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Reviews of Minareto

5 out of 5
Minareto
Via del Faro Massolivieri 26, Syracuse, SR

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 242 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing pool and beaches.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Liam

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful, peaceful place to stay in Siracusa as a base to explore all the wonderful towns nearby. The grounds and views are stunning. Great staff, wine and food selections. Its great to have a car to explore this region and even more perfect to have such an oasis to return too. Valet parking was included and incredibly prompt. We loved the private beach too!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful resort - even better than we were expecting! The staff and services are first class - such a lovely experience. The only issue was that everything from the water, tea and coffee in the room comes with a price tag, so be prepared. But overall if you're looking for luxury in an amazing setting - look no further! Wish we had stayed longer than 3 nights! Amazing stay - we genuinely are looking forward to returning at the earliest opportunity!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Lisa

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
This is not Siciliano food
So it looks amazing but terrible food, service and the beach was all right. Sooooooo disappointing of the meals. It’s an embarrassment as an Italian to eat at a place that provided this kind of food. You spend almost 1600 euro a night and the restaurant is an embarrassment to all Sicilians. I live in Canada, that doesn’t mean that I should get crappy food. I’m Italian by roots and I know good quality food when I have it. This restaurant is disgusting. It should be ashamed of itself for being in Italy. The pasta came with lukewarm eight rigatoni pieces for €30 … I mean, if it was a dish that I loved I wouldn’t mind spending… I don’t care about the price, but this was an embarrassment to every Italian Sicilian mother, or cook out there. Shame.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

samra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is a wonderful place and all staff are very nice
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Roberto

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Minareto is a very well-located resort with superb views of the ocean and Siragusa. Rooms/beds were very comfortable, although the decor tended to be somewhat gaudy/outdated. Staff was very helpful and friendly, and the location was convenient to the sites in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Carl

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Nice hotel on a peninsula . Bit cut off from anything . Nowhere local to go or eat out . Restaurant was lovely but expensive around £200 couple . We were not shown the Wellness area and everything was extra although never even saw it open . A brochure in room with what was on offer would have been nice .Pool and beach was lovely . Jacuzzis we’re too cold to use . Nice for a quiet holiday . Hotel bar seemed to be unmanned you ordered everything on the resort on WhatsApp . Bar area was dead all the time and just to finish it off the boat advertised to take you to Ortigua was 50 euros return per couple ! Such a shame as hotel itself was nice , clean and staff were good . Only stay here if you have a car .
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Minareto - great launchpad into Sicily
‘Minareto’ has to be the best hotel in the finest location with stunning views across the harbour to Ortigia, Siracusa and Mount Etna beyond. The facilities are excellent and the private beach areas offer safe swimming in beautiful clear waters - great for snorkelling as there are so many fish. Wonderful, friendly staff and the most excellent breakfast. We were lucky to be upgraded to a room with a spectacular view. As a guide, ask for either rooms 231 or 232. The restaurant menu for lunch and dinner is the same and somewhat unimaginative for Sicily and hugely overpriced, offering small portions and expensive wines - avoid! Similarly the bar! Instead, a short walk along Via La Maddelena will lead to at least 3 more sensibly priced restaurants with great regional dishes. Go beyond the first, Villa Gaiangos - poor food/service. A little further, and the local shop, La Greca, is great for inexpensive food and wine. The boat-taxi to Ortigia is dependent on sea conditions. At €40 return it’s good value. On days when it can’t operate, a return taxi fare shouldn’t cost more than €60. There are plenty of towns and places of interest you can reach by hire car and/or bus excursions from the hotel. The Archaeological Park and Catacombs in Siracusa are easily accessible. Getting there is easy: train from Catania Airport to Siracusa (1hr & 20mins) for €7, and then €30 for a taxi. Despite its disappointing food and wine, Minareto is still the best for its location.
View of Ortigia and Mount Etna from our room and terrace.
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay at Minareto. The food was delicious at all meals, the staff were lovely and we enjoyed the spa. Surrounded by the sea, the views were beautiful with Etna, Siracusa and their private beach. Highly recommended! Would be nice if they could get a English speaking news channel like CNN!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Leonid, new york

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

karni

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Resort, great sea view from all over, lovely semi private bay with sand beach
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Matthew, Moriches

Traveled with partner
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Great hotel. If I could say one thing that was bad is that the surrounding area isn’t great. We had a car so it didn’t matter a bit
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to get away from it all.
Lovely serene hotel. Fabulous room courtesy of an upgrade. Fantastic wifi. Great gym. So so breakfast. Useful water taxi service. Private beach and a good swimming pool.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Susie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Views amazing
Beautiful location lovely staff private beach
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
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Beautiful area but not in the main city of Syracuse.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Manuela

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel close to Ortigia
We stayed for two nights . A wonderful location to enjoy closeness to Ortigia . They had a private bud service to and from Ortigia . Breakfast was plentiful and delicious. Dinner was ok. The beach Access is a bit difficult but they have a big pool😁
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Leung

Liked: Room comfort
Housekeeping not good , cannot match 5 stars hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ste

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning Grand Minareto , Syracuse
Grand Hotel Minareto is a stunning hotel , the setting and facilities are excellent . Stayed 2 nights only wish was more , never felt so relaxed. The ambience along with the stunning views was a treat , great place to base yourself to visit in Syracuse across the water from Ortigia . Our room which was a classic had great seaviews with terrace , comfy bed and nice aircon . Definitely want to return would recommend anyone to stay .
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Clean, grounds well kept. The rocky beach is gorgeous. The restuarants nesos had no ambiance and smelled of sewage from the ocean below.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Oscar, France

