4 star Spa hotels in Syracuse, Italy

Wonderful and relaxing place. Incredible Staff - especially Giovanni!!

Solo traveller, late November 2014. The hotel is located in a rural location approximately five and a half miles south of Syracuse. They currently have some building work going on opposite which is to be a large spa associated with the hotel and, I believe, owned by the same people. It is possible to tell that work is going on for the spa, but it is so unobtrusive that it is only noticeable visually after you have left the hotel grounds, and not in a particularly negative manner. The facilities are clean and well maintained with very friendly and helpful staff. I had no problems during my time there that had any negative impact on my stay. A short walk away is the coast, which is signed for public access, sports, and swimming, though I did not venture out into the water given the time of year. The hotel has its own private beach and, although I did not visit, I imagine that it would be as well maintained as the hotel and probably a better choice than the public beaches which all seemed to suffer from an accumulation of flotsam and jetsam. I would recommend the hotel for couples and families with access to transport. I would advise anyone going to seriously consider renting a vehicle for getting around. The hotel offers complimentary transfers to and from Syracuse if you give notice on the previous day. The transport is clean, quick and courteous, but I expect that having a vehicle at your own disposal would widen the experience of Sicily significantly.

Having never been to Sicily before we were a bit apprehensive about what Hotel Capo Campolato and the surrounding area would be like. However, we were extremely pleasantly suprised. We had heard the nearby Augusta area was heavily industrialised and feared that the hotel would be affected but as it is situated about 15 mins car drive from Augusta and on the other side of a pennisula we were not affected at all. The hotel itself is well maintained with comfortable, clean self contained apartments and gorgoues views of the sea, gardens and Mount Etna. Private beach access although it's volcanic rock so be careful unless the sea is calm! Check out the nearby town of Brucoli, 5 mins drive away. Good restaurants include Castello, Rizzari and Mira Mare. There are also a few good cocktail bars and gets busy over weekend with live jazz bands playing along the sea front. Renting a car is a must if you want to do any sightseeing as there are no taxi's from Brucoli or the hotel, they have to come from Augusta, and there is no public transport really. We didn't have a car but the hotel staff were extremely helpful and gave us lifts at any time. into Brucoli. Very friendly people although if you don't speak Italian you will need a phrase book or dictionary as not many people speak English and all of the resaurant menu's in Brucoli are in Italian. The hotel did cater for English speakers and you can convert some of the Sky TV channels to English! Great experience - definitely go!

We chose Arenella primarily because it is well-placed for visiting interesting places in the South East corner of Sicily, notably the Baroque towns, Syracuse and Mount Etna. But we also spent plenty of time by the pools or at the beach which (in June at least) are not crowded or noisy - very relaxing.

Would definitely recommend and will surely return. Service with a smile, english speaking and very helpful staff. They also remembered what i had for b fast the day before and asked if I would like the same. Excellent.

Beautiful place, sunny weather - what else one need!