Awesome hotel and staff on the beautiful island of Salina. We were welcomed immediately upon…read moreentering and were given a tour of the property. Only 12 rooms so guests get personalized attention. It has more of a Villa feel than a hotel. Like staying at someone's incredibly beautiful home. We arrived at lunch time and decided to have lunch at the hotel. Everything is homemade with fresh local ingredients even the beer is locally made. The pool is a nice size for swimming or just relaxing and looking at the mountains or sea. They also have a sulfer tub which nobody tried. It looked a bit scary. They have really cool covered lounge chairs with privacy netting. Exceptionally clean hotel. The owner takes a lot of pride in her hotel and it shows. She even designed every room. It has a Mediterranean look and feel. Very relaxing and comfortable. Rooms are a nice size with an outdoor balcony including a chair, table and hammock chair. They left us fresh flowers and chocolates as a welcome gift. Only downside is the town is down a hill and I think I made a wrong turn and it took us much longer to find the restaurant. If you walk there are stray dogs but they seem harmless, and we also bumped into a rat on a fence so just keep that in mind if wildlife bothers you. One other thing if you don't have a car transportation is expensive. Definitely a great place to spend a few days or a week just to relax in a peaceful, beautiful setting with a warm helpful staff.

Best place to stay on Salina. Peaceful and tranquil. The…read morerooms are very simple but the location and setting are unbeatable. Upon booking we were offered a free boat trip around the island which was the highlight of our trip. This place is paradise.

My husband and I visited Sicily in July 2022 for our honeymoon and stayed three nights at Hotel…read moreSignum. On the last evening of our stay, 28 July, we dined at Signum. We both had the nine course tasting menu and wine pairing. There was a couple sitting two tables away from us whose baby cried loudly during nearly the entire duration of our meal (seven of the nine courses) and the restaurant management did nothing to intervene. Several other patrons were staring at the couple and their baby and were clearly upset by the noise. By the fifth course, I tried to flag down a man who appeared to be the manager to speak with him about the issue but he instead sent the sommelier to speak with me. When she came over I said no, I would like to speak with him. He never came to our table but proceeded to make the rounds at others', pouring wine and chatting. When a woman (presumably the chef Martina Caruso) came to our table later on to ask how everything is, I told her that the food and wine were wonderful but a baby had been crying for the past hour and a half and that I had requested to speak to the manager and he never came. She smiled and responded "but the baby is not crying now, is he?" (to be clear the baby did resume its crying following her snide remark). Understanding that Michelin awards stars based on a restaurant's cuisine and not service, I am nevertheless aghast that Signum was awarded a Michelin star as, in our experience, the poor management of the restaurant prevented us from enjoying the food. (To be clear, our server, the sommelier and the bus people were all lovely - management is the issue here). My husband and I have dined at over a dozen restaurants with at least one Michelin star, from Café China to Epicure, and we have never experienced such abominable management and general disregard for patrons' experience.

Full on gourmet meal. Get the four course tasting menu with wine pairing. Phenomenal. A special…read moreevening

I had such a nice stay in Il Delfino that I came back twice during the same vacation…read more Il Delfino not only has excellent food, especially fish and pasta, but also offers acommodation. Some rooms are on top of the restaurant, some are in a very nice and quiet backyard building. Both types of rooms are very spacious, absolutely well-kept, modern and friendly. The bed-sheats are comfortable and good quality, the matresses new. Honestly, of about 12 B&Bs that I saw between Cefalu and Stromboli this was the one I liked most and felt most at home. I got along very well with the owners and staff, they are helpful, friendly and they have the cutest dog, Twist.

This is actually a restaurant, the name on yelp implies a hotel. It's way off the beaten path on…read morethe beautiful island of Salina. The owner of the hotel recommended it for the beautiful sunset since it faces west on the side of a mountain. It's on the other mountain on Salina so you have to drive down then up the winding mountain roads. We had a local bus driver take us, I would not recommend driving yourself. When we entered the restaurant we were greeted by the owners, Mom, Dad, Son's and daughter. The son brought us to the outdoor second level which was beautifully decorated. Very elegant. The location by is facing the sea on the west while the mountain side is on the east. The son went over the menu with us explaining how they only use fresh in season ingredients. Since it is a relatively small restaurant, they may run out of certain dishes on or off the menu. For example his Mom makes an amazing tiramisu but they ran out tonight since the fisherman he buys seafood from requested the dessert for himself. We ended up ordering about 4 dishes to start and later each of us had a main course. All dishes were excellent and full of flavor plus super local cuisine. I had a swordfish rolled with breadcrumbs, raisins and of course capers . Something I would not find at home in NYS. As we dined we watched the incredibly beautiful sunset while listening to relaxing music played through out the restaurant. The son Francesco has a warm and engaging personality. He taught himself how to speak English and was easy to communicate with. We finished off the night with desserts and hoping the night would not end.

Our host gave us this recommendation for dinner and raved! about Mamma Santina . So we gave it a…read moretry of course! No doubt - it is a beautiful restaurant. But: make sure to have eaten before you go there and do have at least €300 in your pocket. The food was good but the portions mediocre. It was 4 of us in our party and ALL of us were still super hungry after we left. I picked up the check and was shocked - I paid about €290 for 4 starters, 3 entrees, a bottle of wine and two bottles of water. Would not recommend.

What a beautiful dinner all 20 of us had. We had dinner here as part of our Sicily tour and it was…read morean amazing experience and a very fun night. Everyone raved about the 3 courses that was prepared by the hotel chef and owner. We started with a caper/olive tapenade that was served with a light wafer cracker. The tapenade was savory and addicting. Could have eaten that all night. We actually asked for more! Then two kinds of pasta came out. First one was a spaghetti noodle with 14+ herbs as a sauce. Excellent dishes hard to describe but it was so extraordinary because of the combination of herbs and olive oil. The next pasta had a sauce composed of (tiny chopped up pieces) fish of sea bream and more herbs. Best pasta I've ever had that had fish as the foundation of the sauce. All of the herbs enhanced the fish instead of overpowering it. We had much discussion about how no one had ever had anything like these pasta dishes ever before. I loved them both, though I think the fish pasta edges past a tiny bit. The secondi course consisted of 3 types of fish plated beautifully. Fried swordfish on a bed of violet potatoes, a croquette style fish bites and a "meatball" made completely of fish that was outstanding. All 3 were stars to the palate! The dessert was their homemade orange ice cream. This was a perfect finale to a magical dinner. Highly recommend.