Siracusa hotels near Temple of Apollo

Pros: The pool was nice- clean and the service at the pool bar was very friendly.

Cons: The location wasn't great. Very ugly part of town and big noisy street. Also my friend and i both had a treatment at the spa ( facial and mani-pedi) which was pretty bad.

Pros: It was a beautiful, clean hotel with friendly and helpful staff. The rooms were a good size and more than ample space for the family room as well. The pool was very clean and well maintained and had a nice views of the city and the sea in the distance. It was a brisk 20 minute walk to Ortygia Island, where there was an array of local eateries and a lovely walk by the marina and sea for swimming. The food and cocktails were good at the hotel, though the portion sizes for lunch and dinner on the smaller side. Breakfast was a good array of choices including a cooked breakfast, fresh croissants, fruit and yoghurt - it was a good start to the day and friendly staff to also greet us in the mornings. We got the Interbus from Catania Airport which was about an hour transfer to a stop near the hotel for about 5.70 euros each way and a comfortable and cost effective journey. We’d definitely stay at the hotel again should we visit Sicily in the future.

Cons: If anything just the portion sizes for lunch and dinner - though the food itself was good.

Pros: Breakfast was good. Location was a little bit far to access Ortigia but we managed.

Pros: Loved the reception staff and the pool

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Breakfast was okay, not as good as in other hotels I have stayed at in the same chain. Rooms were comfortable and staff were very helpful.

Cons: A little far from Ortygia Island. Pool was small and there was a significant amount of noise from pool and restaurant area in rooms of the 5th floor.

Pros: All was excellent!

Cons: Nothing in my eyes

Pros: Clean, well run, efficient hotel. Knowledgable and helpful staff. The best of the multiple hotels we stayed at in Sicily. Facilities were good. Location was good, although a little frustrating to rely on the electric minibus with no known schedule but this can be fixed with a €10 taxi to Ortigia and a short walk (30 minutes) home.

Cons: Unfortunately rooms were compact and no real outdoor space for hanging beach towels etc.

Pros: Very modern, so very clean and with good wifi, aircon, etc

Cons: Not a place for old-world charm. A bit far from attractions, and a bit on the pricy side.

Pros: Very comfortable rooms and the hotel was well maintained

Cons: Breakfast a little disappointing

Pros: Bed was comfy not extra comfy

Cons: Hidden charges

Pros: The old historic structure.

Cons: The lighting was very poor in the very small room we were given. The bathroom lighting was poor as well. The, safe was not bolted down...anyone could have walked out with it, there was nothing but a cover sheet on the bed and I got really cold at night as I am rather cold-blooded, the staff were polite but not especially friendly, the staff didnt offer a map, recommendations or help when checking in. The breakfast was not very good. While there were lots of pastries and some fruit, the scrambled eggs were watery and were not good and the milk for the cereal was very warm. Each morning we had breakfast, we were asked for our room number when we ordered coffee which we thought was odd. The entire experience from checkin to checkout made us feel as though we weren't wanted. The reception staff didnt even ask when we checked out whether we needed assistance with transport, etc. You know...its the little things that matter and this hotel lacks so much. It may have been grand years ago, but not now. Its the overall feel of a hotel, not just the trimmings that grab us. We would not stay here again.

Cons: The room had bed bugs & I was covered with bites. When I told the manager he pretended he didn’t understand so I asked Siri to tell him what bedbugs were in Italian & then he understood. I was expecting some kind of refund as I ended up in the pharmacy at the start of our vacation. Very disappointed about this stay. Also, rooms are not air conditioned & 1 of the elevators was out of order.

Pros: So many pastries for breakfast. I loved it!

Cons: I found weird not having duvet in the room! I asked for it. I was brought mattress cover. And no even iron. When I asked for iron, I was told that it was restricted by the hotel management to give iron to anyone staying in the hotel!

