Syracuse Hotel Guide - Church of San Martino hotels in Syracuse, Italy.

"All of the staff were wonderful - kind, helpful and welcoming from the moment we arrived. A special mention must go to the glamorous young woman on reception with the most incredible eyeliner. She was so friendly and approachable, and her English was fantastic (certainly far better than my very basic, poorly spoken Italian 😅). Sadly, I didn't catch her name, but I hope she recognises herself. When we arrived, she kindly checked with another member of staff to see if our rooms were ready, luckily we were able to check in early. She then showed us our location on a local area map and gave us excellent recommendations on where to eat, drink, and visit, along with helpful tips on how to get around. On our last evening she was more than happy to arrange a taxi to the airport for us the following morning, which was greatly appreciated. The rooms were very clean and spacious, with fully working air conditioning. One of the rooms also had a small balcony, which was a lovely added touch. ( The road can be a little loud if you have the window open but we wore earplugs at night so no problem for us). The breakfast buffet offered a wide variety of options, including pastries, fruit and yoghurt, cereal, bacon and eggs, olives, cheeses, sun-dried tomatoes, and more - plenty of choice for me as a vegetarian. We would highly recommend the Grande Albergo Alfeo and would happily stay here again. Thanks again from Leanne, Freya & Louise."

"We rented two rooms. The staff were wonderful and very helpful! The location was excellent with great views of the sea and convenient walking distance to cafes and restaurants. We would have really liked to have a coffee maker in the room. We were not interested in the full breakfast, but would have liked to have coffee in our rooms without getting fully dressed, leaving the building and visiting the hotel's other building across the street just to have a cup of coffee. Also, the showers are really awkward to get in and out of because of the accordion glass doors. In one of our rooms, the drain must have been clogged, because the water filled up in the bottom of the shower and almost overflowed before the user was finished using the shower."

"This B&B is in a very central part of Ortygia. The staff were super helpful and it it very much felt like a family run business. There gave us a lot of attention, and the room had everything we needed. Breakfast was simple but good. "

"This is a fabulous perfect hotel in a great location. The only fault I could find was that we ran out of tissues on day 2 of a 3 night stay and they were not replaced. It should have been caught but I also didn’t make a specific request. They were SO helpful with the car and directions—not an easy thing in that location"

"1. The location is impossible to beat. Close to everything, with beautiful views of the bay. 2. The design of the hotel - both public spaces the rooms is wonderful. The best of modern and classic Italian design combined with technology. 3. The staff is outstanding. They really seem to enjoy being hosts."

"I traveled here with my elderly parents and we all agreed this was a lovely stay! The rooms were charming and the staff was very helpful- even providing us excellent recommendations for restaurants and a taxi. It was the perfect location to walk around and explore Ortigia!"

"A wonderful hotel, beautiful building, great staff, comfortable rooms"

"Shower was very small and water leaks"

"great location"