Hotel Villa Favorita

Couldn’t recommend this place highly enough our stay was perfect, the pool is so tranquil, clean and the ideal temperature. The staff are all lovely, food was also delicious both breakfast and dinner. We had the most wonderful stay. Only negative is it’s a little bit out of the town but as long as you have a car you’ll be fine.

Pros: beautiful old buildings set in lovely gardens. Cons: the staff at the hotel were unwelcoming and rude. When we arrived, the staff were arguing and extremely rude- I stood at the reception awkwardly waiting to be acknowledged while the two women at reception argued in Italian. We felt like the staff didn’t want us there. It’s unclear what time the bar opens at the pool, they should be clear about that. The vegan / vegetarian options at the restaurant are strange (there is a vegan burger but it wasn’t a burger at all) The food at breakfast didn’t taste fresh. There is a private pool that you can hire for an hour for 100 euros, this felt expensive and we weren’t aware of this cost.

The old buildings are beautiful. The room we had 505 was an old stable. The pool was magnificent and always plenty of sun loungers available. The breakfast was good quality and plentiful. However the room was small, there was no WiFi apart from at the pool and the main building. The evening meal was not good. Cold parmigiana and very limp chicken salad with no dressing offered.

My niece and I stayed at Villa Favorita for two nights with identical bedrooms (303 and 302). Each bedroom had a nice little balcony. The rooms were on the smaller side - as were the bathrooms - but for one person per room they are adequate. The hotel itself is a beautiful, rustic complex of buildings (I assume an old farmhouse). The swimming pool is very large and has fantastic views of old town Noto in the distance. The hotel is conveniently located halfway between the beach and old town Noto (about 8-10 minutes by car to either direction). I would definitely stay here again.

Convenient location but wonderfully rural feeling. Lovely restaurant and helpful staff. The rooms are perfect.