Villa Favorita Hotel & Events

Italy , Sicily
MARSALA, Via Favorita, 27
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50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2025

Katie

Couldn’t recommend this place highly enough our stay was perfect, the pool is so tranquil, clean and the ideal temperature. The staff are all lovely, food was also delicious both breakfast and dinner. We had the most wonderful stay. Only negative is it’s a little bit out of the town but as long as you have a car you’ll be fine.

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Jul 2025

Natasha

Pros: beautiful old buildings set in lovely gardens.

Cons: the staff at the hotel were unwelcoming and rude. When we arrived, the staff were arguing and extremely rude- I stood at the reception awkwardly waiting to be acknowledged while the two women at reception argued in Italian. We felt like the staff didn’t want us there.

It’s unclear what time the bar opens at the pool, they should be clear about that.

The vegan / vegetarian options at the restaurant are strange (there is a vegan burger but it wasn’t a burger at all)

The food at breakfast didn’t taste fresh.

There is a private pool that you can hire for an hour for 100 euros, this felt expensive and we weren’t aware of this cost.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2025

Esther

Lots that was good some not so good

The old buildings are beautiful. The room we had 505 was an old stable. The pool was magnificent and always plenty of sun loungers available. The breakfast was good quality and plentiful.
However the room was small, there was no WiFi apart from at the pool and the main building.
The evening meal was not good. Cold parmigiana and very limp chicken salad with no dressing offered.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

An oasis

Such a lovely place and nice staff. A little paradise.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2025

Paul

My niece and I stayed at Villa Favorita for two nights with identical bedrooms (303 and 302). Each bedroom had a nice little balcony. The rooms were on the smaller side - as were the bathrooms - but for one person per room they are adequate. The hotel itself is a beautiful, rustic complex of buildings (I assume an old farmhouse). The swimming pool is very large and has fantastic views of old town Noto in the distance. The hotel is conveniently located halfway between the beach and old town Noto (about 8-10 minutes by car to either direction). I would definitely stay here again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2025

Oliver

Convenient location but wonderfully rural feeling. Lovely restaurant and helpful staff. The rooms are perfect.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2023

Greta

Beautiful property and very Sicilian. Highly recommend it if you have a car. Noto and the beach are close but you need a car. Restaurant on site was very good with reasonable priced offerings.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2023

Maria del Pilar

the perfect place

the place is perfect! near Noto but out of town with a great view. staff really friendly and nice.

Good food

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2022

Paul

Great atmosphere at historic Sicilian property

Great atmosphere in old Sicilian property. Great location. Great pool. Fun breakfast. Lovely.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2022

Verified traveler

Lovely hotel

Lovely hotel, reception staff very pleasant and excellent English spoken, other staff less fluent. Pool vast and lovely. Our main issue was poor/non-existent Wi-fi.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2019

Verified traveler

It's a magic place, a Roman villa in Sicily overlooking the city of Noto definitely worth to go back but the staff wasn't very nice/ helpful

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2018

Lisa

Amazing experience at the Villa

Villa Favorita Relais has been a really amazing experience during our travels in Sicily. We felt the history of the building and it was great to stay a few days in the countryside surrounded by olive and lemon trees. The breakfast is amazing and we advise to have a meal here (we had dinner one night) as the food is really good, cooked with fresh organic ingredients. The use of the swimming pool is a bonus and is very refreshing to be able to chill by it after so much exploring. The area offers so many lovely destinations to visit a few miles away, from the towns to the beaches. The staff working at the Villa is very professional and everybody works really hard to keep the level of service offered at a very high standard. This place has been a real taste of Sicily! We do recommend it to anyone.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

This is a wonderful hotel for families. The pool is lovely, and the staff were very welcoming and informative. Unfortunately for the hotel being a 4 star hotel we did not understand why towels couldn't be changed and if you requested for extra towels or new towels we would be charged a fee. We had to air dry our towel on a clothing line. There were a few things that I can not classify this as a true 4star hotel but staff made up for it.

