Casa Vacanze Modicarte - Modica

We chose this hotel because its location right by the sea. You can go down a few steps from the hotel's terrace and enter transparent and clear water. We chose Avola because we knew it was a nice town, and centrally located to visit many sites in the area, either naturalistic like the Vendicari Nature reserve area, or cultural historic like Noto, Modica etc. We enjoyed our stay because of the wonderfully friendly and generous service at this B&B.

The rooms are beautifully decorated. The spa is top-of-the line. And the icing on the cake was the general manager, Massimo. Massimo made us feel like family and elevated our stay from very good to absolutely superb. Massimo catered to our every request -- setting us up with fantastic private tour guides, directing us to the best local restaurants and even taking us shopping and to taste the best local cannolis. I cannot say enough good things about Massimo. He really made our stay special.

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This modern, six room hotel was built into the side of a mountain/cliff. We stayed here for five nights in July and were very impressed. Our room was huge, very clean, modern and comfortable. The big double window opens up to reveal a view of the hills, offering stunning sunsets each evening. The table and chairs just in front of this bay window is the nearest thing to a balcony this architectural feat can provide and was a wonderful feature. The contents of the mini-bar were free (non-alcoholic beverages). The reception staff were exceptionally friendly, helpful and spoke english. The gentleman at reception (regretfully we didn't get his name) went out of his way to help us, recommended places to visit and even happily translated the menu at the restaurant for us, suggesting local dishes to try. The personal touch was very refreshing. Breakfast was the best we had in Italy; there was a wonderful selection of foods for everyone's taste. Parking is free on the street below which you have access to via an elevator and tunnel built into the mountain (it is unique and very James Bond-esque). San Giorgio Palace is very well located just a 2-3 minute walk from the centre of beautiful Ragusa. The only issue we could find (and we were searching) is that the shower door was a bit tricky to open at times but we were told about it when we were escorted to our room and personally shown around. It was a non-issue for us but good to know. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at San Giorgio Palace, loved Ragusa and would return in a heartbeat. We highly recommend this little gem - you won't be disappointed.

About 10km outside the old city of Syracuse, the hotel is a high quality hotel built into a modern horse race track. Getting a taxi or driving into Syracuse is not a problem, so if you desire a modern, well run hotel with fitness and spa facilities ( and indoor and outdoor pool) with rooms that overlook the horse track ( and waking up to the sound and site of horses being taken through morning runs), this is an ideal place to stay. Syracuse as a city is a wonderful place to explore - especially in the evening when restaurants are open and the city and waterfront has a life of its own. Not far from the hotel is a large natural reserve/ park with hiking trails leading to waterfalls and rivers - ideal to see another side of Italy.