Masseria Degli Ulivi

Delightful hotel in a rural setting, within an easy drive of Ragusa, Noto and Siracusa, so a good place to base oneself in SE Sicily and/or just chill out. A good restaurant serving a wide range of local dishes in a pretty refined manner. Excellent buffet breakfast catering for most tastes. Staff in the restaurant were superb. Rooms were perfectly good but unremarkable.

I loved this hotel. Rural quiet location, large pool, lots of olive and oak trees to seek shade. Dining terrace is really lovely. Rooms nice and spacious. Staff were very helpful. Noto is a 20 min drive away, syracuse is 40. Car needed. One tip: book your dinner there in advance. Otherwise you need to drive to noto to eat

We stayed for 6 nights in this wonderful oasis just a few kms north of Noto. The Rooms, The Restaurant, The Gardens and The Pool are all excellent but the Management and the Staff were beyond wonderful. Great place, great location and great people. We’ll be back!

Lovely hotel in the countryside. Quiet, serene, good restaurant, friendly staff. Will definitely stay again!

This is a well marketed Masseria in beautiful countryside close to Noto and the other major centres of the Val di Noto. Its immediate attractions are its large and well-designed swimming pool and tennis court and the peaceful setting along a quiet lane way. But we enjoyed the excellent food in the restaurant most of all. Excellent food is important because although Noto isn’t far away, we decided that the winding roads at night weren’t compatible with drinking wine! Not only was the food good but the service was exceptional from our two main waiters, Marco and Gabriele. Their knowledge of the wine on offer was excellent. And they were both personable and helpful with our attempts at Italian! Breakfast is excellent too with a huge display of freshly baked cakes and pastries as well as eggs, cheeses and meats. That said, our travel agent made a mistake with the bookings and we were put in a standard room. We’d been travelling in Italy for six weeks when we arrived at the Masseria and we needed space and a private place to relax. The standard room was so small we couldn’t pass each other and there was no where to store large suit cases. The standard room might be fine for visitors coming with hand luggage from somewhere in Italy for an extended weekend, but totally unsuited a week’s stay for international travellers. There seemed to be no effective air-conditioning either. The bed was bouncy and there was only one additional pillow. Some rooms are up stairs. The. Masseria seems to have been built as a hotel, and not as its publicity says with rooms which would have been used for agricultural purposes in the past. It’s attractive but the place lacks a sense of tradition or “soul” compared with Fattorias or Masserias I’ve stayed in previously in the Mezzogiorno. But, good for the food, the fantastic service and the swimming pool and don’t have a lot of luggage!

TV system did not work, but property was amazing and quiet relaxing

Stayed here for 3 nights. It was very nice, secluded and quiet. Great option for travellers and families that like the quietness of the big garden and remote location. The rooms are sober and simple, but nicely decorated and comfortable. Very quiet at all times of the day and night, can’t hear a thing. Warm and hospitable staff and decent breakfast. The only thing missing was a nice bar or option to get cocktails and drinks by the pool. The mini-bar only has water. They have a bar next to the reception, but didn’t see a bartender on any time, nor other people in the bar for that matter. At night after an early dinner at the restaurant, where you are served swift and friendly, there isn’t anything else to do here. Noto is closeby and is absolutely beautiful for a day visit.

Spent 10 nights in this lovely hotel. Everything was just how I wished it to be. Our room was spotless, bed was comfy with a lovely view over the garden area and pool. Food was amazing. Enough to eat at breakfast with a wide choice. Dinner was a mixture of fish, meat & vegetarian dishes. All food was freshly prepared each day. Restaurant was busy most night with hotel guests & local users. Staff where top notch made you feel really welcome even the hotel cat (Pulina). Everyone was so friendly and made time to talk to you. Very small team & where able to multi task jumping from restaurant to housekeeping. Location was lovely and very quiet. A car is needed as out of the way. Would definitely go back.