This hotel is just wonderful. I stayed in April-- 3 days after the G8 had finished. The hotel check in staff were excellent. My room was wonderful. Spotlessly clean, terrific sea view and so quiet at night. The views from the front facing rooms were fabulous--sea and views of Etna when it was clear. The 5th floor bar had amazing... more

We stayed here in early April 2009 and like another review mentioned, there was a lot of construction going on getting ready for the G8 environmental conference. The location, once you find it, is wonderful. I can't imagine not staying on the little island Ortigia when visiting Syracuse. Nothing was more than 15 minutes away. The hotel was very clean... more

My wife and I spent a night at the Hotel des Etrangers et Miramare and would highly recommend it. It is centrally located in the Old Town, near some museums, restaurants and sights. The hotel common areas and our room were well-decorated (and not "over the top") and very clean. Service was attentive without being intrusive. The breakfast buffet offered... more

Our group of 14 artistic, older women stayed one night on November 10, 2008, and we loved this hotel. The reception was helpful with our bags and with giving dining and other advice. I was the tour leader, and immediately after check-in my group began calling me to say how wonderful were the rooms, every one with a spectacular see... more

I spent two very pleasant days in this hotel, built in the late 1800s with beautiful influences of liberty and art-decò style. The sea-view was amazing, the typical Mediterranean cuisine was delicious. I appreciated very much the restaurant of the hotel, situated at the last floor of the building, which offered a breathtaking view of Siracusa seaport and of a... more

My husband, daughter and I stayed at Hotel des Etrangers et Miramare for 1 night July 12, 2008. The experience was a complete disaster. This hotel is rated in various places as a 5 or 4 star hotel. It should not have anymore than a 2 star rating. There was no one at the door to take our bags. The... more

Got a fairly decent deal on this hotel and despite some negative elements to the reviews went ahead with a booking (just for the one night). While Ortigia and Siracusa is a beautiful place to stay and the hotel does indeed have the advantages of a great location and view, the staffing at the hotel (particularly that on the front... more

We stayed 3 nights in July 2008. The hotel has a great location, a historical building, a grand lobby, sort of snobbish staff. We booked through Expedia and probably that's why got a room in the annex building with almost no seaview and no bathtub. The shower floods the bathroom (as I now read from other travellers' reviews). The room... more

We had booked deluxe sea view rooms and had small rooms with a sea glimpse (if you had a long neck and could peer round corners) We did ask to change but were offered only one replacement rooms (thre were 6 of us in 3 rooms) which was very small, certainly not deluxe, albeit with a sea view. The rooms... more