Villa Igiea, a Rocco Forte Hotel

Such a lovely stay in a beautiful environment with high quality service from friendly staff. The breakfast is the best I’ve ever eaten and their restaurant during evening is very good. The valve bar/lounge and its snacks was certainly more than a snack, it was a lunch. Their drinks were amazing and the bedroom was so nicely cleans and taken care of. The sheets cozy and you could relax completely.

Villa Igiea is one of the best hotels we stayed in on our trip to Sicily. The room was gorgeous with a spectacular sea view, the services were definitely 5 star. Excellent and plentiful breakfast with a wide choice of typical Sicilian products on the buffet, a fairly complete menu and excellent service. However, we were quite disappointed with the dinner at the Florio restaurant on 24/12, in this occasion the service was not good, the restaurant was quite full but in a hotel like this you always expect the best, which did not happen in our case . We had to wait a long time to take our order, we poured water and wine during the dinner and the table was not fully served and some of our guests had to wait.

A wonderfull hotel at an absolutly fabiolous location! The crew, the food, the crew…. simply everthing is perfect and lovely here. A special thank you for the upgrade and the wonderfull care of the extra-nice Concierge! If you go to Palermo don‘t miss it! 🙏❤️

We stayed at 3 "luxury" hotels in Sicily, and this was the best by far. It's like staying at the private villa of a billionaire friend. The grounds are gorgeous, and pleasant to walk around at any time of day or night. Room was wonderful. Staff was excellent. Breakfast is excellent. The restaurant was great, we ate there two nights and had an awesome time. The setting is just magical. The spa was excellent, but super expensive. Also, be advised that this hotel is about a 15-20 minute car ride to the center of Palermo. This is a good thing, because the hotel is a quiet oasis, but you have to plan to drive to get to/from the city center. walking is impossible. The hotel has a van that runs every hour, but you have to reserve because it's busy. Also, cabs in Palermo will rip you off brazenly, so use Uber instead. Cab rides back to the hotel cost us anywhere between 19 and 39 euro depending on the time of day, and how shady the driver was. All in all, I loved this hotel so much, and I'm already dreaming of when we can return.

From the moment I booked this trip to celebrate my husband's 60th birthday, until the day we left, it was a terrific experience. I need to call out Francesco, the Concierge, who went above and beyond helping to arrange a private tour guide/car for a day; and a fishing excursion, and a car transfer to Taormina when we left. He also had excellent restaurant recommendations. Back and forth emails for a couple of months prior to arrival and then when we met him on site he continued to help us navigate our stay. The whole staff was amazing! Welcoming. Remembering us when we came for breakfast, or drinks in the evening. We truly felt special and part of the 'family'. The service at Villa Igiea is overall the best I've experienced and I do stay at many 5-star/luxury properties. I am a Global Marketing Events Director for a major consulting firm and host VIP events all over the world. (Just so you know I have experience, ):-).Thank you for the royal treatment. Our suite was spacious, tasteful, so comfortable. Always kept clean, turn down service, etc. Additionally - the front desk honored my request for a French Balcony - and our view was spectacular. Meals: All were wonderful, delicious, flavorful, fresh. We happily dined with you for every meal more than once, including a very memorable dinner. Spa: Wonderful few hours being pampered by body treatments. it was heaven. The only small 'con' is that the location is not walkable to downtown Palermo. But it is a very short Uber/taxi ride away (and the hotel has a shuttle, we just preferred to go places on our own timing) - and those services are easy to get/use.