Pros: We ware able to walk from the train station / bus station . It is walking distance of most major sites in Syracuse and several restaurants, bars and cafes . The breakfast was good, bedroom/bathroom - comfortable, WiFi was fast and the staff - pleasant and helpful .

Cons: n/a

Pros: Location and friendly

Cons: Towles

Pros: If want to stay in vineyard, this is your place.

Pros: The location

Pros: Very good location for ortugia Large spacious room Good shower etc

Cons: Noisy room one floor above main road bikes all night Tv broken and could not be fixed Asked for quiet room told i could have but without aircon as several rooms had broken aircon Breakfast uninspiring

Pros: The staff were lovely and very helpful. It had tired decor but it was very clean and in a really good location to visit Ortigia. As usual with Italy 4 stars really mean 3 !!!

Cons: The balcony doors let in rain during a storm and flooded the room. Not sure that this was a reason for the room being infested with mosquitoes. I came away with over 30 bites as did my friend who never gets bitten. We are seasoned travellers and have never been bitten so badly. The breakfast was just ok, not a huge choice and again quite basic.

Pros: Lovely room, great location and fantastic breakfast

Pros: Gorgeous pool- which was a consolation for beach club not being open. Staff friendly and rooms clean.

Cons: The beach club was closed - we stayed Sept 20-23- specifically wanted to swim in the sea. Terribly disappointed to be staring at Mediterranean and not have beach access.

Pros: We liked that the hotel was a traditional elegant Italian hotel with a fantastic driveway, front double entrance staircase, lovely traditional veranda, wooden lobby staircase and fantastic high ceiling dining room. It felt like we were back in the 1800's with all the elegance and luxury of that era. The staff were so friendly, helpful and polite and couldn't do enough for us. The breakfast and evening meals were fabulous. The pool and area were lovely and relaxing and the grounds surrounded by the Latamoie dei Cappuccini were wonderful. The hotel position is good, with excellent views and it was great that it is near to all the archaeological sites and close enough to Ortigia too - we loved the walks to and from these sites. We loved it.

Pros: Great place to relax after excursions to the Greek Theatre, Siracusa old town and Ragusa. Excellent swimming pool. Staff very helpful and accommodating. Free parking with sufficient space.

Cons: Breakfast not quite up to our expectations: no fruit salad, limited choice of yogurt. Would have been great if the hotel has a shuttle-bus to the town centre. We waited for 30 minutes for the "Hop on, hop off" bus only to find it was full, so we had to take a taxi (to avoid driving into the city).

Pros: Location, the pool and the outside looking of the hotel

Cons: Room the worst I ever stayed in my life. Terrible Smell of dump Bed sheets wet Pillows wet I have a bad cough due to the dump of the room I complained at the reception and the staff did not care about my complaint They took full payment and also they charged me the bottle of water (they could have done a little gesture) The receptionist thank me for let her know about the horrible dump room and would tell the management but I replied to her that I did not care , as it was their problem and the way they treated me it was so unprofessional I would not recommend this place to anyone Bed was with wheel and moves

Pros: From the facade hotel looks majestically and with a historical savor but the internal interior reminding me some old-fashioned ladies' toilet room from the Tsar's times, with a museum "quality" of repairmen. The breakfast was OK, nothing special. There were no beach around, and you have to walk 10 minutes to the sea.. But hotel is trying to convince us that there is a private beach there, but the hotel aren't own it. And do you think you can go there for free if you are the guest of the hotel? No way. We've been told that we have to pay 25 euro (!!!) per person to enter this beach and 4 euro more for each towel we take! Can you imagine?! With the price of nearly 140 euro for one day of the stay, paying more 58 euro per day for us two to go to the beach is simply a robbery!

