Alla Giudecca

Room was spacious and well equipped in an ancient villa like atmosphere (used to be the Jewish public baths still visible in the ground floor). At night (no staff to refer to) we could never figure out how to heat the room, so spent a rather cold December night.

A quiet island in the center of Syracuse. Close to everything that has to be visited.

We had a great stay at Alla Giudecca. It's very well located and had a nice ambiance. Breakfast was great and communication easy. The concierge helped us figure out parking and upgraded us to a larger room because it happened to be available. The beds are rather firm, but the spaces are charming and the hotel is just steps away from the water and many of the sights and restaurants. Highly recommend taking a tour of the Jewish baths on site if you have the chance.

My room was so far from the front desk down an alley with limited wifi. I asked them to move me the 2nd day. The bathroom had mold in the shower and the kitchenette needed updating. The blowdryer was broken and the mirror was old. This has a great potential for a hotel but needs updating. The room was big and could have been 2 rooms.

If you like rustic and history, this is undoubtedly the place for you. We loved it. Your neighbors are local people and you feel completely immersed in the local experience. The jewish baths were a plus, although we felt the charge for a 20 minute dissertation seemed a bit steep ( 7 Euros) The buffet breakfast was worth the convenience, light but pleasing enough. Our beddings and pillows was like lying down and smelling down feathers! This is how we sleep at home, and never, ever get down beddings in any hotel or bnb. The staff, especially Jess were very helpful. They let us check in early and put us in a room that didnt require climbing steps, since my husband had a fairly recent knee surgery. I would absolutely stay at this place again! There are restaurants near by and everything is in walking distance. Wear comfortable shoes. Ortigia is mostly old cobblestones.

We stayed two nights here coming from Cantania , we were driving and when we got to Ortigia the medieval district driving became impossible to reach the hotel by car , the streets were to narrow . We had to park near the waterfront take our luggage to the hotel , then park the car in a overnight car park and walk back to out hotel a half mile away . This building was not originally a hotel but was a home in the 1500’s during the Spanish Inquisition. When the Spanish came the original building housed Jewish baths underground that were built in the 5-6 th century . They sealed off the baths and built above them . The Jews left for Northern Africa and Northern Europe and abandoned Siracusa. The building became abandoned as well until 1986 , when someone bought the building to convert it into a hotel. That is when they found the underground Jewish Baths , unsealed them and now gives tours . Imagine from the 1500’s until 1986 these ancient Jewish Baths were just sitting there under water . They now have a system to drain the water that comes from underground springs so that it doesn’t flood. The place is charming , the rooms are nice size luckily we had a room on the 1st floor. The room floor is uneven and has a small ledge which can really cause injury if you are not careful. The hotel is centrally located in the Medieval section of Siracusa near sights , the water , churches ( the Huge Duomo ) shopping , and many very good restaurants . The front desk closes in the middle of the day for a few hours and so does the underground tour. Friendly staff , when we needed more towels they were very accommodating. Everything is within walking distance even the Archeological sites . The breakfast room is okk the usual continental breakfast but will make omelets and cappuccino. It was satisfying and kept us full until lunch . . The ambience is really nice , we enjoyed our stay here . BUT remember there is NO parking . Street parking which is around on the water side is reserved for residences only . You have no choice but to use the parking garage $15 per 24 hours , which I thought was very reasonable. I would recommend this hotel if you really want to immerse yourself in medieval culture .

Comfortable room with nice patio and view, nice breakfast to start the day and primo location. Easy walk to visit the island.

I wouldn't recommend this place. It's an apartment, the rooms and bathroom are in the second floor, which has a very low ceiling, if you are 1,75m or more you can't walk standing up straight without hitting your head! The shower had no effectively box, so all the bathroom gets wet. The external window of the main bedroom was broken, and there was no black-out curtain, so we have sunlight in very early in the morning. The breakfast could have more fresh fruits once it's a hotel in Sicily! Also the bread was over 9h20 and there was no refill! They call this a hotel, but the reception is there only for a few hors a day and they can't help you even to call a cab!

Fantastic location and unique historical building. Each unit is completely different, some are very large two bedroom apartments and others crowded small double rooms for the same price. HOWEVER it should only have a 2-3 star rating at best, definately not set-up to cook and self cater. Our suite had no cutlery, cups, galsses or cooking utensils ect. The room had not one comfortable piece of furniture, just a rock hard small loveseat for two people to share and a couple cheap Ikea patio chairs in kitchen. We stayed for two weeks in room 8 , bed was made daily and towels changed but room never cleaned once in 14 days. floors never swept, cobwebs on ceilings and bathroom growing black mould that worsened each day. he walls had giant chunks of plaster falling off that were never swept up and the one loveseat was stained. The hotel reception was never open and I only ever saw one overworked staff member who did an admirable job setting up and cooking breakfast but also doulbled as only room cleaning staff. The buildings main floor felt abandoned and the pictures on the internet showing cozy warm public spaces are false. There was NO shared public rooms to sit and relax ( Library, Reading or Music rooms) or NO outdoor spaces for guests use either. This hotel has immense potential but suffering from identity crisis- no real hotel services provided for guests BUT also not set-up to be a short/long term rental either due to lack of basic amenities and supplies in rooms.Rates should be 1/2 the price.