5 Unusual Hotels in Sicily

[Tom Collins]

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If you compare various hotels in Italy, Sicily offers tourists really unique by their stylish hotels. Sicilians honor history and therefore living in hotels on this island is a great opportunity for ordinary tourists to find themselves in the old castles or cells of an ancient monastery. Each hotel is interesting in its own way, but we will tell about the most famous and unusual ones.


NB! In order to get to the certain hotel you need to ask for the car hire service at Catania airport where you can chose the best car for your trip.

One of such legends is the Palazzo Conte Federico in Palermo. Hotel apartments are located in the rooms of the old palace, which was built in the 12th century. The hotel is executed with preservation of the original architecture and interior of the palace, and the level of comfort is very high. The hotel has a restaurant with a summer garden, two bars, several conference rooms and a parking zone for cars. However, this hotel is expensive for ordinary people – 300 euros for the double room per night.

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Atahotel Capotaormina is located on a rocky cliff of volcano Etna and disposes a chic view of the bay and the picturesque island of Isola Bella. The interior is rather simple:each room has a balcony and is equipped with all the necessary facilities. For romantic travelers preferring hotels in Sicily for individual rest or relaxation together, a candlelight dinner in one of the three restaurants on the hotel terraces is waiting every evening. On the private beach of the Capotaormina hotel, you can go down the elevator through a mine cut out in the rock. If the budget allows, surely note this option.

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Hotel Novecento is the most "museum" hotel, which is located in Scicli. Ceiling baroque bas-reliefs and lamps in the classical style, frescoes, replaced by walls with rough stonework, sculptures and paintings are not a museum, but the hotel. It is a boutique hotel Novecento in the center of Sicily, not far from Ragusa, which is located in a recently renovated building of the late 19th-early 20th century. In the elegant interior of the rooms, both modern design elements and objects of the unpretentious Sicilian life are successfully blended.

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The inhabitants of the island are famous for their frugality and fidelity to traditions. Here a number of old railway stations, once serving a narrow gauge railway, are converted into hotels. One of them is Antica Stazione Hotel, located in the highlands of Ragusa Province (860 m above the sea level), near the center of the town of Chiaramonte Gulfi. Its difference from the hotels of the same kind is that the building is not just in a mountainous area, but in the middle of a well-groomed pine park. In other words, fresh air and fresh impressions are guaranteed to the guests of this hotel. Want to live in the hotel-station? Come here and fulfill your dream.

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Baglio Oneto isn't less unique hotel than listed above. It is in the building of the former farm. The traditional architecture makes an impression that you live in the small town on the hill. In the center of the hotel there is a magnificent garden. From the hotel windows, you have a beautiful view of the Aegadian Islands. One of its main advantages is a cozy restaurant combined with an old wine cellar. Hotel offers horseback riding on the valleys of Sicily.

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If you are a true admirer of serene rest and unique architectural and natural attractions - you should definitely choose one of these hotels.