Families looking for well-appointed rooms, a convenient location and plenty of activities should head straight to this hotel in San Vito Lo Capo, on Sicily's north-west coast. Villaggio Cala Mancina, Trapani
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The Hotel Villa Diana is an attractive, bijou hotel on the Aeolian Island of Lipari off the coast of northern Sicily. Located 400 metres from the main road, and only a kilometre from Lipari town's pretty little harbour, the Villa Diana has just 12 neat bedrooms, all overlooking the garden and sun terrace. Hotel Villa Diana, Messina
The Albergo Athenaeum Palermo is conveniently located near the city's university and just 500m from the motorway to Catania and Trapani. There are 80 comfortably furnished, modern rooms all with air conditioning, TV, telephone, safety-deposit box and tea/coffee-making facilities. Hotel Athenaeum, Palermo
Il Principe Hotel is located in downtown Catania, on the verdant east coast of the island of Sicily. It is a luxurious, four-star establishment, with just 25 tastefully furnished rooms and suites, each boasting air conditioning, mini-bar, satellite TV and a de luxe bathroom with Jacuzzi tub or shower. Il Principe Hotel Catania, Catania
The Hotel Del Centro is ideally placed close to Palermo's major attractions. Set in an elegant period building, each of the 22 rooms has its own balcony together with en-suite facilities, direct-dial phone, TV and internet connection. Hotel Del Centro, Palermo
A lovely four-star Sicily hotel, La Rosa sul Mare is on the most beautiful hillside of the Plemmirio nature park in Siracusa, with its cliffs of white rock and its flowered terraces gently sloping down to the Ionian Sea. La Rosa sul Mare, Syracuse
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A lovely choice among Sicily hotels, Italy … this is a charming hotel within an historic villa. The old house, built between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, is ideally situated for exploring eastern Sicily. It is close to magnificent beaches, yet is set in beautiful countryside, ensuring peace and quiet even during high season. Hotel Lady Lusya, Syracuse
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Step through the vaulted arches and limestone portico of this Syracuse (Siracusa) hotel and be transported back into medieval Sicily. Rooms are designed with antique furniture and in a rustic style with views across the terracotta skyline of this charming suburb of Sicily's most ancient city. Hotel Alla Giudecca, Syracuse