Partner

4/10

Poor

25 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

Not a 4 star hotel

Very outdated bathroom, uncomfortable bed and pillows, not a 4 star hotel

Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jun 2016

italy addict

Amazing peppery with a wonderful swimming pool.

It's a lovely hotel very close to noto. You will definitely need a car. Views are amazing and the swimming pool is to die for. Cons are rooms need major update. Mattress is terrible. Breskfast is so bad. We went to eat at 9 am and most of the dishes were empty. Artificial fruit juices. Horrible jam. It's not cheap so they can at least make a decent breakfast. They served Lipton tea ewwwwww.

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2013

Verified traveler

A little too modern but great quiet location

This was the only hotel we stayed in that seemed a little too cold/industrial definitely not a converted palazzo. Did have a great view and okay breakfast and parking was easy once we figured out how to find the hotel. Staff was helpful and location was great. Just walk up and you will find everything!

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2012

Jan

Old Villa

I understand this an old villa but I don't agree with the four star rating. The dinner was only average as was the buffet breakfast. The pictures look better on the website than in real life.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2011

Johnny

Australia

This is a fabulous place do yourself a favor and explore the coastal area as well as Noto.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Mar 2011

Keith

Disappointing

This hotel must be run by accountants!
The staff were friendly but their rules were difficult to deal with:
Restaurant closed in March (not expected).
The shower flooded the bathroom.
The breakfast food was recycled each day - we had the same cake for 3 days.

The buildings and decoration are outstanding; it is a gem but the fittings (like the shower) are shoddy. The TVs are 1980s vintage and no English stations; the WiFi is not available in the bedrooms and is charged for by the quarter hour....and the location map on Hotels.com is inaccurate and takes you to some really seedy locations before you find it.

Great place, lost opportunity.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2025

Renate

Die Unterkunft liegt sehr ruhig. Viele Unternehmungen sind von dort aus mit dem Auto gut zu erreichen. Sehr freundliches Personal. Angebot beim Frühstück hervorragend. Wünschenswert wäre ein Kaffee-Teezubereiter im Zimmer.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2024

Skønneste herregård bibeholdt i autentisk stil. Lækkert pool område og kan klart anbefales til dem der søger et roligt sted med gid placering. En lille perle

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2024

Claudia

Ottima struttura, pulita e confortevole. Comodo cenare presso il ristorante dell’hotel per una serata relax. Colazione super!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2023

Giovanni

Tolle Lage, sehr schönes Hotel, leckeres Frühstück mit lokalen Produkten, sehr nettes Personal

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2023

Magdalena

Lovely staff and location

Lovely location, plenty of character. We arrived late from the airport and they opened the kitchen to make us a mozzarella pomodoro, so nice! Very friendly staff and great breakfast. The only thing that could make our stay even more perfect would be better beds/pillows otherwise we had a wonderful couple of days. Lovely pool area.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2023

paolo

Dimora di fine settecento splendidamente ristrutturata e arredata mantenendo elementi e atmosfera dell’epoca. Camere e bagno spaziosi e arredati con gusto. Colazione eccellente con prodotti locali. Personale cortese e sempre attento ad ogni esigenza degli ospiti. Super consigliato per visitare la zona di Noto.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2023

Madalena

Estadia muito agradável. Staff atencioso. Típica Villa italiana, casa do século XVIII bem conservada e mantida, com os devidos melhoramentos. Bom pequeno almoço e boa piscina. A poucos minutos de Noto!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2023

Francesco

Ottima esperienza

Villa storica ristrutturata con finiture eleganti. Ottima posizione per esplorare la Val di Noto. Servizio professionale. Consigliato.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2023

