Il Dito e La Luna B&B - Caltagirone

Hotel is located in beautifully restored pallazo, breakfast room is sumptuous. Breakfast less so although it improved noticeably on our third day. Stayed in "hibiscus room" which is closet-like with no windows but not claustrophobic due to window in second room which looks over hotel car park and is very quiet and a mirror wall. Staff is astonishingly inept at recommendations. We were sent to a "gelato place" which actually only had ice cream bars, a restaurant that we couldn't get into because we needed reservations, a chocolate shop that was closed, another restaurant that was closed. This was all from different people so it was not due to some instinctive dislike from a single employee and seemed instead simply stellar ineptness. We would stay there again. Location is right across from duomo and tourist office which was very helpful and about 2blocks from the pascale gelatoria, pattiseria, chocolateria and aracine place which is definitely worth a visit.

The hotel is located in the heart of Piazza Armerina and within easy driving distance of the fabulous ancient tile mosaics at Villa Romana del Casale. The hotel is located on a busy street (parking is available in front) with traffic noise but it quiets down after ten pm. The town is a walking vacation in itself with vibrant plazas (one with a merry go round) teeming with local families, ancient churches, farm trucks loaded with fresh produce to purchase, restaurants and bars. The hotel staff was exceptional and serves as a part of a university course in the training for jobs in the tourist industry. This was one of my favorite "typical Italian villages" on the island. I could have spent much more time exploring on foot. All types of commerce and restaurants are within a few blocks of the hotel.

Hotel Gangi is not in the old town, but it is only 2 blocks from the bus terminal. The hotel is quite confortable and the staff is helpful, and speaks some english, but the coffee for breakfast comes from a machine that uses instant powders and never works. They need to do something about that.