Il Podere Hotel Restaurant

Overrated. Lovely countryside location, but...... Room does not have wired wifi or wireless wifi. Only in common areas. Bedroom - we upgraded to a suite, but Air conditioner didn't work, bathroom needed huge upgrade. Plastic shower screen, hair dryer that burnt your hands. Up one step to help with water flow ! TV was in a cupboard, smallest ever in a hotel, with remote not working (turned out to be no batteries), which they knew about before we arrived. Huge wooden furniture - lovely to look at but enormous. We got used to the man in the next room snoring, but the animal in the roof space was interesting. Soundproofing limited. They have a great pool area, but....they let anyone in on a Sunday !!! And they are geared up for weddings - so avoid a weekend stay. Restaurant menu is limited and they didn't have some things on the menu, even though we were first in a very quiet dining room, but they wanted us to book. Breakfast was very basic- 2 star at best. Cooked food on our first morning, nothing the second morning. Basic continental, with cold meats, cereals, breads and cakes, with some fruit and yogurts. 4 star - on the surface it looks like it, lovely setting and grounds, with the ambience of a 4 star, but in reality - far less. Staff were lovely and engaging, but they need to offer more and have far less rigid rules. Would we stay again - NO, but if they upgraded their facilities yes.

Ottimo hotel per coppie e viaggiatori per affari. Attenzione solo alla strada che porta alla struttura poichè le buche la rendono pericolosa.

We seemed to be the only people staying on the first night and certainly the only people eating that evening. Because of the distance from the nearest town and the narrow road to the hotel, we chose to eat at the hotel both nights. The chef was very pleasant and accommadating but the food was adequate at best.

Beautiful hotel in a lovely location. A bit out of the way if you want to dine out every night but suited us fine. Only downside for my partner was that most of the pasta dishes were shell fish (which he cannot eat). The chef was accommodating, which was very helpful. Dishes all amazing and their tiramisu - wonderful. Staff all friendly and extremely helpful. great couples or family hotel.

Really nice stay and wonderful Hotel. Very scenic place, but a bit far from everything if you don't have a car. Breakfast was okay. Pool is lovely, but is only open from 10 to 6 during the day, which was a bit frustrating.

Hôtel dans la campagne mais proche du centre de Syracuse .............

Thank goodness for the GPS, as without it, we would never have found Il Podere, which is in a very rural area. Imagine going down narrow country roads for miles and finally coming up to Il Podere, a charming large walled complex, with classic gates. The room was huge, the bed comfortable. No elevator and our room was on the first floor (second floor to Americans, as the ground floor is not the first floor). The key was not the customary plastic cardkey, but a hunk of brass about as big as an apricot. The hotel had a gorgeous swimming pool, but it was only usable from 10 to 7. It had playground items for kids. The restaurant was lovely, with good food and excellent service in a very formal setting. We made a mistake by ordering the 25€ prix fixe four course dinner, which was just too much food.

La struttura, anche se un pochino dispersa, è molto bella e lontana dal caos delle vicine località turistiche. Parcheggio privato, ingresso piscina, hall e camere all'altezza di un hotel a 4 stelle, forse anche 5. Unica pecca frigorifero in camera rotto, e nonostante segnalato ci hanno fatto pagare l'acqua fresca al bar, offrendola potevano ripagarsi di questo piccolo inconveniente, in una settimana con 45 gradi all'ombra :)

Beautiful traditonal rural hotel with excellent garden and pool area. A little sparse in the bedroom but all necessities. Watch the Sunday when outside guests are allowed in and a rather out of character animation team with loud music comes into play. Excellent food in the restaurant and a good variety at breakfast.

La struttura si presenta bene, menzione speciale per il giardiniere, ma assolutamente indegna delle 4 stelle per quanto riguarda la vivibilità del soggiorno. L'aria condizionata solo nelle camere e vincolata al tempo in cui si è in camera, con un estate da 40 gradi, veramente ridicolo, così come certe disposizioni: "vietato portare cibo e acqua in camera". il wifi non esiste nelle camere ma solo in una ristrettissima area comune. In realtà l'hotel si dedica ai matrimoni e credo che il turista normale sia quasi considerato un peso, basti pensare che quando ci sono i matrimoni non esiste uno spazio dove stare, al di là dell'inevitabile rumore della festa fino alle due della notte.