Villa Favorita Relais

Stayed three nights as part of a tour package. Hotel comprises a main building with restaurant and rooms plus several outbuildings that have been converted into accommodation. Rooms are on the small side but most have views and/or somewhere to sit outside. Ours was furthest from the centre but opened onto a peaceful garden area. Breakfasts were continental style but with fresh fruit and eggs, etc. Restaurant food was ok but expensive for what it was. However, Noto being just 3km away and easily reached by taxi offers a good range of eating choices. There is a nice pool area and the gardens offer good views across to the city. A charming hotel but maybe more 3 star rather than 4.

We are staying for three nights in conveniently connected rooms, so we as parents have privacy but the children are close by. Today we had a family cooking class with the four of us (daughters of 7 and 9) and it was amazing!! We made our own pasta with different Sicilian dishes and enjoyed it as a private lunch. Price/quality is excellent and it was a highlight in our vacation. Highly recommended!

This 4 star hotel, has so much potential to be incredible. The original building is beautiful, but could definitely do with some TLC outside, along with better maintenance of the grounds. To be honest, it is not a 4 star property at present. Everything is done on a shoestring. The breakfast is unimaginative and items are always running out and you need to ask to have them replaced. It is served until 10am and we saw a guest being told off for arriving at 10.02. At one or two minutes after 10am, the music is turned off and the dining room doors are closed, making you feel uncomfortable if you haven???t finished your breakfast. By 10.08, the food was being cleared away! The pool is a lovely feature. It is large with views to Noto. However the sun beds are very short and narrow and my husband had his bed and feet hanging off them. (He is 6???1???, so not a giant. The policy of only having one pool towel and keeping it throughout your stay is decidedly unhygienic and trying to say it is for the environment, when the hotel constantly uses disposable, plastic cups, does not add up. Perhaps use an environmentally friendly washing powder if that is actually the reason! The furnishing in the rooms is rather spartan, but the beds are comfortable. The one pillow provided each, again is rather poor. More were provided on request. The outdoor dining area could be beautiful, but appears a bit bare. The addition of a few pots of plants would help. To us, the overall feel, was of a place that is run on a very tight budget and the guests are there as a means to keep a house in a family, rather than to ensure their stay is special and memorable. Some of the staff are lovely, particularly the reception staff, but the odds are stacked against them, trying to keep guests happy on a shoestring! Shame, because it could be great.