Top hotels on the beach in Sicily chosen for you: with a superb location, affordable prices and a great value for money:
1. Acacia Resort Parco Dei Leoni
Acacia Resort Parco dei Leoni is in a great seafront location in Campofelice di Roccella, at 20-minutes drive from Cefalù and 45 minutes from Palermo, in the suggestive scenery of the Madonie Park. The Acacia Resort is a recently built property, immersed in a four-hectare tropical garden with a 1600 m2 swimming pool, overlooking its own private beach. The hotel, with excellent value for money, has a buffet restaurant with Sicilian and international cuisine and two bars, one by the pool and one with live music and dancing every evening. The hotel features a Mini Junior Club and numerous sports facilities, including: tennis court, mini golf, volleyball, five-a-side football, bowls, table football, billiards. There is also a wellness center on the panoramic garden terrace and a wall box for recharging electric cars.
2. Grand Palladium Sicilia Resort & Spa
Grand Palladium Sicilia Resort is an all-inclusive 5-star hotel overlooking its private beach in the Contrada Pistavecchia hamlet in Campofelice di Roccella, and with the number of services it offers it is for sure one of the top hotels on the beach in Sicily. Closeby you will find restaurants, bars, clubs and the famous village of Cefalù is at a 15 minutes drive. Ideal for both couples and families, the property features four swimming pools, including one for children, three a la carte restaurants and six bars. Beautiful spa with wetlands, face and body treatments, and rooftop indoor pool. It is equipped with a baby club, mini club and junior club for children from 0 to 16 years of age, and a large covered play area. Sports equipment such as a fitness centre, tennis courts, table tennis, darts and minigolf and evening entertainment offered by the hotel will enrich your stay.
3. Musciara Siracusa Resort
Musciara Siracusa Resort is a small luxury hotel located by the sea, right on its own private beach in the center of Syracuse, a stone's throw from Porto Piccolo, 1.5 km from the Island of Ortigia and 2 km from the Archaeological Park of Neapolis. Housed in an old renovated tuna fishery, the Musciara Siracusa Resort is a charming property, built with details of Sicilian craftsmanship: arches in local stone, wooden ceilings and precious fabrics. It features a restaurant with a panoramic terrace overlooking the sea with local gourmet cuisine and two bars, one of which is on the beach.
4. White Bay
White Bay is a 4 stars hotel in an enchanting location, right on the fine white sandy beach of Fontane Bianche, one of the most beautiful beaches in Sicily, just 17 km from Syracuse and 10 km from Avola. The restaurant with panoramic terrace overlooking the sea offers Sicilian cuisine revisited in a contemporary key. A spa area with an heated swimming pool overlooking the sea is also available, and within walking distance you will find shops and external restaurants.
5. Hotel Eros
Hotel Eros is a boutique hotel on the island of Vulcano in Sicily with direct access to the famous Acque Calde di Vulcano beach, known for its "fumarole" (hot marine water sources) and for the light sand that distinguishes it from the others in the area. At just 350 meters you will also find the other famous beach Sabbie Nere, on the opposite side of the island. The hotel has a large swimming pool, a Mediterranean garden equipped with sun loungers, a sun terrace, and a bar. In the center of Vulcano village, just 300 meters away, you will find many restaurants, bars and shops. From the hotel you can organize a boat tour of the Aeolian Islands, a trekking session on Vulcano mountain, paddling and kayaking activities. The island of Vulcano can be reached in 50 minutes with numerous daily ferries from Milazzo (Me) and from other Italian ports, such as Palermo, Naples, Messina and Reggio Calabria.
6. Mangia's Pollina Resort
The Mangia's Pollina is a very well-kept resort, with an excellent value for money and it is suitable for of all types of guests. It is located in a very suggestive location: on a promontory surrounded by the sea, with a view of the Aeolian Islands, at 13 km from Cefalù, an ancient fishing village famous for its beautiful beaches and for the Norman cathedral. The private beach of the resort is at the foot of the promontory, reachable by a few mins of panoramic walk or by a lift in the rock. Twenty hectares of parkland with flower gardens and walkways surround the property, which features a large infinity pool with whirlpool, 5 restaurants - from international buffets to fish & grill and sushi bars - and 3 bars, one of which is on the beach. Numerous sports facilities are also available to guests: tennis, padel, soccer fields, gym, ping pong, bowls, and equipment for water sports, such as sailing, canoeing, windsurfing. Entertainment and events are offered during the evenings, and for children there is a play area, a kids and junior club from 4 to 13 and from 13 to 17 years old, and a bio-design swimming pool in the shape of a pond in the pine forest.
7. Hotel Caparena
At 4 km from the historical center of Taormina, reachable by free shuttle, Hotel Caparena is immersed in a large Mediterranean garden and overlooks its own private beach. The hotel has a panoramic swimming pool overlooking the sea, and it is surrounded by tropical plants. It features two restaurants with Sicilian and international cuisine, two bars, one of which is on the beach, a spa and a gym with Technogym equipment. Taormina is one of the most beautiful towns in Sicily, with characteristic shops, restaurants and bars in the alleys, and famous for the Ancient Theater of Greek-Roman origins overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
8. Calanica Resort
3 km from the historic center of Cefalù, the Calanica Resort offers sea-view bungalows inspired by Polynesian huts, and overlooks its own private bay of gravel mixed with sand. This makes it rightfully one of the top beach hotels in Sicily. Equipped sun terraces, a freshwater swimming pool, an a la carte restaurant with sea view, outdoor tables and organic products, an indoor bar and a kiosk on the beach are available to guests. A tennis court and a five-a-side football pitch are at guests'disposal, and for lovers of water sports it is possible to rent canoes and book diving excursions. It is also possible for guests to rent bikes, scooters and cars. The property is 1 hour from Palermo and 2 hours from Catania and Agrigento.
9. UNAHOTELS Naxos Beach Sicilia
The main building and the villas of the Unahotels Naxos Beach are immersed in a citrus park that borders the property's large private sandy beach in Giardini Naxos, at just 20 minutes from Taormina and 45 minutes from Catania. 4 restaurants with typical Sicilian and international cuisine - one of which is on the beach - and 2 bars are available to guests, and there is also a special restaurant for children up to 4 years old. Four swimming pools, a tennis court, a fitness centre, a beauty center specialized in Ayurvedic massages and a boutique are also present in the property. Those traveling with children will also find a large outdoor playground and a miniclub with entertainment. All the services offered by the Unahotels Naxos Beach Sicilia make of it one of the top hotels on the beach in Sicily.
10. Hotel Punta Scario
The Hotel Punta Scario is located on the island of Salina in Sicily, at approximately 1 hour and a half by ferry from Milazzo, in a suggestive position on a rock overlooking the sea of the Aeolian Islands. The private beach below can be reached in just 4 minutes on foot, and the center of the village of Malfa is 400 meters away. All rooms have a sea view, are furnished with the colors of the sea, and have a small terrace or a private garden. The infinity pool offers an incredible panoramic view of the islands of Stromboli and Panarea in the horizon. The hotel also features a cocktail and wine bar on the panoramic terrace - where buffet breakfast is also served - a spa with sauna, Turkish bath and emotional shower, and a boutique.
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