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Guests are made to feel at home in this restored 13th-century tower and 18th-century baglio . The bright, intimate, central courtyard leads onto terraces shaded by olive and fruit trees with views to Agrigento’s famed temples (see Agrigento and the Valle dei Templi). Rooms on the upper level are furnished with antiques. Excellent restaurant (see Places to Eat).

This renovated palazzo opened in 2002. There are lovely views of Modica, a terrace and family rooms. The service is friendly.

Built as a grand hotel in 1902 on Taormina’s hillside, renovations have preserved the charm of the original while modernizing the guest rooms (most of them have good views). The Belvedere is also noted for its gardens with citrus and palm trees and serves pool-side lunches.

This 58-room 4-star hotel in a restored palazzo opened in 2002. Modern rooms are comfortable, soundproofed and equipped with fax and modem access. The hotel offers parking, an airport shuttle and a restaurant serving Sicilian cuisine (see Il Cuciniere, Catania).

A villa dating from the 1800s was faithfully renovated in 2002 Neo-Gothic style with Arab-inspired gardens and fountains.

It’s not the building that is historic here, but the rooms themselves. Each room is an installation piece created by a modern artist, with evolving designs that guests are asked to participate in. Each room has a sea-front terrace. Within easy reach of Cefalù, the Madonie mountains and the Fiumara d’Arte sculpture garden.

This 17th-century baglio sits on the slopes below Erice. Rooms are laid out around a stone courtyard and boast original stone walls, exposed beams, terracotta floors and traditional rugs.

Located between Palermo and Monreale, in what is known as the “Golden Valley”. The spacious rooms have terracotta and majolica tiled floors.

In a renovated palazzo . Rooms are soundproofed and take in the views of the piazza. Parking.

Built in Art Nouveau style in the mid-1800s. There are columned and marble public spaces where mafia dons once held meetings, although the rooms are less luxurious.