Hotel Caiammari

If you are looking for some peace and quiet near to Syracuse then you can't get much more peaceful than Caiammari Boutique and Spa Hotel. With its immaculate gardens, two huge swimming pools, good sized rooms and absolutely lovely and anazing staff, it really is somewhere to unwind and relax. The breakfast is very good and includes homemade cakes made by the owners fair hands - it's work it just for the cake! The restaurant offers a limited number of anti pasta, first course and mains. All were a very good standard and traditional with a modern twist. As the menu doesn't change, if you are staying longer than say 3 days it is advisable to start to look outside the hotel for dinner options. The restaurant is closed one day per week, so again it will be necessary to leave to hotel (although the owner volunteered to come in an cook pizza for those guests that had no car). This leads me to my next recommendation - transport. The property is close to Syracusa and Ortiga but is a car/taxi journey away. This includes some of the nearby restaurants. A taxi ordered via the hotel is €25 one way, a taxi return from the rank was €35. All taxis come from Syracusa so its roughly the same cost regardless of destination. For the odd night, it's OK, but to do this for several nights becomes a little costly, hence why a car is thoroughly recommended. Regarding the state of roads and fly tipping, which you may have read in other reviews, this sadly is endemic across Sicily in non-tourist areas - even the road to the British War Cemetery is littered with rubbish. This is way beyond the control of the hotel and they should not be held responsible for something out of their control. It certainly does not detract from the property itself. Finally bring some mosquito repellent - the little rascals are across Sicily - inland, Mount Etna, the seaside - they love the taste of tourists.

I think it would be nice if the chef changed the dinner menu more regularly. The food was fantastic, but the menu limited. A stay of more than 4 days would result in having to choose the same thing. Of course you can go out, and we did, but some guests who did not have cars were a little stuck.

This is a really lovely oasis of a hotel near Syracuse.The staff were very helpful and always smiling.The breakfasts were very good with some lovely home made cakes and fresh fruit. The pool was very nice-a good size with plenty of sun loungers and because the hotel is not huge was never too busy.The room we had (a superior) was very spacious with a comfortable bed, efficient air conditioning and a good bathroom where everything worked and which had a good shower which always had enough hot water.All in all we loved it! It is a good base to explore southeast Sicily from.

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Beautiful and well maintained property. The pool is amazing, perfect to end a long day after sightseeing or to just stay there relaxing all day. The breakfast is very complete, much better than what usually served in most Italian hotels and the staff was super nice (special thanks to Gabriela, top service!). We had dinner at the restaurant one night and the food was great, but if you have a car there are also other good options nearby. The location was excellent, but yes you definitely need a car!

The room was very basic. We didn't realise at the moment but we did not get a room with 1 single bed and 1 large double bed, as shown in the description for the "Deluxe" double option. So either it is not worth the price difference over the "Classic" double, or we were given a classic but charged for a deluxe... - check this upon arrival!

Relaxed atmoshere. Cleanliness was fabulous. Our room was amazing with the best bed i have ever slept in. Breakfast and fresh home made food. The family who own the property who will bend over backwards to put any issues you may have right. How can i forget to mention Ron the lovely family dog❤️ Swimmingpools x 2 the best Overall ambience of hotel, beautifully kept gardens, peace and quiet

Really struggling to find an answer here. Definately a benefit to having a car here.. Mozzie spray if staying in september

The hotel was very nice, it has a beautiful garden and apartments are built like a little village. They have a lot of orange, lemon and palm trees on the estate. The road from the gate to the reception is like in the movies. The room was cosy and clean. Breakfast was amazig, you only need to get there early. The staff and the hotel manager are very friendly and they show great care for their clients. We went there for our honeymoon and they surprised us with a plush heart and rose petals on the bed.

Room is a bit dark without the lights on during the day, as it has only one window. But that's maybe just the way traditional houses on Sicily were built, I wouldn't know.

The only downside to this hotel is the location and if you’re not driving, taxis are expensive but it’s Italy so we half expected it. The rooms are lovely but the outside space (gardens & swimming pool area) are absolutely gorgeous! Even the sun loungers were comfortable. Breakfast was fantastic - to the point that my 6 year old daughter was waking up early as so excited to eat 😆. However, the staff and service was the real clincher as they were all so lovely and couldn’t do enough for us. We went on to stay at a 5 * hotel in Taormina after and the service did not even come close to this. We would definitely stay here again if in the area despite the location.

If you could pick this hotel up and put it in the centre of Ortigia, it’d be perfect.

There wasn't much that we didn't like! We were visiting for our anniversary and they very kindly upgraded us to one of their junior suites. The room was absolutely incredible, couldn't have asked for better. They even decorated it for us with petals. It was just very thoughtful and really appreciated. The pools were amazing and having a bar next to them so we could always get a drink was very convenient. The staff were wonderful, every single one of them, but particularly the three members of staff on reception. Also loved Ron, the hotel dog!!

Would have liked a bit more cooked stuff and fresh savoury things at breakfast. And the air conditioning was much better on our first night than it was the rest of the trip. It seemed to get less powerful.

We had an amazing experience from the moment we arrived through the impressive tree lined driveway into a beautiful oasis of palm trees. The staff are wonderful. Our room was great - we got upgraded as we were on our honeymoon which was a lovely touch. The pools are great, with comfortable pool side loungers, and a bar with a great cocktail list (very strong negronis!) Breakfast was an incredible spread which we looked foreward to every day. We also had dinner here which was delicious, particularly the wines. We had an incredible massage at the spa also. Loved it, thank you. There is a dog running around too which we liked.

We loved it all! If you are looking for more entertainment, then perhaps look elsewhere (e.g. a game rooms, pool table etc.) but we were happy to lie around and relax. We also didn't love the lighting in our room (they look like snakes haha but kind of cool too...)

Large, warm swimming pool, superb garden with greatly maintained plants, trees and shrubs, lovely vegetables and fruits garden with tomatoes, aubergines, oranges. The breakfast is exceptionally well appointed and really worth waking up for. Everyday you get various tiny fingerfoods, tangy olive oil locally sourced, the service here is so corteous and warm and efficient like you are royalty. The room we had was spacious, old traditionally style, beautiful materials like hand made ceramics. Superb entrance road lined with tall trees, the night sleep is favoured by quiteness. Amazing value for money.

The location is perfect, close to all main historical areas and there are nearby beaches with crystal clear water. The pool area is big and comfortable. The building is stunning with a huge garden. Food is delicious and the staff are polite and helpful. The manager Cettina is friendly and made us feel at home. Rooms are cleaned and spacious. We will go back.

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