A.D. 1768 Boutique Hotel

What an amazing place! My wife and I spent 3 nights here in early September and could not have had a better experience with the hotel. Our room was right next to the sitting room with the incredible ceiling frescoes, and our own ceiling was gorgeous, with a lovely balcony right off the Duomo piazza (perfect location). The entire hotel is creatively appointed with a mix of traditional and modern art that is both beautiful and fun. Breakfasts were the best we've had in nearly 2 months in Sicily (so far), and this has been our favorite hotel. For comparison, we stayed at the stellar and vastly more expensive Villa Athena hotel in Agrigento, and still liked this one more. But the best part is the staff, who are uniformly friendly and helpful. This proved to be very important for us, because my wife succumbed to E coli food poisoning, mostly likely from contaminated lettuce at a restaurant in town (it's an unquestionably excellent establishment so I assume contaminated supplies but don't know; just bad luck). She was extremely ill and didn't recover for about 2 weeks (long after we left), and the staff was as attentive and kind as could be, offering to bring up a glass of wine for me to have with dinner that I brought back to the room (and if you're going to be sick in a hotel bed, there's no better place). They were also very helpful with parking advice, including patiently helping me deal with 2 parking tickets I stupidly racked up. Thanks to the manager (owner) and staff for everything!

This is the place to stay in Ragusa Ibla. If there’s availability and the price works for you, book it. A beautifully restored palazzo in the perfect location. Rooms are large, well designed and decorated, with high ceilings. The owner and staff are wonderful, offering very personalized service. The breakfast is fantastic—not a typical buffet, but a curated selection prepared and presented with care and pride in local products and traditions. Additionally, the hotel arranged a private tour of Ragusa with an excellent guide, Francesca. A wonderful hotel in a wonderful town. This is how it’s done. Highly recommend.

splendid hotel this hotel is gorgeous and so comfortable. breakfast is really good. it’s an incredible location in ibla. highly recommend.

Truly lovely and interesting property. You can really see the love the owner put into the space with all the interesting art and renovation work. We loved the breakfast (one of the best we had this trip) -- everything was delicious and locally-made/procured. We esp appreciated the detailed parking info the hotel sent us prior to our stay!

What a wonderful place! I can’t recommend this place enough for a stay in Ragusa.

Gorgeous, lovingly restored palazzo that is an elegant hotel. Loved it.