Palazzo Gilistro

I rate this hotel 4.5 stars if I am comparing it with the previous stay in Taormina, Hotel Casa Adele. This hotel is good but not better. We were in a deluxe double with view and large balcony--room 401. The location is ideal -- in the middle of the island Ortigia with so many shops and restos. There's a gelateria next door. A few steps away is the fabulous Fountain of Diana in a spacious piazza. On the balcony, I was chilling with my pistachio brittle accompanied by the complimentary prosecco I took from Spoleto. I was in a contemplative mood. The included breakfast is excellent. I ordered two fried eggs with bacon. The cantaloupe is particularly sweet. A special shoutout to Noemi who made sure we received our takeaway breakfasts since we checked out early at 4:30 AM. FYI: Zara is just 5 minutes away. This place is highly recommended.

A great location in the centre of Ortigia. We had a suite of rooms with balconies looking out onto the streets below. Breakfast was great, a good selection of cold meats, cheese, fruits, patries, yoghurts etc. We spent three nights here in early November and couldn't fault it.

You will have to walk a little bit with your bags, but it is a great location! Nice room and good breakfast!

We had a room with a rooftop balcony that was very large with a beautiful view. Breakfast was very good and staff very friendly. Parking is offsite so if a lot of luggage it can be a challenge.

This was the best breakfast for variety on our tour of Sicily. The b&b was situated right in the middle of Ortigia, and convenient for everything. In addition, I was suffering from a toothache, and the lady on the desk went out of her way to call around and find a dentist.

Beautiful, boutique property in the heart of Ortigia. Couldn't have asked for a more convenient location to stay in Syracuse for a couple of days. Plus, amazing staff, beautiful decor, and delicious, hearty breakfast!

Beautiful with friendly staff. Breakfast and room were both great. Comfortable bed.

Great location and hotel. The staff is very friendly. The rooms are spacious and clean, smell good, great selection of breakfast food.

We stayed here for 5 nights and loved our stay. The hotel is conveniently located just off the Piazza Archimede. If you are getting a taxi from the train station or airport, I would recommend asking to be dropped off there. The hotel is in a very central location with restaurants and places to get snacks nearby. We had a corner room on the first floor which had balconies and a separate lounge/dining room. The room was decorated beautifully, the bathroom was clean and had excellent water pressure and the bed was super comfy. There was a wide range of food to choose from at breakfast - pastries, cakes, fruit, yoghurt, bacon and eggs and meat and cheeses and the staff who helped at breakfast times were super helpful and lovely. The reception desk is not manned 24 hours, but if you contact the staff outside the manned hours, they really go above and beyond to help with issues and queries that you may have. Our flight was scheduled to arrive quite late, and then was delayed so our arrival was much later than planned. Since there would not be anyone there so late at night, they gave us very clear arrangements on how to access the building and had our room ready and waiting for us which was fantastic at the end of a very long and stressful day. We would definitely stay here again when we visited Ortigia.