Edoardo

Bella residenza curata, pulita ed efficiente

Struttura ex residenza nobiliare ristrutturata e ben tenuta ancora con amore dai proprietari che la curano e investono su di essa, mantenendola pulita ed efficiente. Camera superior al piano nobile, pulita con pavimento in mattonelle e bagno rinnovato anche se non proprio da 1 anno, come dichiarato. Buona la colazione, ottima la torta alla ricotta. Bellissimi e curati gli spazi comuni all'esterno, compresa la zona piscina. Attento il servizio anche e soprattutto da parte dei proprietari che ci tengono e sono molto gentili e cordiali, prontissimi a qualsiasi necessità. Nel complesso ottima esperienza da ripetere. Posizione ottimale se dotati di mezzo proprio per visitare Noto e per la spiaggia

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2023

Giovanni

Sehr geflegelt 😜👋👋👋👋

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2022

Filippo

El hotel es muy bonito, a un excelente precio. Cuartos limpios, personal muy amable y el desayuno delicioso. Altamente recomendable.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2022

Sandrine

Magnifique

Magnifique lieu dans un bel environnement calme. Piscine superbe , petit dejeuner parfait et personnel charmant. Un lieu plein d 'histoire et de charme .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2022

Christiaan

Great hotel near Noto

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2022

sun

너무나 아름답고 조용한 호텔입니다
우리는 예약한 방보다 더 좋은방을 배정받았습니다 따로된 건물에 있는 우리의 방은
그경치가 말로 다 할수없을만큼 아름다웠습니다 바쁘게 다니다가 평안한 휴식을 취할수 있었습니다 수영장에서 보는 노토의 경치는 환상적입니다 직원분께 감사드립니다

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2021

Janne Hjorth

Skønt sted

Fuldstændig fantastisk sted, smukt, behjælpelig personale, som er opmærksomme. Tæt på motorvej, så det er et godt sted at bo, hvis du vil se dette hjørne af Sicilien.
Restaurant var god og på niveau med tætteste by Noto, som også er meget hyggelig, med oplevelser og gode spisesteder.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Location incantevole. Massimo relax
Ottima cucina.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2019

Julie

Havre de paix !!

Excellent séjour dans cet hôtel. Un véritable havre de paix... nous avons particulièrement apprécié la surprise d’anniversaire faite à mon ami... Effectivement, sans que nous disions quoi que ce soit, et probablement grâce a son passeport, un présent nous attendait dans notre chambre avec une petite carte d’anniversaire !! Merveilleux séjour tout près de Noto (charmante ville)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2019

Verified traveler

Posizione comoda per raggiungere spiagge e città da visitare. Piscina perfetta per pulizia ed esposizione. Camera comoda. Bagno piccolo per due persone e senza specchio ingranditore. Sale comuni spaziose, la colazione abbondante e curata.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2019

Verified traveler

Villa propre et tres bien tenue .
Chambre spacieuse et décorée avec gout dabs le style sicilien, salle de bain fonctionnelle chambre avec vue sur les orangers. Villa calme et on respire la dolce vita, restaurant propose une belle cuisine sicilienne dans une lagnufique salle a manger. Petit dejeuner cintinental, gateaux siciliens, variété de thés, prduits faits maison.
Experience belle a faire. Tres bel etablussement. Personnel accueillant et qui parle français

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2018

anne-sophie

Belles prestations

Personnel parlant bien le français.
Petit déjeuner très copieux et produits de qualité (autant le salé que le sucré).
Le restaurant est également bon et les prix sont très corrects. Un verre de prosecco offert en bienvenu.
Mobilier désué qui conviendrait de changer. Très bonne literie. Salle de bains spacieuse.
Il manque une bouilloire dans la chambre pour pouvoir prendre une boisson chaude. Les extérieurs sont magnifiques (jardins et piscine).
Grand parking disponible.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2018

CHRISTIAN

Excellent hôtel

Séjour très agréable. Belle chambre et belle piscine. Proche de Noto.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Relais molto bello immerso nella natura

Albergo bello e accogliente. Personale gentile e disponibile, ma esiguo rispetto alla struttura

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

A destra noto, a sinistra il mare

Hotel molto confortevole e ricco di charme. La piscina con vista sulla città di noto regala relax in un contesto gradevole. Colazione ottima fresca e abbondante, è possibile anche fare pranzo/cena a La carte con un buon rapporto qualità prezzo. Comodissimo il parcheggio, posizione strategica per noto e riserva di Vendicari.

