Fantastic location in center of Castellammare. The managers are very friendly and ready in every…read moremomenti to give you helpful advice. The breakfast is fantastic: a lot of things are home made, for example the cakes. The cheese and salami come from nearby area. The rooms are very comfortable and spacious. The rooms with the windows on the main street are a bit noisy but they are the best choice if you want to try the typical life of a small Sicilian village.

This was a beautiful hotel with a great location across the street from the Chiesa Madre di San…read moreTomasso di Canterbury. There were lots of people walking around and we felt fairly safe. There were alley ways all around and every street was lined with marble. It was very quiet in the hotel. They have two small elevators for guests. We had a suite with a king size bed and upstairs there was a large closet area and another bedroom with three twin beds. Lots of room! The restroom was large with a shower, toilet and a bidet. They have breakfast for €7 or €9. Forgot how much exactly. We opted to forego their breakfast and instead go out to explore the surrounding area and grab breakfast elsewhere.

Don't let the pictures fool you! This B&B is in the slums. You have to go through 3 locked gates…read moremade of heavy gauge steel to get into the property. There are bars on all windows, even the top floor. The area around it is historic...and in ruins (not like cool Roman ruins). The mattresses on the beds are cheap foam. This is a step above a dingy hostile. Stay at your own risk, but don't stay out after dark!

Aldo did a fine job of getting us around Trapani. He is a delightful man and has many stories to…read moretell. He took us to Segesta where there are Roman ruins, Erice where there is an old walled city including a Norman fort, and he took us to the salt flats. He was helpful showing us the small city of Trapani which isn't much of a place to visit.

Unfortunately for us, we met Aldo the last day we were in Trapani. He speaks great English and is a…read morewonderfully delightful guide. He will take you everywhere you need to go and tell you all about the city. Being a native of Trapani, he knows a lot about the city and it's long, extensive history. Don't miss the Island of Mozia to learn about Italy in the 8th Century BC. Trapani is a busy city without too many places to park. I'd suggest contacting Aldo for trips and visits outside the city and staying in the historic center without a car. Otherwise you'll worry yourself to death over finding places to park.

ROUGHING IT When…read moretraveling through the island of Sicily you'll find many opportunities to stay at unique B & B locations. This location is about 20 minutes away from Trapani. When you arrive and park in the lot, you'll first notice the pool and on a hot August afternoon you'll want to jump right in to cool off. This location is very well established. They have several rooms plus a restaurant. It feels more like a motel and not a cute and cozy B & B. When we checked in we were told the pool closes at 7pm which seemed like an odd time considering we were in the middle of no where. Then we realized why this was happening while swimming. The staff was setting up for a private party next to the pool. The staff was also playing music for themselves and not the guests in the pool while setting up. This is never a good feeling especially when you are a guest and you booked a room to enjoy the pool. We felt pressure to cut our visit into Trapini short because we wanted to get some pool time in before getting kicked out of our pool. The mattress was probably the softest mattress in all of Sicily. The a/c in our room wasn't working great at all. I had to keep adjusting the remote controller until I finally got the unit to blow some cool air. Our room had a ton of flies in the room and I had to kill a bunch myself. It was really annoying. With the insufficient a/c and the flies in the room, we couldn't even open the window because our screen had a hole in it. This explains the flies. We really felt trapped when in our room. My wife said the room felt like a military barracks. We had dinner in the restaurant. It's a great view to enjoy sunset. The evening sky lit up like it was on fire. The food was just okay and I was a little let down. It was the first underwhelming meal we've had in the last 10 days of traveling in Sicily. I'd recommend the free house made bread with there house made olive oil. I'd also recommend the Gnocchi di pistachio and the grilled chicken. The pork chop was dry and over cooked. The veal isn't really veal and had a lot of fat and was chewy. It was a very tough piece of beef. The sausage was good and dense but very dry and over cooked. The house made pasta was okay and the tablespoon of red sauce was not enough to cover it. The team waiters were good but they kept trying to take our dishes away without asking. I really hate this. Don't grab my dish while I'm still eating because it's annoying. Breakfast was okay. You had to cut your own salami and bread with the dullest knife in the world. It was like a food challenge. If you could cut it, then you could eat it. There were definitely health violations with ever hotel guest touching the food. If you wanted orange juice you had to squeeze it yourself too. We definitely had to work for our breakfast. We stayed at many B&B's in Sicily and the breakfast was our least favorite at this location. It didn't feel special while staying here. We also didn't care for the room. It was very dark and the lack of air conditioning made the room uncomfortable. We would definitely not come back.