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Reviews of Agriturismo Papyrus

Agriturismo Papyrus
Traversa Testa Pisima 1, Syracuse, Siracusa

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 38 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Elvio

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well I appreciated the bigger than normal Italian shower, thank you, but there seems to be an aversion to having soap holders in the actual showers, 4 th place in a row on my Italian sojourn without a soap holder, basic but tasty breakfast reasonable choice, property set in an orange grove, enjoy the animals roaming around, good for kids and a break from high density Italian cities, yes I liked it there and would recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is set in the middle of papyrus fields and next to a nature reserve. It was quiet and peaceful. The staff was wonderful and the breakfast was better than expected.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Gary

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, Thatcham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
If you're looking for an American-style 5* hotel, then this probably isn't for you, but if you're looking for somewhere with real character, beautiful furniture, a delicious home-made breakfast, excellent staff and a warm welcome, then you have found the right place. The hotel has extensive grounds in a quiet countryside setting and next to a nature reserve. The owners could not be more helpful and welcoming. There is no restaurant for an evening meal, but there are plenty to choose from in Syracuse, an easy 10-minute drive away. I stayed for a week and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robin, Alhambra

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The fact that it is part of a natural reserve with papyrus growing nearby is so unique. The staff were exceptional, from suggesting activities to helping with our rental car
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

james

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a wonderful accommodation. The hostess and staff were excellent and helpful. The breakfast was a nice plentiful buffet served under a grapevine covered gazebo. The room was clean, spacious, and comfortable. The hostess also suggested several local restaurants that were excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La struttura è fantastica e diversa dalle altre. È ricca di oggetti della cultura siciliana e ha anche un museo dedicato, pieno di oggetti della tradizione collezionati dai proprietari. Bellissime le camere,la sala comune e la biblioteca. Il giardino è bello e curato. Ci sono anche degli animali e una piccola piscina. La zona è strategica per vositare siracusa,ragusa e la riserva del Cassibile e Vendicari. Consigliatissimo!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a wonderful four day break. The owner, her son’s and staff were wonderful. The place is beautiful and located on a small farm with well cared for animals and lemon groves. No dinner service yet due to COVID but breakfast served well with the best selection we had in Sicily.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Agriturismo Papyrus is a real gem, hidden in the ‘back’ blocks of Syracusa. The property is a wonderful private resort with an animal nursery and a museum. We were met by Marco who spent significant time answering all our questions about Syracusa. His English is great too! When we checked out the following day Bianca took us through the magnificent deviate museum and shared her love of Syracusa’s History with us. We were then welcome to relax in the beautifully manicured grounds till our departure time. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Marco on 2019/9/23
Thank you…. Staff Papyrus

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No fake news here
We were so impressed with this agriturismo, both the setting and the people were spectacular, a great breakfast, everything was superb. Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Staff Papyrus on 2019/9/17
Thank you Mr Kevin….you and your wife will be always welcome here in Papyrus. Staff Papyrus

8/10 Good

Deborah

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazingly peaceful country house
Stunning and very well-run country house. The rooms are fabulous, soundproofed and comfortable. Christa, Marco and all the staff are friendly, helpful and informative. The breakfast is amazing - hot food, fresh warm bread and an array homemade cakes and pastries, yoghurts, cereals etc, and the best coffee! The pool area and garbdens are very well maintained. The only downside was that there is no cafe/restaurant - even for lunch. They only serve drinks and coffees until 7.30pm. You can bring food in and the staff will happily supply crockery and cutlery but it would have been lovely to have had some snacks availably during the day so you didn't have to go out to the shops - even a small a choice of ready made sandwiches would have been great (and they would make a killing!!). It would also have been nice to have some music in the bar area just quietly playing in the background. That would have enticed more people to sit in the bar , especially in the evenings. Apart from that, it was a pleasure to stay there and have the peace and quiet of the countryside, and seeing the gorgeous animals was a bonus, goats, chickens and donkeys made it a really pleasant and
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019
Response from staff papyrus on 2019/9/16
Thank you for your feedback….. Staff Papyrus

10/10 Excellent

Andres

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Marco on 2019/8/13
Un grand merci pour votre feed back… Staff Papyrus

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from agriturismo papyrus on 2019/7/17
Good morning, thank you for your feedback… Agriturismo Papyrus

