Hotel D'Orange D'Alcantara

“Wedding anniversary ”

We booked this area as we wanted to be in a less tourist place. This hotel is fantastic value for money. Rooms are cleaned daily. Ideal for exactly what we wanted. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Food was beautiful and plenty of wines to offer. I loved the fact it was family run as I find th... more

We booked this area as we wanted to be in a less tourist place. This hotel is fantastic value for money. Rooms are cleaned daily. Ideal for exactly what we wanted. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Food was beautiful and plenty of wines to offer. I loved the fact it was family run as I find that more personal. A great place if you like to sight see. The mountains are beautiful to walk up. There is also a bus stop out side the hotel to take you to numerous places if walking is not your thing. I had emailed previous to arriving and found the hotel very helpful on how and what transport was available from the airport. I must say if you like a more English resort then this is not the place for you. But like us if you wanted traditional and to be around the locals then this place is s must .

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“Lovely family run, clean and comfortable hotel!”

I am a tour leader and have stayed here this season with my groups. We have all loved this hotel. It’s a typical family run hotel, with everyone involved. The rooms are comfortable and clean, the food is excellent. Breakfast has a wonderful fresh fruit salad every morning with croissants, yoghurt... more

I am a tour leader and have stayed here this season with my groups. We have all loved this hotel. It’s a typical family run hotel, with everyone involved. The rooms are comfortable and clean, the food is excellent. Breakfast has a wonderful fresh fruit salad every morning with croissants, yoghurts, fresh bread, ham, cheese and scrambled eggs etc. There is a lovely pool on the roof with a deck area to sunbathe, or just have a drink and chill out. Its only 10 mins away from Alcantara gorge, also close is Castiglione (famous as one of the beautiful villages of Sicily), and also a good location to visit Etna. Francavilla is not touristy but is a real Sicilian town. If you take the time to wander, you’ll find really old areas, old laundries where 400 years ago the ladies would wash their clothes communally. The old streets and houses are a sign of faded grandeur. The convent is also worth visiting. This is a great place to stay, they even do massage at reasonable prices. The pizzas at weekends are yummy. But most of all the family work so hard to make it right. If it’s five star you are looking for then don’t book, but if you want a real family hotel, in a real Sicilian town, with real food and character then this is it. I love it and do have every one of my groups.

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“Faded Elegance - lovely welcome and atmosphere”

We spent a lovely couple of nights here in a spacious, airy and air conditioned room with a sun-filled terrace. Friendly, family run in a quiet town. But close to the Alcantara Gorge and easy drive to Taormina. We ate here both evenings and the food was good - simple but tasty. Would defin... more

We spent a lovely couple of nights here in a spacious, airy and air conditioned room with a sun-filled terrace. Friendly, family run in a quiet town. But close to the Alcantara Gorge and easy drive to Taormina. We ate here both evenings and the food was good - simple but tasty. Would definitely recommend it as a place to stay when visiting Taormina.

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“A lovely break”

Had a lovely 8 nights away at the hotel d’orange. We were on the half board package and the Breakfast was tasty with lots of different things like egg, cheese, toast, salami, yogurt, croissant etc. The Dinner was beautiful and probably the best food we have had at an Italian. The staff were great... more

Had a lovely 8 nights away at the hotel d’orange. We were on the half board package and the Breakfast was tasty with lots of different things like egg, cheese, toast, salami, yogurt, croissant etc. The Dinner was beautiful and probably the best food we have had at an Italian. The staff were great and especially chiara who spoke the best English which some of the staff can improve on just a little but the owners were really helpful and gave us a very warm welcome. The pool at the top of the terrace is beautiful and some of the best scenery I’ve seen in a while with ave Maria playing at noon throughout the town. Well worth walking into the village and visiting the cappuccini monastery, castle ruins, some really reasonably priced bars and restaurants. You must visit the little bar on the second corner from the hotel as they have gorgeous pizza slices for 1 Euro. The Godfather tour is an hours bus tour in Taormina from right outside the hotel. This beautiful village is well worth a visit and very cheap to drink and eat out with 2 good supermarkets near the Hotel.

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