119 Best Hotels in Sicily, Italy

This intimate B&B is located in the historical center of Gangi, and has been renovated in a contemporary style while still respecting its history, including vaulted rooms and exposed stone walls.

This farm stay is located out in the countryside of Polizzi, and gives you a sense of tranquillity while admiring the beautiful landscape of the Madonie.

This agriturismo offers a true taste of farm life in the Madonie with excellent food and plenty of excursions into the mountains.

It's hard to say what's more charming about this boutique hotel: its location overlooking the sea on the edge of the old town, or its delightful interiors, including guest rooms done up in country-chic style, with a mix of modern amenities (Bulgari toiletries, free minibar) and antique touches (wood-beamed ceilings, hand-painted tiles in the bathroom). Many rooms have small balconies overlooking the water, and the nicest feature Jacuzzis on a private terrace. The breakfast buffet is bountiful, and free wine, tea, coffee, and snacks are offered throughout the day.

Housed inside a palace built after the 1693 earthquake that destroyed Catania, this boutique property just steps from the Duomo honors historic architecture and embraces the immersive experience of modern art. Each of the 11 spacious rooms has a different theme; the Art Rooms feature in-room installations based on the region's most important stories (the mythical cyclops, the fisherman Colapesce, the magi Eliodoro) while the Neoclassic Rooms are more classically bedecked with period pieces and items from the 1930s through 1960s. You can choose from a scent menu to determine how you'd like your room to smell during your stay.

This family-run agriturismo is set on a working farm surrounded by gently rolling hills, 4 km (2½ miles) southwest of Corleone. The farmhouse dates from the 19th century and has warm-color guest rooms that brim with character (one has a vaulted ceiling and a four-poster bed) and are equipped with air-conditioning and private bathrooms. There's also a self-catering apartment that can accommodate a family. For many, the best part of staying here is the evening meal, when large portions and numerous courses of rustic fare are served, so half- or full-board is definitely recommended. There's a small swimming pool, and horseriding is available for beginners or experts.

Situated a stone's throw from Palazzolo Acreide's main street, this recently restored B&B offers a charming selection of rooms with all the modern essentials. One room has a lovely terrace with direct views of the main street and over the charming Sicilian roofs.

The little B&B is in the heart of Petralia Sottana and is an excellent spot to spend a night in the village's historic center.

This modern and light-filled B&B is located in the heart of Tusa, just a short walk to the sea.

You'll feel indulged at this sequestered B&B located in a quiet lane a 15-minute walk from Mondello's seafront. With gleaming white walls, burnished wooden floors, and sparkling, contemporary bathrooms, the spacious rooms have their own private balconies or terraces, and guests have use of a large outdoor pool set in a garden planted with bougainvillea and frangipani. Bicycles are also available. Breakfast is a feast, and the hosts will recommend and book you into restaurants and hook you up with reliable guides and drivers. There's a four-night minimum stay in summer.

In the historical center of Santo Stefano, you'll find this luxurious B&B with spacious rooms and big balconies that look out onto the town.

Here you'll find tasteful contemporary rooms within a small organic winery set among 50 acres of vineyards a short drive from the unspoiled beaches of the Torre Salsa nature reserve. Rooms are minimalist in style, with exposed beams, wooden parquet floors, and bathrooms walled with either Bisazza mosaics or hand-painted majolica tiles from Caltagirone. Color schemes vary, from soft blues, greens, and sand to geometric black and whites, giving each room a distinctive feel and character. Breakfast is served in the courtyard in good weather, and in the state-of-the-art tasting room in bad. Although there is no restaurant, wine tastings with food—and a tour of the vineyards and cantina—are available three times a week. 