Cons: The hotel is very old and as we say about something like this, it "smells of mothballs". The staff at the reception were not helpful at all. When we arrived they tried to fit us into the most farthest old stuffy room in the corridor at the first floor, somehow reminiscent of a dull cave, with the view from the window to the stairs and the wall (and this is for 137 euro per one night!!) which was horrible. I was trying to ask the woman on the reception to change the room of the same type (classic room) to the same type but on the third floor, where the atmosphere were much lighter and prettier, and the view for sure must be much nicer. I got a refusal because she said there some families were about to come soon, and they want to get some rooms just near each other on the third floor, so she cannot separate those people, taking one of this rooms for me and changing it for what I had at the moment. She worried about those people that has to come, but she had absolutely no interest for me who already was there with a spoiled vacation with this horrible dark hollow with the view on the stairs and wall. Of course we didn't stay there for 3 days as we planned from the beginning. They was trying to force us to pay all the days right away in advance but we refused after long arguing. In any case those hotel's staff seemed to look like extortionists who don't give a sh*t of my conditions of living, only what they were interested in were my payment.

Pros: Classical hotel

Pros: Great, classical style hotel - plenty to see and do around. Was quite at night to sleep. Nice outdoor pool and bar area. Lovely stay.

Cons: The bar is a lovely space but could have more atmosphere with lighting etc

Pros: This is a very traditional hotel with a good deal of history which is interesting in itself. The restaurant was good and informal. Breakfast was terrific with a wide range of choice including perhaps the most delicious chocolate croissants ever! Our room was very comfortable with efficient air-conditioning which was needed due to the very hot and humid weather during our stay. Should we return to Siracusa we would definitely stay here again

Cons: Our only criticism would be about something seemingly common to all Sicilian hotel rooms and that is they all have very few power points. To its credit though, Villa Politi DID have a USB charging point.

Pros: Grand old hotel

Cons: Food was just Ok for price and value

Pros: Your staff were exceptional! Ewa and Paula could not have looked after us any better so a huge thank you from Jon and Rosie

Cons: The decor was a bit tired and could do with painting in the outside

Pros: Location is great - you turn the corner uphill and beautiful piazza and great dining options are steps away.

Cons: This hotel isn't deserving of it's five star status. Yes, it has great bones and it has a wonderful location but it needs updating - while renovations can be costly - takes basic maintenance and pride for 5 stars to have clean walls in the room and Clorox for the mildew in the bathroom. Staff was nice but poorly trained.

Pros: Location

Cons: Very noisy room impossible to sleep even with ear plugs. Staff did not seem to care. Shower was broken and drain part blocked with something ?

Pros: Not the most beautiful area but well located and helpful staff. Short walk to historic area. Also walkable to Greek theatre. Air conditioning was positive asset. Gym

Cons: WiFi broke down for a day which was a bit inconvenient. But handily located near buses and trains

Pros: Good staff, they were very nice.

Cons: Bathroom - old Bed - regular And room bit noisy (car passing in the street).

Pros: Convenient location, fresh rooms.

Cons: Breakfast, interior design, view from the room

Cons: Very noisy. It is impossible to take a quiet rest. The hotel located beside street. Old facility. Especailly water system was bad.

Pros: Comfortable bed - Friendly staff and good healthy breakfast. Close to the places we wanted to visit.

Cons: Bathroom Shower too tiny. No free coffee/ Tea or Hot water to drink.

Pros: Close to center and free parking near the hotel.

Cons: Simple breakfast, there needs to be a bit more choice.

Pros: The location of the hotel is perfect: near to bus station for all the destinations (including airport), near the train station and 1km away from the old town. Parking spots available in front of the hotel and a big parking place is at 100m away from the hotel. The breakfast was ok. The staff was ok. We had a problem with the hot water but it was solved instantly. The hotel is quiet and in a safe area.

Cons: The room and the bathroom were not so clean. The bed was a little bit old and glued :) really glued. The room had only the bed lamps and not a ceiling lamp. The water was pouring in the toilet and the noise was a little bit disturbing. The shower cabin was rusty and scratched.

Pros: Hotel tries to get modern.

Cons: Neighberhoid is dieasister, close buildings are scary.