’arte hills walking through contemporary Art pieces all around. We will definitely return!…
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Date of stay: June 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Gianfranco M, Direttore generale at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare
Responded 13 Jun 2019
Dear Viviviti, how great is to receive a compliment from out guest. Our mission is to transmit passion for art through an emotional experience, and I think we have succeeded. It’s was the artist/patron Antonio Presti goal to create an emotional place different than anywhere else. Something our guests have never seen before. With the involvement of international artists I believe we have done just that. I'm happy that we were able to provide you a favorite art room, The Nest by Paolo Icaro. Your review clearly explains your emotion, your satisfaction and enjoyment. Please do visit us again, summer is the ideal time for stay at the beach or simply enjoying being outside in this wonderful land. All the best to you and your family. Gianfranco Molino Art Director Fiumara d'Arte Foundation/Museum-Hotel Atelier sul Mare
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Don't imagine a proper hotel with all impeccable services. It's an experience of art, every rooms have been made by generous artists from all over the world. Presti, who had imagined all this, will welcome you before a visit, yes, because it's possible to have a look to the others rooms if they're empty. A guide will tell you about each room and therefore artist. Unfortunately, the area around is not very well maintained so I suggest you to take a look to the others sculptures disseminate in the aerea following the signposting on the road.
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Date of stay: August 2018
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Response from Gianfranco M, Direttore generale at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare
Responded 14 Apr 2019
Dear Manuela, thank you so much for your kind review. I'm very glad that you have had a comfortable stay at Museum-hotel Atelier sul Mare and thanks for the compliment to the master of art Antonio Presti, the mastermind of this whole thing. I promise you that I'll extend your compliments to him. Thank you also for your comments about the museum-hotel experience. It expresses your deep sensitivity towards art. I hope that we will be able to welcome you back to Atelier sul Mare. My best regards, Gianfranco Molino Art Director Fiumara d'Arte Foundation/Museum-Hotel Atelier sul Mare
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This hotel is a very unique hotel not far from Cefalù, every room have been designed by very famous contemporary artist... Guest should be prepared to destroyed every mental scheme to enter in this new dimention. The hotel is strategically placed to discover la fiumara arte open air land Art, the wild nature of Madonie National Park and the beautiful village of Cefalù
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Date of stay: February 2019Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Gianfranco M, Direttore generale at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare
Responded 14 Apr 2019
Dear Paoloa, thanks a lot for your excellent feedback. I really appreciate hearing about your experience. You have totally understood the whole idea of museum Atelier sul Mare. We appreciate guests with sensitive soul and which have a feeling for art like you. It's nice to hear that you felt at home with us and enjoyed both Museum Atelier sul Mare and the open air land Art Parl "Fiumara d'Arte". Thank you again and see you soon in Sicily. Kind regards, Gianfranco Molino Art Director Fondazione Fiumara d'Arte/Museum Atelier sul Mare
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My husband and I arrived quite late, rain was pouring down and the small road (and only road) to the hotel was blocked due to roadwork. We called them several times beeing close by but nobody answered so we walked in to check if the whole hotel had been shut down. After rather long wait in the reception area we got the explanation that the telephoneline had been cut off due to the heavy rain, so everything was ok and we could check in. We were escorted to a room on 3rd floor and it was great! I fell in love at once. Green furniture with a touch of the 70's. Robust. Simple. Welcoming. Every wall in a different colour. No TV (didn't miss one either). No minibar. Perfectly functioning AC. Fantastic seaview from our balcony. We kept the door open listening to the waves falling asleep and wakening seeing the sunrise over the horizon. Toilet somewhat hard to flush down even one single paper. Hot water i shower sometimes took quite long time, but we are 100% ok with that. Room was nice and clean. Breakfast was sufficient and we enjoyed trying all the cakes. Coffee great. We stayed there three nights and would love to return someday.…
