Fontane Bianche hotels

Pros: In most cases I am not inspired to write a review, but this time I simply have to do it. I was bit sceptical before arriving there, but it tourned out to be very pleasent surprise. Indeed, this place was close to perfect in relation to our expectations and value for money ratio !!!! Impecably clean oasis of greenery with outstanding staff. The micro position of the property is perfect - walking 5, 6 minutes away from the beach in Fontane Bianche - just enough to avoid the noise from the beach, but close to go there as much as you want during the day - what is exactely what we mostly did. Few times we decided to stay by the very nice and clean swimming pool in the middle of very nice and well maintained Medditarenean garden. The property is incredibly green and peaceful - even for the mid-July when we visited it. Great food - especially dining - the hotel's restaurant is worth visiting. We liked the most traditional Sicilian food. Yet the biggest value of the the property is its outstanding and great staff. They were very helpful with any issue - transport, excursions, food, restaurant, bar and room service. Very positive and ethusiastic approach, always with the smile !!! Thank you guys - you were really great!!

Cons: The local road in Fontane Bianche is very narrow and public transport is not great (although there exist even railway station with 4 or 5 daily connections to Syracusa and 7-8 to Noto and Ragusa - there is no railway connections on Sunday at all! ) if you depend on it. Renting a car is highly recommendable as it will help you doing excursions to great cities (Noto, Ragusa, Schicli, Syracusa - Ortigia) and beaches (Vendicari) around.

Pros: All the rest was lovely

Cons: The guy by the pool did not know how to make a capuccino

Pros: Average

Cons: In our opinion, the 4 stars are incorrect. Accommodation for 2 people is very small. There is no place to put a suitcase. The resort made a dated impression. When the house is close to the swimming pool, the evening sounds from an entertainment program. All in all, this location was disappointing for us.

Pros: Pool was nice and room were clean. Staff was very nice.

Cons: No Wi-Fi in rooms. Restaurant is available only on certain days and have a fix menu.

Pros: Very friendly reception and breakfast staff. Good location

Cons: Manager of restaurant not so friendly at evening meal. Literally threw pizzas on table and several of them turned out not to match up to description of orders pizzas!

Pros: Very friendly staff. Impeccible and spacious rooms. Very relaxing garden with swimming pool and pergola.

Cons: You can hear the traffic on the road between Fontane Bianche and Ongina of you keep the windows open at night.

Pros: Angelo and all personal perfect!!!very nice place!clean and relax...thank you...perfect

Cons: Only sweat breakfast..

Pros: It was lovely very relaxed, safe, and plenty of room. The location was also really good easy for the local beaches and places of interest. The apartment was lovely all kitchen and bathroom is brand new (2019). Thoroughly recommend it for a relaxing holiday.

Cons: The only thing lacking was wardrobe space in a room for 4 but there were plenty of hangers. This was a minor thing seeing as how lovely the place and the people are.

Pros: This was our 5 visit on the trot We love it and the area

Pros: The manager told us everything about staying here and visiting Siracusa. They really take the time to tell you.

Cons: Nothing, very lovely

Pros: Staff was very lovely and breakfast was fantastic ;)

Cons: Property are very lovely but area not so clean so much trash are on the streets and beach :(( Sad to look ...

Pros: Wonderful place set in beautiful garden! Absolutely amazing staff fulfilling every wish. Great place to relax, eat and forget about everything! Thank you Villamare for our exceptional holidays.

Pros: fantastic breakfast and amazing friendly stuff

Pros: We had a wonderful family holiday at the Hotel Villamare. Our children loved the swimming pool and the beautiful Fontane Bianche beach, which is just a short walk from the hotel. Breakfast was exceptional with a wide range of delicious options including Sicilian delicacies and excellent coffee and tea. The hotel is immaculately clean and the garden well cared for. We slept in the Tulipane room for four, which was comfortable and had its own little garden area. We were particularly touched by how kind, welcoming and helpful the staff are at the Hotel Villamare. Our children were very sorry to say goodbye to the reception staff! This was a good base for exploring the local area and we were given helpful information and maps at the hotel. We would certainly recommend having a car and we enjoyed some memorable trips to Siracusa, Noto and Mount Etna.

Cons: N/A

Pros: The staff was nice.

Cons: Horrible smell in the room.

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Pictures on booking .com are misleading,very poor under average for the price ,

Pros: The staff couldn't do enough to make our stay memorable. We were greeted with drinks and cakes and told to relax for a moment, that was lovely. They gave us an in-depth tour of the hotel, my dietary requirements were catered for at every meal. Rooms were very lovely and clean. Tea and coffee in the room was a fantastic touch. Their knowledge of the area was perfect and the proximity to the beach brilliant. Highly recommend.

Cons: Nothing!

Pros: The staff was very helpful, positive and professional. The hotel is very clean, the Beach just few Steps Away

Cons: Not too many options for dinner around. You have to go by car to Siracusa or Noto and in this case you can’t have a Glass of wine :)

Pros: Great location and nice staff

Pros: Very friendly staff, excellent communication and even free wine! The location is great - near the beach and the train station. This can be an excellent place for a relaxing holiday.

Pros: Very nice apartments, close to the beach, they left some pasta with sauce and breakfast for us in the room

Cons: Bed was very hard

Pros: This is a mini apartment so you are completely autonomous, they have an on site laundry room, the place was clean and organized, staff was very nice.

Cons: Wi-fi was spotty in our apartment, I think one of the repeater went out, in other areas the connection was pretty good, the owner immediately took action to fix it.