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Set in a rural and tranquil area, a good base for exploring the surrounding areas. Marco, Krista and the rest of the staff were lovely and very helpful. The little museum on site is fascinating! As the hotel has no restaurant, you do have to travel out each night for dinner, with the nearest restaurant 15 mins drive away.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Marco on 2019/7/6
Thank you for your feed back...kind regards, Staff Papyrus

8/10 Good

Gillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Marco on 2019/7/6
Thank you for your feed back….kind regards, Staff Papyrus

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Got lost trying to find place I called 7pm and they refused to come let me in. Net got to stay or get a Refund. I should get a refund.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Staff Papyrus on 2019/7/6
Sorry, but normal check in is until 19.00.Penalty for no show is the payement of the stay.Kind regards.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Marco, his wife and staff, were very friendly and made us feel at home from the start. They are putting together a lovely establishment with the animals, the museum and the lemon and orange orchards.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019
Response from STAFF PAPYRUS on 2019/5/16
Thank you for your feed back!!! Hope to see you again, Staff Papyrus

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Marco on 2019/5/5
Dear Mr Robert and wife, thank you for your feedback. It's was a pleasure to meet you....we hope to see again, grazie mille! Agriturismo Papyrus

10/10 Excellent

VIVIENNE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There aren't enough superlatives for Ag. Papyrus!
I don't know quite how to begin to review this most wonderful place except to say that it was the best place we stayed in in Sicily for so many reasons. We had travelled by train from England to Sicily and Syracuse was our final stopping place before returning to Palermo and our long two day train trip home. From past experience we knew that we would be fairly tired after three action packed weeks sightseeing so plumped for somewhere peaceful but also close enough to Syracuse to make our trips into the city by hire car short and straightforward. We drove into the grounds of Agriturismo Papyrus, and the gate was opened by a very smiley owner who showed us to the car parking space. He, Marco, turned out to be the kindest, most charming and helpful man( as are all his staff) and check in went smoothly. We were shown a well-stocked library (mostly Italian books but some in English and other languages) and a beautiful sitting room that we were encouraged to use. We were then taken across and through beautifully planted gardens; bougainvillea, hibiscus, pomegranate, tropical trees (to mention but a few) to a lovely 'cottage' in the grounds with a comfortable bedroom including a beautiful antique wardrobe, a sitting room with sofa, t.v., desk and well-stocked fridge. The bathroom had a shower with very hot water and plenty of space. There was also an outside table and chairs in a lovely courtyard.Great breakfasts too We were treated so well. Nothing too much trouble.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018
Response from MARCO on 2018/11/15
Good morning dear Vivienne and Paul and thank you for the nice words written about your stay here in Papyrus. We are the ones who have to thank you and your husband for your nobility, education and curiosity in wanting to know every corner of our little paradise. I'm sure we'll meet again soon, a big hug

10/10 Excellent

SILVIA, milano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philippe

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Notre séjour à été super Le cadre magnifique Très bon accueil
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Muriel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super séjour dans la nature
Super accueil et bons conseils pour les visites. Jardin magnifique et bien entretenu. Tres bon buffet petit déjeuner. Chambres un peu sombres.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr gut
Sehr ruhig und Naturverbunden. Die Zimmer sind sehr gross, was fehlt sind aufhängemöglichkeiten für Duschtücher u.s.w
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Fabrizio, Svizzera

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
la miglior struttura fino adesso complimenti all'architetto e a tutti che rendono splendida quotidianamente l'agriturismo
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Marco on 2019/10/17
Buongiorno Fabrizio, grazie mille per il suo feedback! La aspettiamo nuovamente, un abbraccio. Marco, Krista e lo Staff Papyrus

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Très joli jardin et proche de Syracuse même si l’emplacement n’est pas facile à trouver.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from STAFF PAPYRUS on 2019/8/24
Merci pour votre commentaires…. Staff Papyrus

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Het is een mooie locatie waar zowel de kamers als de buitenkant van het gebouw tot in detail zijn afgewerkt. Het ontbijt is uitgebreid en gezellig. Rust vind je bij het zwembad. En als je meer wil weten van de Siciliaanse cultuur dan kan je dit terugvinden vinden in het museum. Iedereen van het personeel is vriendelijk.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from STAFF PAPYRUS on 2019/8/22
Thank you for your feedback…. Staff Papyrus

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Le cadre splendide la chambre le personnel super le musée sicilien à voir absolument
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Marco on 2019/8/23
Merci pour votre feed back…. Le Staff Papyrus

