Masseria degli Ulivi

Noto, Sicily, Italy

Facilities

  • Sympathetic restoration of a group of old farm buildings, with traditional pink wash and handmade cotto floor tiles

  • Large (15x20m) infinity pool and solarium under the shade of the olive trees

  • Tranquil and remote setting, without a building in sight

  • The buildings and pool are situated around a large lawn and all rooms open onto either a terrace or an external staircase

  • Clay tennis court (racquets and balls available), bocce (like bowls) court and table tennis

  • All rooms have A/C, safe, mini-bar, hairdryer and TV (Italian stations only)

  • Good restaurant serving locally sourced and seasonal products

  • There is a cantina for wine-tasting and bar drinks

  • Triple and quadruple rooms are available for families, and some disabled rooms too

  • Efficient, discreet and friendly service

  • Reading room

When to go?

The hotel is open from March to November. We visited in late May and it was booked up. Sicily gets extremely hot in July/August and it may be more pleasant to visit early or late summer, though all rooms have air-con.

Features include:

  • Restaurant
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Garden
  • Internet access
  • Outdoor pool
  • Tennis court
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycles available
  • Meeting rooms
  • Disabled access
  • Airport Transfers
Save to favouritesPrintMailMasseria degli UliviA short drive up a winding road to the hills above the stunning town of Noto brings you to the remote and incredibly tranquil 'Farmhouse of Olives'. You enter through a cool, dark archway where, on our visit, an old dog slept peacefully in the shade. The nineteenth-century farmhouse is built around a baglio (courtyard), with an old olive tree providing shade. The reception, restaurant and breakfast room are off this central space, with the accommodation in newly built blocks across the lawn. Modern edges are softened by the dusky pink colour of the walls and the jasmine, honeysuckle and rose plants climbing up the sides. Across the lawn is the beautiful infinity pool: semi-circular and surrounded by sun-loungers shaded by olive trees. Simple, comfy [r:SI015:rooms] have high beamed ceilings; some are split level, which will suit families. But it's the setting which makes it: you're in the depths of nature, with Sicily's most spectacular river gorge and her loveliest Baroque town both on your doorstep.

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