In the heart of the Ionian beauty
The Club Esse Aquilia Beach Village Resort, located in Badolato Marina on Calabria’s stunning Ionian coast, is the perfect spot for a vacation full of relaxation, fun, and exploration. Surrounded by a unique natural setting, with crystal-clear seas and lush green hills, it offers a strategic location just steps from its private beach and a short distance from the medieval village of Badolato. It’s an ideal choice for families, couples, and groups of friends.
Services
Restaurant and ALL-INCLUSIVE
Our dining service is entirely buffet-style, giving guests complete freedom to personalise each meal by mixing flavours and portions to suit their own taste. Every day we offer a selection of regional and Mediterranean dishes, including appetisers, first courses, main courses, side dishes, authentic Italian pizza, fresh fruit and desserts. Theme nights are a regular feature, with special focus on the traditional Calabrian evening celebrating local flavours. At lunch and dinner, filtered water, house white, red and rosé wine, draft beer and soft drinks from the dispenser are always included at no extra charge.
Due to the layout of our kitchens, we cannot guarantee the complete absence of cross-contamination for any type of intolerance, nor can we customise menus for individual allergies.
That said, our buffet always includes naturally gluten-free, lactose-free and egg-free options. We also offer a dedicated range of gluten-free products. For breakfast: crispbreads, biscuits, rice cakes, sliced bread, packaged snacks, jams and muesli. For lunch and dinner: pasta, bread and packaged desserts.
For a carefree holiday, the resort offers the “All Inclusive” formula only. It includes unlimited drinks by the glass at the Pool Bar from 9:00 am to 11:00 pm and at the Beach Bar from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm. Included products are: water, wine, beer, coffee and hot drinks, fruit juices, a selection of sweetened soft drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails, vermouth, limoncello, local herbal liqueur, gin, vodka, rum and grappa. Alcoholic beverages are not served to minors.
For children, every day:
RistoMini “Hero’s Banquet”: a special children’s menu where kids can dine together with the Hero Camp staff in a dedicated area.
Baby Feeding Room: a fully equipped area for children up to 3 years old, open with no time restrictions, where parents can prepare meals and find basic foods freshly prepared by our kitchen without added salt, using carefully selected fresh ingredients. Available items include meat, vegetable and fish broth, vegetable purée, small pasta, grated cheese, whole and semi-skimmed UHT milk, yogurt, soft cheeses and seasonal fruit. Baby food jars are not provided.
entertainment
Club Esse Aquilia offers wide, thoughtfully designed spaces that ensure maximum comfort and a complete holiday experience, perfectly suited to all the activities on offer. The property features two swimming pools, ideal for relaxing or joining organised activities, an equipped beach where guests can enjoy crystal-clear waters, a music bar for evenings filled with music and fun, and a theatre that becomes the vibrant hub of the evening shows.
Our entertainment team, always present but never intrusive, accompanies guests throughout their stay with a rich programme of entertainment, sports activities and live shows. Guests can take part in sports tournaments, games, group activities, theme nights and shows designed for all ages.
Sport
Per chi desidera mantenersi attivo anche in vacanza, il Club Esse Aquilia offre una vasta gamma di spazi e attività: campo da tennis, campo da calcetto, Tiro con l’arco, beach volley direttamente sulla spiaggia e attività acquatiche come la canoa.
kids and teens
Pink Hero the penguin, our mascot straight from the cold, is ready to welcome our little heroes to dance, play and raise awareness about environmental topics.
Hero Camp (for children aged 3 to 12, divided into age groups) runs from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm and lets our young guests enjoy a holiday within a holiday, with specialised staff assistance, a fully equipped play area, a children’s theatre workshop and a playroom with games.
Young Club (for teens aged 13 to 18) offers plenty of opportunities to socialise and share experiences through sports activities and tournaments, creative workshops and events designed specifically for their age group.
equipped beach 200mt away
2 fully equipped pools
Amphitheater
Music Bar
Free Wi-Fi
Tennis/five-a-side football field
Archery
Beach volley court
cozy and bright
BETWEEN nature AND THE SEA
128 welcoming, bright rooms spread between the main building and the sea area. Room types include Comfort Rooms (also available with connecting rooms) as doubles, triples and quadruples, some of the quadruple rooms featuring bunk beds; Family Comfort rooms with a double bedroom and a living area; and Family Plus rooms, ideal for families of up to six guests, with two bedrooms and a spacious living room.
BEACH
GOLDEN SANDS AND CRYSTAL-CLEAR sea
The resort is 200 metres from a beautiful beach with a mix of sand and pebbles and a gently sloping seabed, ideal for families with children. Each room is entitled to one umbrella and two sunbeds, unassigned, from the second row onwards. The first row is available at an extra charge, payable on site.
EXCURSIONS
EXPLORE CALABRIA
Visit the Medieval Village of Badolato, with guided walks through its historic streets. Or discover the Ionian Coast with boat trips to explore hidden beaches and coves. Prefer the great outdoors? Go trekking and follow trails immersed in nature.
Choose the dates of your next holiday in Calabria at the Aquilia Beach Village.
Hero Camp
The adventurous holiday of your kids
Hero Camp is the Club Esse entertainment project for kids. The mascot, a penguin called Pink Hero, and our Hero Trainers let our young guests experience a holiday within a holiday with leisure, sports, artistic and theatre activities inspired by themes of ecology and community… Learn more
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