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Endroit magnifique. Belle végétation. Acceuil très chaleureux. Séjour très agréable.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Marco on 2019/8/7
Un grand merci pour votre feed back…. Staff Papyrus

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Endroit calme et reposant dans un grand parc arboré, personnel accueillant et à l'écoute.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Marco on 2019/7/8
Merci pour votre feed back…..Cordialement, Staff Papyrus

10/10 Excellent

NICOLE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A conseiller.
Propriété très bien entretenue. Peoprietaires très gentils. Piscine très appréciable. Bon Petit déjeuner à l'extérieur. Grande chambre très propre mais dommage petite douche.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Marco on 2019/7/8
Merci pour votre feed back…..Cordialement, Staff Papyrus

10/10 Excellent

Christophe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Petit havre de paix
Un hôte aux petits soins dans une structure originale et à la décoration bucolique. Très propre et très calme.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from MARCO on 2019/4/23
Cher Christophe, nous vous remercions beaucoup pour vos commentaires. Nous sommes heureux que votre séjour ait été agréable et nous espérons vous revoir bientôt. STAFF PAPYRUS

10/10 Excellent

FLORENCE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Adresse incontournable à Syracuse
Accueil privilégié et visite du musée un petit plus inoubliable
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from STAFF PAPYRUS on 2019/4/22
Merci Florence pour le commentaires. Nous esperons de vous avoir encore ici chez nous. Merci encore, AGRITURISMO PAPYRUS

10/10 Excellent

Gabriella

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend da favola
È stata la prima vacanza in tre, con un bambino piccolo di 7 mesi. Ci siamo davvero rilassati, ambiente immerso nel verde, ideale per staccare la spina. Staff e titolari gentilissimi e disponibilissimi. Torneremo sicuramente.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from AGRITURISMO PAPYRUS on 2018/8/4
Buongiorno, grazie per la vostra bellissima recensione! E' stato un piacere avervi avuto nostri ospiti, vi aspettiamo presto! AGRITURISMO PAPYRUS

10/10 Excellent

wilfried, rotterdam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bijzonder mooie locatie
hoewel iets buiten de stad gelegen, toch eenvoudig alles te bezoeken.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Marco on 2018/7/11
Thank you very much!!

10/10 Excellent

ALESSANDRO, Catania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ottima struttura
Sono stato con la mia famiglia in questo agriturismo lo scorso fine settima, e devo dire che mi sono trovato molto bene. È una struttura a 10 minuti da Ortigia, ma immersa nel verde della campagna aretusea, sembra di essere catapultati indietro nel tempo. La struttura è pulita ed ordinata, è tutta in stile contadino(la sera sembrava di stare all'interno di un presepe, e mi è piaciuta l'atmosfera) e comprende un museo della civiltà contadina (davvero ben fatto ed organizzato) ed una fattoria con diverse specie di animali, così anche i piccoli possono divertirsi a dare da mangiare ad asini, cavalli e caprette (il piccolo Francesco non aspettava altro). Pulite ed comode le stanze. Un altro aspetto fondamentale è l'ambiente familiare che c'è all'interno; siamo stati accolti dal cordiale e gentile sig. Marco, che ci ha mostrato la struttura e ci ha fatto sentire come a casa, il personale molto cordiale e disponibile ed il padre del sig. Marco, molto educato e riservato. Sicuramente è un posto in cui non solo mi riprometto di ritornare dopo la riapertura dell'anno prossimo, ma che consiglio a chiunque voglia visitare Siracusa e la zona limitrofa e stare in pace senza stress.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Response from Marco on 2017/11/27
Gentilissimo sig. Alessandro, è stato davvero un piacere ospitare Lei e la sua famiglia,speriamo di riavervi presto qui con noi.Grazie per la bella recensione, un abbraccio al piccolo e simpaticissimo Francesco, Marco

10/10 Excellent

Paolo, Milano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
un'oasi verde meravigliosa
Praticamente perfetto. Un luogo paradisiaco, molto pulito, ben curato, tranquillo, perfetto per ricaricare le batterie. Insuperabile il giardino verde in cui è immerso e la gentilezza e la cortesia di Marco, il proprietario. Unica pecca aver concluso la vacanza...
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Marco on 2017/11/12
Grazie Paolo per la tua bella recensione, è stato un piacere ospitarti.Sei stato un ospite discreto,simpatico e cortese.Speriamo tanto di riaverti presto qui a Papyrus, un affettuoso saluto.