Antica Badia Relais Hotel

What a treat this was. A lovely old Palazzo in a great location. We were independent travellers and found the trip to Ibla straightforward (mostly downhill), 10-15 minutes from the rail station & 15+ minutes to the bus station. A small hotel (I think there were less than 12 rooms) where the staff were excellent. Only downside was perhaps the breakfast (I've never experienced cold scrambled egg & sausage before!). Highly recommended and good value....cheaper than our 4 star hotels in both Siracusa and Taormina.

Great location. Hotel is in an old building, but has some parking available (a huge bonus in this hilly town). No restaurant or bar. Lovely room, but no comfortable seating. Good bathroom. Really helpful staff with good language skills.

This hotel is situated in the very heart of Ragusa. We could park our car on the courtyard of the hotel. As we were the only guests on an Autumn day, the hotel felt a bit empty and cold, but on a busy Summer day it must be warm and cozy. The hotel is situated in a historic building. The interior tries to imitate this history, but is not really from those times, and this unfortunately shows - honestly the interior looks a little bit weird. We had the royal suite, which should be the best room. The room is large (and you enter the room immediately, no hallway). There is limited furniture in the room, which makes it feel somewhat empty and cold. In general you expect a sitting area and a sleeping area in a suite, but here you only have one room (and a separate bathroom). In the bathroom is only a sink and a bath with jacuzzi, no separate shower. To use the shower you have to sit in bath and hold the shower head in your hands above your head. Staff is extremely friendly and helpful. A bottle of Prosecco was waiting upon arrival. Staff showed us directions to a nearby excellent tratoria (Da Luigi) - go there one evening! Breakfast was well. A second time, I would try the junior suite.

It is far from perfect but it is charming. Rooms are incredible. We stayed for two nights with two small kids and people were very accommodating and patient with us. As some might have hinted here, breakfast is a disappointment, but you adapt. You could probably get a better breakfast anywhere else but then you will not get the beautiful hotel. Ragusa is pretty depressing right now, economical and otherwise so being in that opulent hotel makes you forget about that. Despite everything, it is still, one of my favourite hotels in Sicily. Great staff as well.

Elegant old hotel. The service on reception was extremely helpful and even when we returned after midnight they provided hot drinks to our room on request. Room we had was adequate but perhaps a little "tired". The Hotel is in the upper town part of Ragusa whereas the beautiful part of the city is the lower Ragusa Ibla and whilst it is a relatively short walk to Ibla there are a lot of steps to go down (and on return up!). However there is a twice hourly bus service from Ibla to the area outside the hotel or a taxi at a fixed 10euro