Hotel Dell'orologio

“Nice room with terrace in Ibla.”

Property well located in Ibla, the Old city of Ragusa. Some room in the main building some others dispatched in some other houses. Ours was big, clean, with a nice terrace with view on Ragusa "new" city and the countryside. Recommended.

“Interesting!”

Unusual hotel with rooms spread around The pretty and pretty hilly town of Ragusa Ibla. We had a second floor bedroom with beautiful views over the deep valley. However, everything seems a little dark and damp and disparate being a non centralised set up. Some on our trip thought the rooms were noi… more

Unusual hotel with rooms spread around The pretty and pretty hilly town of Ragusa Ibla. We had a second floor bedroom with beautiful views over the deep valley. However, everything seems a little dark and damp and disparate being a non centralised set up. Some on our trip thought the rooms were noisy and dark. Our bathroom was very small and basic and we had been left only one bath towel for the two of us. The owner works hard but prices are on the expensive side.... most expensive limoncello of our trip at 5 euros.

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“Quaint City Hotel in Old town”

This was a most unusual hotel experience. Lots of climbing to get to our room but it was spacious. The hotel was set into limestone and had a smell, characteristic of lime. Once the a/c was on, we didn't notice it as much. The room was quite dark, along with the furnishings - but we didn't spend l… more

This was a most unusual hotel experience. Lots of climbing to get to our room but it was spacious. The hotel was set into limestone and had a smell, characteristic of lime. Once the a/c was on, we didn't notice it as much. The room was quite dark, along with the furnishings - but we didn't spend lots of time there. About a 10-15 minute walk into the historic district of town. Breakfast buffet needed more fresh fruit. Coffee was great!

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“A really lovely idea - the quality of your stay REALLY depends on your room!!!”

I loved the concept of this hotel, where a local street's buildings and houses have been adapted to become the rooms and public spaces. The overall architecture is very atmospheric and the owner and his staff were genuinely lovely people - I keenly remember him bringing a large tray of fresh croiss… more

I loved the concept of this hotel, where a local street's buildings and houses have been adapted to become the rooms and public spaces. The overall architecture is very atmospheric and the owner and his staff were genuinely lovely people - I keenly remember him bringing a large tray of fresh croissants and baked goods for our small tour group's breakfast! However, the quality of your stay will very much depend on the room you are given, as they vary enormously in size and condition. Some were really large; mine was a very small twin. Mine was also very damp indeed - to the extent that I was kept awake by the smell of damp on my bedding, even though it looked and felt perfectly clean and dry. Others in the group had no damp problems at all, but one couple ended up changing rooms twice (because of strange black specks of something over the bedding in the first room and plaster dust falling from the ceiling onto the bed in the second). The other problem was that the reception was closed overnight - it was closed by around 9.30pm and only reopened after our group's breakfast, when we needed to check out! So I'm not sure what would have happened had there been an emergency in the night. So overall - this is a fantastic concept but the owner does need to make sure that the buildings and rooms, as well as being cleanly decorated and with modern bathrooms, also are structurally completely renovated and sound.

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