You'll experience refined upscale living on a landed aristocratic estate when you stay at this stylishly renovated villa surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. The villa has been cleverly converted so that it can be rented as a whole (it sleeps 12) or as three separate apartments (sleeping two- to four people each) with a chef to provide all catering. Exposed stone walls—some taken from the site of Selinunte several hundred years ago when such things were not frowned upon—are combined with terra-cotta and ceramic tiles and wooden beams. Private terraces are accessible through contemporary glass doors, ensuring inner spaces are full of natural light. Many of the doors are antique—including an 18th-century carved oak door with a cat hole—while the tastefully tiled showers have hammam-style benches that invite long steamy soaks. Textiles are all exquisite and understated. The grounds include a magnificent saltwater swimming pool. Although all three apartments have independent entrances, the two apartments in the main house are separated by doors rather than walls.

This boutique property is housed in a structure dating to the 1400s, but has been fully updated with all the modern amenities, including luxury marble bathrooms, complete with Acqua di Parma toiletries, hydromassage showers, and soaking tubs. Yet the owners have made sure that the grandeur of days past remains intact. You'll find antiques from the 1500s and 1700s throughout; five of the rooms have private balconies; and in the excavated historic stone wine cellar, they host wine tastings. On the ground floor, you'll find Bar Vitelli of The Godfather fame.

On a princely perch overlooking the town, the Greek theater, and the bay, this truly grand hotel, Taormina's oldest, wears a graceful patina that suggests la dolce vita, with a splash of Baroque and a dash of Mediterranean design in the lobby, which has tile- and brickwork walls and vaulted ceilings. Fine linens and drapes, Oriental rugs, and gilt-framed prints decorate the rooms, which all have balconies or terraces—many with a panoramic outlook. A meal at the restaurant or a drink on the terrace also comes with one of Italy's most memorable vistas.

In a prime location on its own private beach at Taormina Mare, this elegant hotel in a late-1800s villa offers phenomenal views of the water, attentive service, and luxurious and comfortable guest rooms. The main perk is access to a glorious private beach; cabanas are available to rent for a fee. Sparkling off-white guest rooms all have balconies or terraces, most with sea views. There's also a heated infinity pool, a small spa, and a fitness center. A free shuttle service runs to Taormina (about 15 minutes away) every half hour in season, and there are free boat tours in summer.

This hotel located just outside of Patti is a beautiful place to stay, with comfortable beds and free Wi-Fi.

Although it lies just a five-minute drive from Porto Empedocle, and less from Marinella beach, Borgo delle Pietre feels as if it is in a world apart, set among olives and vineyards, with the only sounds those of birdsong and goat-bells. A former inn, it is built of the same stunning white stone as Scala dei Turchi and the cliffs of Torre Salsa—some of the stones are encrusted with glinting crystals of salt and selenite. There are just eight minimalist rooms, with white walls, biscuit-glazed terra-cotta floors, custom-built natural wood beds, majolica tiled, resinated cement bathrooms and beautiful heavy hand-made linen upholstery and cushions in subtle shades of blue, bronze, sage and ochre. The central courtyard is a wonderful place to sit with an early morning coffee or predinner drink, though other outdoor spaces appeal as well—such as the pool, with a shaded pavilion for summer lunches, and a tiny hidden away courtyard perfect for a quiet solo read in the shade. The restaurant is open to clients only, with daily changing fish and meat menus. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menus are available on request.

Born of the Tasca d'Almerita family's love of vineyards and the sea, this sprawling estate offers a minimalist chic environment for total relaxation that piques all the senses. It's isolated from the island's principal villages, but the property's pool, wine bar, restaurant, cliffside views, and rows of Malvasia vines make it the ideal place to fully retreat from the world. The historic on-site lighthouse has also been restored and transformed into six rooms.

Located in an historic olive mill in the Tonna district, this four-bedroom house is one of the largest on the island and features an over 2,000-square-foot terrace and garden. It's ideal for longer stays, and often guests will decide to move in for several weeks or even a month. If you're traveling with a group and Alicudi speaks to you, this is the ideal place to set up camp.

Here the gracious hostess, Ale, has turned two rooms outside her seaside home into a private casetta for guests. The rooms are minimally decorated, but they feature a large plant-covered terrace and a full private open-air kitchen and are located directly on the sea.