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Date of stay: October 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Gianfranco M, Direttore generale at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare
Responded 31 Oct 2018
Dear Eva, I'm sorry for the inconvenience upon your arrival but I appreciate that you realized we've had our telephone line down, and therefore the problem was out of our hands. Thank you for taking the time to share your wonderful experience at museum-hotel Atelier sul Mare. I'll never grow tired of reading such complimenting reviews for providing the type of service that warrants feedback such as yours. I truly hope that you will have a chance to return to Castel di Tusa and I would be so grateful to be able to welcome you back. Gianfranco Molino Art Director Fondazione Fiumara d'Arte/museo-albergo Atelier sul Mare
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In a fantastic Sicilian location called Castel di Tusa there is a place where you can breathe art and beauty. The ATELIER SUL ARE it's a container full of emotions. I´ve been there for a special occasion, the wedding of two beautiful women (one of them my bet friend) and they booked for me on of the Art Room. I got the pleasure to sleep in a room called "The Tower of Sigismondo". When can you sleep in the completely darkness and at some point have the chance to open the roof and sleep under the stars? if you'll book it.... you can get this opportunity. This "hotel", but maybe is better call it "Museum", "Meeting point of different culture", "Place of the Beauty"...... it's a place where you can feel the harmony of beauty. The beauty of life (la Bellezza della vita). It's a place where you can feel the peace of the your soul through the poetry that you can read on the walls........ The "hotel" is surrounded of a fantastic sea "the Tyrrhenian Sea" and in this particular place the part of this coast got a blue flag, this means that you can find the best and clean sea of Sicily. In my particular case after the check in I was escorted to my room by Mariella (one of the employers of this hotel). She on the way to my room started telling me the reasons why the Artist Antonio Presti (owner of this amazing place) decided to create this hotel. One we arrived to my room, she explained me the story of the room, the artist that created it and the legend behind it. The staff is very kindly and I do apologise for don't remember the name of every person that I met. I recommend you to leave this experience at leats once in life and to dive inside this art place. Once again I'd like to thank you all the staff for the fantastic welcome. Ciao Antonio…
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Date of stay: September 2018
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Response from gianfrancomolino, Direttore generale at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare
Responded 16 Sep 2018
Dear friend, thank you for taking the time to write your review about museum-hotel Atelier sul Mare. I'm happy that we were able to provide you a favorite art room (La Torre di Sigismundo by the Chilean movie Director Raoul Ruiz), your review clearly explains your emotion, your satisfaction and enjoyment. Our art rooms will always wait for you, so upon your next visit in Sicily we will be happy to offer you a new experience. I'm very glad that you have had a comfortable stay and especially pleased of our staff. I sincerely hope we will be able to welcome you again soon. Kindest regards. Gianfranco Molino Art Director Fondazione Fiumara d'Arte/Museum Atelier sul Mare
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If you stay here, pick an art room. There are about 15 of them, designed by different artists. We stayed in the Water Bearers room. Some friends had stayed in the wonderful Prophet room. Actually a lot more comfortable than we thought, with an amazing view, though the lack of curtains certainly helps you wake up. Not luxurious, but inspiring. Could do with more thorough cleaning, but we loved it. Haggle if you're going out of season.