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2018

MANUEL

Estancia comodisima en la Sicilia bararroca

Atención excepcional, en varios idiomas. Parking muy cómodo incluido. Todas las habitaciones son distintas, cuidadosamente decoradas, muy atractivas. El hotel es una antigua hacienda agrícola perfectamente actualizada. El restaurante es muy aceptable, teniendo en cuenta que compite con la enorme oferta de restaurantes de todo tipo en la maravillosa ciudad de Noto, a 5 minutos en coche del hotel. Desayuno correcto, bien atendido. Rodeado de una gran plantación de limonero, huerta propia y mucho arbolado. Piscina grande, excelente y cuyo uso se agradece. El único pero es la wifi, gratuita, pero muy débil, que se cae continuamente si el hotel está lleno. La dirección del hotel y todos sus empleados son un ejemplo de amabilidad y buen trato.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2018

marco

Struttura molto bella. Personale qualificato. Consigliatissimo.

4/10

Poor

30 Oct 2017

Deludente dietro l'apparenza

Un 4 stelle con molti punti da migliorare. Nulla da dire sulla location, bella e immersa del verde. Peccato che strida con una gestione non all’altezza di un hotel che si fregia delle 4 stelle:
Una camera aveva la muffa su un muro e un forte odore di umidità.
Bagno misero con cabina doccia in plastica.
Tazza del wc gialla di calcare e tavoletta usurata.
Colazione nella media di un 3 stelle e con bicchieri consumati dal calcare e polveri sui mobili.
Personale non cortese e poco orientato al customer service.

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2017

H.G.Meier

Nice and calm place to relax

Very nice place. Only a view minutes by car to the beautiful town Noto or to mavelous white sandy beach Eloro.
Breakfast is great, Lunch too.
Relax at the pool and forget work and home.
But see below.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2017

Carlo

Ein einliger Aufenthalt

Villa Favorita befindet sich 3-4 Kilometer ausserhalb von Noto, abgeschieden, inmitten von Olivenhainen und wer Ruhe und Romantik sucht ist dort am richtigen Ort.
Wir haben 3 Tage dort verbracht, besuchten einige Male Noto, was absolut sehenswert ist, Modica
und Ragusa, waren auch in unserem Programm, welche auch sehenswert sind und ungefähr 50 Kilometer entfernt sind. Das Hotel ist ein alter Adelsitz, das mit viel Geschick renoviert wurde und nun als Hotel von der ursprünglichen Familie geführt wird. Die Anlage ist sehr schön und grosszügig, das grosse Schwimmbad und die Garten laden zum Enspannen ein. Der Empfang war sehr freundlich und hilfreich. Die Freundlichenkeit und Hilfbereitschaft der Sizilianer ist übrigens ausserordentlich und einmalig.. Die Zimmer sind gross, nett eingerichtet und haben alles was zu einem 4 Stern gehört.
Zweimal haben wir im Restaurant gegessen und waren mit Service und Essen sehr zufrieden. Besonders hat uns gefallen, dass Gemüse und Obst aus dem eigenen Garten des Hotels kam und dass auch Extra Wünsche berücksichtigt wurden. Auch das Frühstückbüffet war reichhaltig. Wir haben uns in diesem Hotel sehr wohl gefühlt und können es jederzeit empfehlen und werden bei unserer nächsten Sizilienreise wieder einige Tage dort verbringen.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2016

eric e esther

Un albergo con stil e charme

Ci si trova subito como a casa. L albergo e situata mraviglosamente. Al pool si puo godere il dolce far niente. La piccola colazione offre tutto.

Avremmo vuluto rimanere piu lungo.

possiamo racommandare il albergo

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2016

savino

Buon rapporto qualità prezzo

Ottima esperienza. Struttura di qualità , personale ottimo. Da migliorare la colazione mettendo prodotti tipici locali

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2016

Giacomo

Attenzione alla tipologia di camera