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Not very kind staff. Unjustifiable expensive. 12 € for a small drink of grapa (cheapest liquor in Italy). 3.50€ for a single espresso. Did not venture to the restaurant
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
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Excellent property, like paradise setting. Only one complaint we had a fly issue by the pool for a couple of days, apparently it happens for a few days at the end of June. The hotel did overnight spraying and the rest of the time was fly free. Would definitely return. Staff very accommodating and friendly.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
when we booked the room type photo indicated a water view from the balcony but the room type balcony had no view except a roadway - when we questioned this we were advised that none of the rooms in our category had water views - Expedia should ensure that photos of room types represent what you're going to get!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Quiet oasis. Resort is spotless and well maintained with full amenities and wonderful views of Ortigia/Siracusa/Mt. Etna Great breakfast spread and professional staff. Car is required but otherwise close to all points of interest both in Syracuse and Noto valley.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The complex is at the end of the road on the headland across the bay from Siracusa and Ortigia with a lovely view from the terrace. The beach behind the hotel is in a beautiful cove with white sand and clear blue sea. Car park is at the entrance and golf buggy collects you and your luggage at the start and end of your stay. Bars and restaurant on site, but prices are quite high. There are few options nearby and the best one is to travel to Siracusa. Free shuttle bus is only twice a day and gets booked up. Water taxi is 20euro pp with extra charges after 8pm. There is a sea view from some rooms or terraces, but not all. We could see the sea over the boundary wall, but only just. Lovely place with good facilities but there are drawbacks.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff, the room, the breakfasts, the grounds and the location were all very good. The dining room in the evening was a disappointment. The menus was limited, it was very over-priced and on one of our two visits the service was very poor.
Stayed 10 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Great view, great breakfast
The resort is a perfect place to chill and enjoy the full panoramic view of siracusa. It was quiet and peaceful. The breakfast was incredible!! Nice sercive and good taste!
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Great location if staying for a week or more.
The view from the room was amazing. However for just a one night stay to visit Siracusa and Ortiga it is very pricy. This is a resort hotel with two beaches so it is really more the destination. With this said, the staff was absolutely wonderful and the dinner and breakfast equally wonderful. Would stay again but would plan for a week or so as a "resort vacation"
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The rooms and views were amazing! However for a 5 star property, the included amenities were subpar. The water for the outdoor jacuzzis was not warm. There was an 45 euro per hour fee for the indoor jacuzzi. Also, the outdoor pools were not heated. There was also no free bottles of water for the first night of stay, which is pretty customary for 5 star hotels. The staff was accomadting and extremely helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

ANGELA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel & fabulous views
Hotel was fantastic.? Could have done with more in room facilities (hot drinks)
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beach resort 15 minutes from everything
This resort is off the beaten track (15 minute drive to Ortgia or Syracuse) but a great place to hang when you’re not taking in the sights. Unfortunately it rained so we couldn’t take advantage of the magnificent beach or rocky outposts you can swim from with beach chairs to hang out on. But, the gym was available to use instead! Restaurant on the grounds was delicious as we didn’t want to trek out again after returning from Ortgia for a rest.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Amazing
Very nice hotel! Come back for sure.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gabi, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel facility very good service Beautiful beach and sweeming pool . Enjoy the staying .
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Federico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Beautiful place, with great views and nice pool area. Mostly friendly staff. Average room and breakfast. The place had many private wedding parties which limited your access to dinner area and other places.
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrific resort near Siracusa
Very luxurious resort across the water from Siracusa. Private beach, and all the amenities. Expensive but well worth it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Stephane, Oxford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel with views
I stayed at the hotel with my 12 years old daughter for 7 days. The staff is really cheerful, special mention to Gabriela for looking after us and Alessandro for all my espressos at breakfast and all the reception team for helping with trips directions. The restaurant terrasse has a great sea view (we used it at breakfast). Perhaps some signpostings would be useful around the hotel (arriving at night we couldn't find the reception even if it's the first building you come across).
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

James, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just brilliant
One of the best hotels in Sicily that we have stayed at. Great facilities, great rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

chad

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beach Luxury with history thrown in!
What a nice surprise when you reach the dead end of a long country road. Superb location and staff are very proactive at making the stay perfect. Evening Meals are a bit 'trendy small' but reasonable price. The breakfast is healthy, loads of fruit. Foreigners can't do sausage and bacon so lets not go there. Would stay here any time. Syracuse town is great and reception helped us with best parking locations and access around the place. Great for a wander.

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, Kent, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exclusive, luxurious hotel with beautiful beach
If you want an exclusive, luxurious hotel with its own beach, stunning views and lovely staff, come to this hotel. ♡♡♡♡

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful scenery from the hotel
We had an amazing stay, beautiful scenery from the resort, access to facilities, and helpful staff. I could have stayed longer and would definitely return.

8/10 Good

Victor, Oakville ON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel in oasis like setting
We have stayed here before and it's a great property. You can choose from a private beach - which is very acceptable (not for walking though), and the pool - which is large and very clean. Breakfast is very good and rooms are large and comfortable. Staff was fairly helpful and generally happy. Not sure if it's best value for your money but it's a real good option when visiting Siracusa. We would definitely recommend this place.

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Alejandro, Colombia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice beach. Restaurant awfully expensive and quality of the food poor.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location. Breakfast not up to rivals.
Loved the views. Service fair not great and bit slow. Nice staff but bit disorganised. Modern architecture rather ordinary.