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Grand Hotel Ortigia vs Appartamenti Forte Vigliena
Both hotels are highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Grand Hotel Ortigia is the choice of most reviewers compared to Appartamenti Forte Vigliena. Grand Hotel Ortigia comes in at #2 in Syracuse with recommendations from 5 sources like Insight Guides, Frommer's and Fodor's.
Grand Hotel Ortigia
Insight Guides
Star Service
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Frommer's
Viale Mazzini 12, 96100 Syracuse, Sicily
From $92 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Insight Guides
"This appealing, well-renovated, well-run Art Nouveau hotel overlooks Porto Grande and the projected new yacht marina."
Star Service
"Built in the early 1800s in liberty style, the Grand Hotel Ortigia, located on the island of Ortigia, overlooks the picturesque and historic Syracuse harbor."
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Fodor's
"An elegant, fantasy-inspired design prevails at this venerable institution, which has enjoyed a prime position on the Porto Grande at the base of Ortygia since 1890."
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Lonely Planet
"Big and brash, the Grand Hotel is Ortygia's top-class hotel with all the requisite amenities and none of the character of some of the smaller hotels."
Frommer's
"Originally built in 1905, this is the best located hotel in Syracuse, with a very appealing mix of modernity and old-world charm"
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Appartamenti Forte Vigliena
Lonely Planet
Via Giovanni Battista Alagona, 52, 96100 Syracuse, Sicily
From $0 /night
- Family Friendly
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Buried 20m beneath the Alla Giudecca hotel in Ortygia's old Jewish ghetto (known as the Giudecca) is an extraordinary ancient Jewish miqwe (ritual bath), reputedly Europe's oldest. "
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