Pros: Beds very comfy, great air Con

Cons: More kitchen facilities/equipment required (no toaster, washing up liquid/sponges). Only one towel for each of us for the week. Fresh towel would’ve been nice.

Pros: Easy going and helpful staff, great view, nice and cosy and clean.

Pros: Gardens surrounding the property, contemporary interior and fittings, nice range of freebies in room including botle of wine, sea view, good parking

Cons: Lackadaisical inability of Management to solve the a/c problem ( it was v hot there) even though she established for herself that it wasn't working as she checked us into the apartment. Eventually had to move rooms

Cons: no wifi, dark room, limited equipment

Pros: Clean and accommodation close to the beach and other facilities. It was exactly what we wanted and what we paid for. No complaints at all

Pros: Very friendly staff, beautiful pool, even if not very deep, very close to the sea-5 min walk.

Cons: There was no restaurant /bar on the premise and WiFi didn't work at all.

Cons: The air- conditioner works for 26-29 °C. It is just a few degrees less than on the air :( Internet did not work over 90% of time. 70-80% loss + avg ping ~20secs :(

Pros: Clean rooms and good breakfast. The public beach is 5-7 minutes from the hotel.

Cons: WiFi cover is very low. Not accessible from the pool.

Pros: Very clean and comfortable. Good showers, nice continental breakfast

Cons: Pool was closed between 12.30 and 3.30. rooms small

Pros: - close to the public beach, restaurant, market, train - good breakfast - swimming pool

Pros: The location is great since it’s a 2 minute walk to beach. The hotel is very clean and super comfortable. The staff was very helpful and very nice.

Cons: It’s all good

Pros: Nice, clean, comfortable rooms. Breakfast is ok. It's near the beautifull beach (Fontane Bianche), 3 minutes walking. It is vertraging you could expect from a 3 star hotel. I have no complaints.

Cons: Not many restaurants around in the neighbourhood.

Pros: Service

Cons: Service

Pros: A beautiful setting - surrounds by orange and lemon trees. The staff were most welcoming and courteous and helpful. Breakfast on the terrace was delightful and most delicious. Thank you Casa di Melo.

Pros: Friendly hosts. Good comfortable room. Dinner was pot luck buffet made with produce from their farm. Very tasty vegetarian options. Good choice of wines available. Fabulous outside terrace area offering Sun and shade. All in all a very pretty quiet place to stay.

Pros: Nice, quiet place, cute dogs, tasty wines, lot of pastries for breakfast (also fresh oranges that you can squeeze for yourself), easy to reach and explore the area, beautiful flowers all around.

Pros: Calm and beautiful place in 15 min driving distance to the beach and Siracusa. Nice pool, good breakfast and extremely helpful and friendly staff. We really enjoyed our stay and hope to come back

Cons: Poor air conditioning in the room

Pros: Agriturismo was absolutely fantastic.

Pros: Such a lovely and peaceful stay. Great location, close to both Syracuse and Noto! Amazing breakfast spread - freshest orange juice from their farm!

Pros: Very spacious and clean rooms, very kind hosts, great food and a peaceful place where you can hear the cicadas at night. They even have very friendly dogs accompanying you in the garden. Great place. More than what I expected.

Pros: The room and common areas are very tastefully decorated. Together with the outside sitting areas , pool , garden vegetation and, surrounding citrus plantations, this place is exceptionnaly cosy. The homemade breakfast buffet is delicious. The location is secure and perfect for exploring Siracuse and the area.

Cons: All was fine.

Pros: Well presented - lovely gardens- good pool

Cons: Dinner was barely adequate

Pros: The staff and the grounds are the best things about Lady Lusya. Our first night happened to be my birthday and they acknowledged that with a complimentary bottle of champagne. They were very kind. The grounds are very beautiful and well manicured. The main house is really nice and rustic. Dinner was good, but nothing really special.

Cons: The bed was so uncomfortable. I had a backache after sleeping there for three nights. The shower was too tiny and water ran all over the floor. So I did not enjoy the shower at all and could not wait to get home to my own shower. However there are other rooms with larger showers and I am sure better beds so you may be able to switch rooms.

Pros: the swimming pool

Cons: poor state of beds and furniture around the pool

Pros: Building itself was fabulous. Staff were very friendly. Very relaxed atmosphere. Like a home away from home, but more attractive. Loved coming back to the hotel. Felt like we were coming home.

Cons: A bit expensive, but we knew this in advance. Subsequent hotels on our trip made us realise, however, that this place was a bit special. When one goes to Sicily one wants to stay at a hotel which somehow reflects the history and culture of the island. Unlike Lady Lusya, too many hotels on the island follow the American model - too flash, too shiny, too sanitised. The Lady Lusya offered us tradition and history, and this was more important than the expense we had to incur to stay there. A wonderful place.

Pros: hotel, staff, food, pool

Cons: location

Pros: Quiet, civilised, good if idiosyncratic service, lovely old building, nice setting.

Cons:

Pros: Location and a real sense of character and style. The setting was magnificent and the main house has been beatifully restored.It was also very heartening to to enjoy contact with the owners who showed a genuine sense of personal interest and concern for the well being of their guests. The young barman/waiter was most engaging and did much to make you feel both welcome and valued as a client.

Cons: Meals were slightly expensive and varied in terms of their real value for money. However, they were in keeping with the overall ambience. Over a period of nights, the range of dinner options wasn't perhaps as imaginative as it might have been. The mattress was very unyielding but this seems to be a common feature of Italian sleeping surfaces!

Pros: location, kindness of the staff, beauty of the hotel, very big room

Cons: poor choice at the restaurant, a pity in such a country with such good products