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Grand Hotel Ortigia vs Aretusa Vacanze

Both hotels are highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Grand Hotel Ortigia is the choice of most reviewers compared to Aretusa Vacanze. Grand Hotel Ortigia scores 83 with positive reviews from 4 reviewers including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.

Grand Hotel Ortigia
Grand Hotel Ortigia
8 / 10
Viale Mazzini 12, 96100 Syracuse, Sicily
From $92 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Insight Guides Insight Guides
"This appealing, well-renovated, well-run Art Nouveau hotel overlooks Porto Grande and the projected new yacht marina."
Star Service 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." Full review
Fodor's 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." Full review
Lonely Planet 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 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" Full review
Aretusa Vacanze
Aretusa Vacanze
7 / 10
Vicolo Zuccala, 1, 96100 Syracuse, Sicily
From $63 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This great budget option, elbowed into a tiny pedestrian street in a 17th-century building, has large rooms and apartments with kitchenettes, wi-fi, satellite TV and small balconies." Full review