We stayed here one night (off-season). It was easy to book a room the same day and very easy to park and get in and out of town. We were able to walk right down the beach into town. It was great for a large group of us the room were fairly large.

Stayed here in the last week of the season in late October. It certainly didn't have the end of season feel that some places we have stayed in have had. The staff were very friendly, helpful and were very welcoming. The hotel is spacious, spotlessly clean and the rooms are fine. We've had a wider selection at breakfast in other hotels but it was fine.
The hotel itself it situated right on the front with a pleasant ten minute walk into the old town - and what a great place that is. Fabulous narrow streets, history all over the place but beware the ubiqitous moped!
Definitely would go back.

The combination of facilities, location and relaxed atmosphere offered by this modern hotel is very appealing. Our room was really nice, light and spacious, although the 'sea view' was across the slightly scrubby car park. You're so close to the beach that this didn't really matter too much, but I did notice it. A highlight is the outdoor pool area, which in mid-October was far from crowded, with loads of nice sunbeds and umbrellas. The pool was a bit chilly when we first got in, but sunlit and relaxing, and when we explored the farther reaches we found the jacuzzi-style areas with button-activated bubbles. We had lovely weather, so getting out of the pool to dry off was a pleasure too. You can get drinks and snacks by the pool; you could really spend an afternoon there. We also found a fantastic beach bar about 3-4 minutes walk from the hotel's beach, going left.

The breakfast buffet is standard fare but absolutely fine, and plentiful. It's nice that you can eat outside, although the outdoor breakfast area is not as pretty as you might hope. A plus is the fact that there's a laptop permanently on the reception desk for the use of guests, which we used for checking email. Slightly more negative is the fact that you pay 3 Euros for the second beach/pool towel (the first one is free), apparently to cover laundry costs? In other hotels we stayed at, the towels were free.

One thing that's a bit annoying in Sicilian hotels is how they all have signs saying you're not allowed to bring in food or drinks from outside, and since I always need to have a large bottle of mineral water in my room and don't want to spend a fortune on tiny bottles from the room mini-bar, I find this aggravating. However, it's not unique to Cefalu Sea Palace.

It's a very nice 10-minute stroll from the hotel to the centre of lovely Cefalu. On the way you'll be able to find Al Gabbianio, a good restaurant on the Lungomare across from the beach. Here we had some of the nicest food we found while on Sicily. Don't miss the delicious buffet-style Sicilian antipasti! You might also decide to climb La Rocca, which is the small mountain that overlooks the town. Be aware that the steps only go about two-thirds of the way up, though, and that you need to be reasonably fit to go further.

On balance, Cefalu was our favourite of the four bases we had during our Sicilian honeymoon. With hindsight, we could have stayed here a week quite happily and taken day trips to other parts of the island.

Don't know what Cefalu is like in high season but the Sea Palace is on a quiet part of the seafront with views to both sides of the bay, rooms are generally east or west facing with private balconies.

Reception areas are relaxing, spacious and comfortable with free wifi. There is a mezzanine seating area up a wide sweeping flight of stairs and there are stairs down to the bar, again with spacious areas to sit and relax, one area with a large TV; this is also where you can access the lovely outdoor pool area and the restaurant.

We usually eat in the hotel on our first day; the menu was limited (off season on a Sunday evening, so not really surprising) and unfortunately, too limiting for a vegetarian but the quality of food was good.

Breakfast was as expected - a buffet with the usual choice of hot and cold foods, all very good. The coffee from the machine was very strong but nothing that couldn't be overcome by adding hot water.

All staff that we encountered - reception, bar, cleaners - were polite and helpful. Everywhere was clean, our room was spotless. The bed was not as firm as I'd like but was adequate; I always have a problem with pillows but putting a folded cotton towel in the pillow case helps.

The hotel has a fabulous roof terrace, private car park and envious beach location. It is an easy 5 minute flat walk along the seafront to the first few restaurants but it's worth walking into the town and trying some of the better restaurants. We found that most menus were practically identical wherever you ate though.

Even in Oct/Nov, there were several traders along the beach and streets but not a single one called out to us or tried to get our attention. The worst service we had was when we stopped for drinks at the first restaurant/cafe on the beach side of the road as you enter town but it just may have been an off day.

I noticed that recent reviews for the hotel are good and older ones are not so good. We found no fault with the hotel and had no problem taking water to the room. There were three of us in a standard room which was adequately spacious. It wasn't cheap but nowhere in Italy is cheap. We would definitely return to Cefalu Sea Palace - we loved it!