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Date of stay: May 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Gianfranco M, Direttore generale at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare
Responded 19 Jul 2018
Dear friend, thank you very much for your wonderful review regarding your stay in Hotel-museum Atelier sul Mare in Castel di Tusa (Sicily). Positive reviews like this will always encourage us to do more and more to make our guest happy during their stay. I really appreciate your comments regarding our art rooms. I'm taking advantage of this reply to say we have 26 art rooms (and not 15), plus 14 standards room (art galleries) for a total of 40 rooms. We look forward to seeing you on your next trip in Sicily, such that you can see all. Thank you again and best regards. Gianfranco Molino Art Director Fiumara d'Arte Foundation / hotel-museum Atelier sul Mare
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We stay there for 2 nights. The way to get there was not easy very narrow road. The hotel was very fun to look around. There are several rooms that have story in it. Very meaningful in the way they present. Some rooms are too much to stay. But some are so cozy. Breakfast was nice. Staffs are willing to serve. We love it
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Date of stay: October 2017Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Gianfranco M, Direttore generale at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare
Responded 4 Oct 2017
Dear Guest, thank you for taking the time to write your review of our hotel-museum Atelier sul Mare, your comments are very much valued. We really appreciate your comments regarding our customer service and our staff members that provide thet quality customer service our guests expect. Thank you again, and we look forward to seeing you on your next trip in Sicily. Best regards. Gianfranco Molino Art Director Fondazione Fiumara d'Arte/museo-albergo Atelier sul Mare
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This place is a joke, and not a cheap one at that. The iDisk ratiocination art work only serves to camouflage the the inadequate structural shortcomings. The plumbing was awry with the settings back to front and no hot water. One of the room was deliberately dark with a token standard lamp in the main area, and one light in the bathroom. T he balcony was useless in the evening as it did not have any operating lights. This, however, pales into insignificance when compared with the decision taken by the hotel to pack up all our belongings and move us to another room without any notification, blaming the misunderstanding on a mistake. In fairness, they had the good grace not to charge us for our stay. Eternal visit? Barge poles come to mind. We
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Date of stay: September 2017Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Gianfranco M, Direttore generale at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare
Responded 3 Oct 2017
There is a popular italian idiom saying "there’s strength in numbers". That is the case about this group of friends who have decided to leave a negative comment not for a bad service received but for the kindness and cordiality of our staff. As I stated in my previous reply (Eine Zumutung review) this group has booked a standard rooms with no sea-view. Upon their arrival they asked if they could have seaview rooms, the receptionists were kind enough to propose them the experience of staying in an art room with sea-view without any upgrade. The first couple chose the sweet room made by the Japanese artist Hidetoshi Nagasawa entitled "Mystery for the Moon". They kept it for their entire stay, while the couple who wrote this review, chose the art room by Paolo Icaro entitled "The Nest", available for one night only since it was booked the day after by other guests. However, the reception committed to give the next day a sea view room anyway, therefore they had to move. They accepted the choice but, the next day they stayed the entire day out without any notice, regardless the fact that the room was already booked. The reception tried to contact them but they did not answer at the cellular. In the meantime, the customers who had booked “The Nest” arrived, so the cleaning ladies were forced to arrange the suitcases and move them to another room with sea view. Customers knew well that they had to move, there was no misunderstanding or error as they claim. Upon arrival they had the arrogance to angry with the entire staff and writing, on tripadvisor, negative reviews. They could, at least, avoid repeating the same complaints of the other couple who had occupied the "Mystery for the Moon" sweet room (no hot water, the room was dark with a token standard lamp in the main area and one light in the bathroom, etc. etc.), issues not present in "The nest" art room. I conclude that what the guest says (“This place is a joke, and not a cheap one at that. The art work only serves to camouflage the inadequate structural shortcomings, etc., etc.) is quite useless and superficial, since the Atelier sul Mare is, for the most of our guests, the ideal place for holidays and an extraordinary experience. What the guest says is simply his point of view. Gianfranco Molino Art Director Fondazione Fiumara d'Arte/museo-albergo Atelier sul Mare
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US$93 - US$168 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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ItalySicilyProvince of MessinaCastel di Tusa
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Which popular attractions are close to Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare?
Nearby attractions include Lampare Beach (0.10 km) and Bar Eucalyptus (0.07 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free breakfast, breakfast buffet, and free internet access.
What food & drink options are available at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare?
Conveniently located restaurants include Onda Blu - Ristorante & Pizzeria, Al Punto, and Damatusa.
Are pets allowed at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare?
Yes, pets are typically allowed, but it's always best to call ahead to confirm.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English and Italian.
Are there any historical sites close to Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Teatro Pietra Rosa (9.6 km), Porta Palermo e Viale delle Palme (8.4 km), and Chiesa Di San Giorgio D (11.8 km).
Does Museo Albergo d'Arte Contemporanea Atelier Sul Mare have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the harbour view available here.