The classic theme of the hotel was very charming and so was the room. Nice balcony with a view. The pool area was nice and chill too. Friendly and helpful staff.

Minor things. There were some weird sounds from pipes in the walls in our room especially at night. The hotel restaurant and bar closes at 10 pm and with the location of the hotel being a little away from everything you won't be able to get a late night snack or drink easily and the minibar doesn't have any alcohol or snacks. The breakfast is not impressive, chaotic at best, and the selection seems like what you find at e.g. gas station stopover.

Beautuful hotel in Siracusa, good breakfast. Pool was amazing. However €5 for a towel! Hotel was a 5 minute taxi ride from Oritigia (main attractions or start of tours) @ €15. Red bus out front of hotel no 105 to Oritigia was €0.50c.

Hotel reception were not that helpful.

We had the pleasure of spending the past week at the Grand Hotel Villa Politi and were thoroughly impressed by its timeless elegance and refined charm. The architecture is magnificent, the rooms stunning and comfortable, and the sweeping views over the gardens are truly delightful. Perched gracefully on the hillside just outside the historic centre of Syracuse, the hotel enjoys a wonderfully convenient yet tranquil location. Its illustrious past – with distinguished guests such as Churchill – lends a unique sense of prestige and history to one’s stay. It should also be noted that the property is situated atop the Latomie dei Cappuccini, a historic stone quarry of great cultural interest. One may view it only from the hotel’s balustrade, which is indeed picturesque, but it is a pity that the site itself cannot be explored by guests. Such an opportunity would have added a truly remarkable dimension to the stay. That said, one does at times sense that the hotel relies a little heavily on this heritage. The breakfast offering was rather average and could certainly be improved, and the lunch as well as the poolside bar options fell somewhat short of the standard expected from an establishment of this stature. Same goes for the welcoming at check-in and provided information. Special commendation, however, must go to the housekeeping team: our room was impeccably maintained each day and their dedication to detail was most impressive. In sum, this is a splendid hotel with great character and history, but with room for refinement in the culinary and service department.

The hotel is beautiful and has preserved the character of the lovely old building and loved the swimming pool area. The staff were really great and I would like to mention the restaurant team for managing a really busy breakfast. We ate twice in hotel restaurant and food was exceptional. Also the head housekeeper who went over and above and gave me her personal charger lead when I had mislaid mine, so kind and thoughtful. Also loved the terrace area for drinks.

Wish the restaurant could be located in an outside terrace as feel that this would attract alot more guests as there is limited choice of restaurants in the local vicinity. The local buses are terrible and run on a loop to Ortigia which makes them very unreliable with times and it can be a little difficult for those with mobility issues to keep walking back and forth.

The hotel was a lovely old-style hotel with updated amenities but still retaining a classic style. The whole hotel complex was very nice (on an ancient quarry) and situated in an area removed from the more busy areas of the city. The pool area was nice and modern as well. It was easy and inexpensive to get a taxi if you didn't want to walk to the sites.

We stayed in a multi-room suite and our bedroom wall was situated adjacent to another guest room and we could hear everything in the other room. Which means we woke up when they did including their alarm, and conversation at 0600. Also - while the staff was friendly, they were very aloof based off of our interactions with the front-desk and breakfast room staff.

Beautiful historic building in a quiet location but within easy reach of main city and old town. Very helpful and friendly staff. The pool was lovely and the air conditioning was very good . The breakfast was excellent (other than the coffee - see below) It was only 10 minutes from an airport bus stop and close to the excellent archaeology museum and park.

The coffee at breakfast was really unpleasant. I had seen this in reviews prior and thought it might be overstated, but a straight black filter coffee is not hard to provide from the machines most large hotels have at breakfast. For a hotel of such historic character and in Italy, it is astonishing that this persists. No tea and coffee making facilities in the rooms. This is not uncommon, but would have helped with above - I pack a small cafetiere.

The hotel is beautiful and rich with history. The views from our hotel room were lovely, and we thought the pool was a perfect oasis to relax at in the afternoon. The staff were friendly and helpful, and we ate in the restaurant one evening, which was delicious!

The hotel breakfast was a little disappointing as they didn’t have many vegetarian options that weren’t also sweet. Also the music around the pool stopped and started randomly, which occasionally took away from the oasis feeling of the beautiful pool! Otherwise, everything was excellent.

The property exudes an amazing charm, meticulously maintained with period features, grand public spaces, and beautifully refurbished rooms. Lovely details such as piano music on the veranda, a nicely smelling lobby, and above all, the best working Wi-Fi among all hotels we have been to in Sicily!

To enhance the breakfast experience, I would aim to present it more elegantly with a modern food display, eliminate paper cups and glasses, and improve the quality of sweets by incorporating more Sicilian items. Perhaps also add a few more flowers to the superb pool deck to make it an oasis. But all these are minor details in an otherwise perfect character hotel.

beautiful hotel and the staff fabulous, bus stop right out the front which took you into Ortigia, the restaurant at the hotel was delicious and then daily breakfast had plenty of options. The rooms spacious and very well kept and cleaned - loved our stay here. Great to have a hotel with a pool to cool off in as got super hot in september during our visit. Visited the beach clubs at Arenella which were about a 20 minute cab ride away and well worth the trip.

loved everything, beautiful hotel and Oritigia is stunning.

The property was very nice, pool was big and very clean, lots of lounge chairs. The room was nicely decorated, the balcony was enclosed but had a large cut out in the concrete in which you can see the island of ortigia. Breakfast was decent. Free Parking very convenient.

The room could have been a little larger with a fully open balcony. If you don't have a car you probably won't love the location as I don't think there isn't much walkable from the hotel. We had a car so it was fine and Approx 10 min drive to island of ortigia.