Set on the fringe of the Kasbah and built within the Norman fortifications, this quirky, unconventional little hotel is ideal for anyone who wants to inhabit a piece of Mazara’s multilayer history. It still retains a secret passage leading straight to the port (though sadly this is closed for safety reasons) along with a medieval chapel, and it's been built around an Arabic-style garden courtyard with whitewashed walls, ceramic tiles, and a well. Part of the house is Renaissance, part of it Art Nouveau, with rooms decorated throughout in the style of a shabby chic Sicilian stately home. Breakfast is served in the courtyard in good weather and in the Renaissance dining room in bad. This will appeal to adventurous travelers who value authenticity and quirkiness over faultless functionality, power showers, and super-fast Wi-Fi.

This holiday home is a lovely apartment located directly across from the castle, perfectly positioned to explore the town.

Located a little bit outside of Collesano, this old converted farmhouse offers visitors a farm stay experience genuinely unique to Sicily.

This authentic rural accommodation on the Centonze olive oil estate rings is a short drive from the coast and from the temples of Selinunte. The two big pools—one with a 500-year olive tree beside it—along with the children’s pool, small playground, and little farm zoo (home to geese, goats, tortoises, chickens, and ducks) make this an ideal choice for families. Rooms are in clusters of whitewashed outbuildings, each with its own terra-cotta-tiled terrace. The restaurant is open every evening and for Sunday lunch, with a daily changing fixed menu, and olive oil tastings can be arranged.

This B&B is located within an elegantly modern restored home in the center of town with all the comforts of a fully serviced apartment, including a kitchen and free Wi-Fi.

Tufa quarries are a feature of Favignana's landscape, and this designer hotel to the southeast of town has been built within one that has been abandoned. Surrounded by the sheer walls of the quarry, the clean style and architecture of the building reflect its unique setting. The prevailing tone is fashionably minimalist—even Spartan—but creature comforts and the spirit of luxury have not been sacrificed. Tufa is used in the good-size bedrooms, too, keeping them cool and soothing. You can relax on decks or lawns in the grounds scattered with tall agave, colorful oleander, and pomegranate trees, and enjoy refreshing dips in the impressive, L-shape pool. If you want a break from the top-notch food in the restaurant, take the free shuttle to dine in town. From the hotel, it's a pleasant 15-minute walk to Cala Azzurra beach.

On Ortigia's eastern shore, this hotel, in an unusual twist, is owned by Ursuline nuns, who help to make the mood placid and peaceful, but the elegant accommodations are far from monastic. Guest rooms are bright, modern, and comfortable; some have sea views, while the others have balconies overlooking the street. There's also a slightly more expensive sister hotel, Domus Mariae Benessere, across the street, with a spa, pool, and fitness room that all guests can use.

Ideal for sophisticated urbanites who want to combine a poolside holiday with sightseeing, this stylish contemporary hotel on a hilltop is an innovative addition to Agrigento’s lodging scene. It's the kind of place you can sit in your own hot tub or plunge pool in complete privacy, sipping a cocktail as the sun sets over the distant temple of Juno. Some rooms even have their own steam baths, with all water heated by solar power. The main pool has a bar incorporated within it with stools designed to keep guests up to their waists in the water. Rooms are white and feature metal four-poster beds and floor-to-ceiling glass windows. The owner is committed to sustainable tourism: the hotel is self-sufficient in energy and has its own vegetable garden and almond and pistachio groves.

A working farm producing almonds, olives, and wine (all of which feature in abundance at evening meals), Feudo Muxarello offers huge vistas toward the Sicani mountains and a to-die-for night sky. Rooms are of the very highest standard, both in the main farmhouse and in the adjoining outhouses. There is an ample swimming pool and the owners have gone out of their way to document footpaths and excursions from the farmstead. The evening meal comes via a single menu, inexpensively priced and served in one sitting, eating together with the owner and staff.