FabioColasanti
2023年12月17日
We stayed for five nights at the Relais Antica Badia in Ragusa in December 2023. We are retirees and experienced travelers. We currently hold the Ambassador status in the Bonvoy fidelity program (at least 100 nights a year); we have collected well above a thousand Bonvoy nights since joining the program in 2010 and in the current year (2023) we spent already more than 140 nights in hotels (Bonvoy and other hotels). We are quite satisfied with our stay at the Relais Antica Badia. The quality of the hotel exceeded our expectations. Quite satisfied is perhaps an understatement, we were sorry to go at the end of the stay. We chose the hotel as a basis for exploring Ragusa, Modica, Scicli and various other places in this part of Sicily. From this point of view the location of the hotel is perfect, right in the middle of the “new” part of the city of Ragusa (i.e. the one built after the earthquake of 1693). This was very positive as every evening we could just step outside the hotel, walk in the pedestrian area and choose among the many good eateries available (the hotel does not have a bar or a restaurant). It must be stressed that the hotel has a small internal garage/parking area (we drive a Volvo XC90 and a car wider than ours could not have driven in). We had our reserved space and we could take the car whenever we wanted. The parking area is in an internal courtyard just a few steps after the reception. The hotel is rather small, only 16 rooms, and is housed in an historical palace, the Schininà palace. The entrance of the building is impressive. The room where breakfast is served must have been the ballroom of the palace. But four/five other nice period rooms are also at the disposal of the guests. The hotel has a roof terrace which offers the best possible view of the San Giovanni cathedral. We had booked a “Junior Suite” and the room we were offered, room 208, was certainly larger than an average hotel room. The bed was good even if its width was at the lower end of what can be called a King-size bed: 1.80 meters. Ideally, we look for two-meter wide beds (like the one we have at home), but 1.80 was acceptable. The room had also a corner with two armchairs and a small table and plenty of storage place. The bathroom was even more spacious. There was only a small table that could serve as a writing desk, but a second one was brought in as soon as we made the remark. And it came with a lamp that could be lit up separately. The internet connection was good. The staff was extremely helpful and polite, from the reception desk to the breakfast staff. The breakfast buffet offered everything we could expect and more. Every morning we were given a hand out with the weather forecast for the day and the two following ones, some information about the city and suggestions about things to see (the information was different every day we were there). Just a warning. We were initially offered room 206, but it came
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