Hotel Federico II

3.0 star property
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Front of property
Exterior
Front of property
Hallway
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Via M. Baracca 2, Castiglione di Sicilia, CT, 95012
  • Castle of Robert Lauria
    3 min walk
  • Cuba of Santa Domenica
    7 min drive
  • Il Picciolo Golf Club
    7 min drive
  • Catania (CTA-Fontanarossa)
    86 min drive

Room options

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • 20.0 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Triple Room

  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

Quadruple Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 4 Twin Beds

Double Room Single Use

  • 16 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Castiglione di Sicilia

A stay at Hotel Federico II places you in the heart of Castiglione di Sicilia, a 1-minute drive from Castle of Robert Lauria and 7 minutes from Cuba of Santa Domenica. .This hotel is 8 mi (12.8 km) from Mount Etna and 19.8 mi (31.9 km) from Isola Bella.

What's nearby

  • Castle of Robert Lauria - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Cuba of Santa Domenica - 7 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Il Picciolo Golf Club - 7 min drive - 6.6 km
  • Corso Umberto - 32 min drive - 28.9 km
  • Taormina Cable Car - 34 min drive - 36.3 km

Getting around

  • Fiumefreddo Station - 20 min drive
  • Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) - 86 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ristorante President - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪La Dispensa Dell'Etna - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Bar Damico-Valastro - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Bar Del Corso - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Morà Lounge Bar - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Hotel Federico II

Hotel in Castiglione di Sicilia with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Hotel Federico II offers 9 accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Castiglione di Sicilia hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 9 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as bicycles to rent or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a hair salon.
Stop by the hotel's restaurant, Sine Tempore, for lunch or dinner. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Sine Tempore - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Russian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Sine Tempore

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Fridge
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 20 per stay
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 20 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Federico II Castiglione di Sicilia
Hotel Federico II
Hotel Federico II Castiglione di Sicilia
Ferico II Castiglione Sicilia
Hotel Federico II Hotel
Hotel Federico II Castiglione di Sicilia
Hotel Federico II Hotel Castiglione di Sicilia

Hotel Federico II Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 69 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Characterful hotel in beautiful old town
Great hotel in a stunning town. Staff were very friendly and helpful and food in the restaurant was delicious. Highly recommend, although be warned driving through the narrow streets is a challenge!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location and friendly stuff. Parking available.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

enaj, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful location
Comfortable hotel and friendly staff. Even though we arrived quite late we were able to have a lovely meal in their restaurant. Beautiful little town
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm and friendly
The staff was amazing. Their personal interest in our comfort and enjoyment of stay was noteworthy. The restaurant food quality was excellent. Order their house wine, it was perfect for the homemade pasta dishes

8/10 Good

D, ISRAEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
comfort hotel
the hotel is situated in the old city , quiet area. .nice view .

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent value for money!
Breakfast wasn't great!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff and perfect location. The pillows were too thin, but apart from that will happily stay there again next time.

6/10 Okay

Chris, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good value hotel in old part of town.
We enjoyed our 2 day stay in this rather out of the way hotel but it is a fine base for exploring round Etna. Good value and excellent dinner. Unfortunately we were locked out at 10.15pm after going for an evening stroll so I would suggest that a key be provided or a staff member be on duty. We did get in eventually after attracting the attention of another guest!

10/10 Excellent

John, North Wales, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in a beautiful location.
This is the second time that we have stayed in this hotel and we enjoyed as much as the first time. The food was delicious. In our second week we went to another part of Sicily, but could not find any food which compared with Federico II. The hotel is situated at the top of a beautiful, very peaceful medieval town perched on the top of a hill, with dramatic views of Mount Etna. We are looking forward to visiting a third time!

10/10 Excellent

Sue, New Hampshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice stay in atmosphericCastiglione di Sicilia
Our GPS could not find the hotel due to Expedia forwarding the abbreviated name of the street on which the inn is located. A call to the hotel's front desk resulted in the appearance, within minutes, of a staff member in his car, ready to guide us to the hotel and help us park. We were able to converse in English with the multi-lingual family that owns the hotel, and found them to be helpful and hospitable. Our room had shutters opening on to a balcony, giving us a lovely view of a medieval street and a glimpse mountains in the background. The room was not as modern as the pictures made it seem, but it was comfortable and immaculate. The WiFi worked perfectly throughout the building, and free parking on the Piazza was a bonus. The breakfast offerings were the usual; nothing special. However, in the evening the restaurant downstairs serves delicious dinners with hearty portions, at fair prices.The house wine is a bargain.

10/10 Excellent

David, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel in a lovely mountain village
We booked for two nights but stayed for three and would have stayed for five except we wanted to sample agrotourismo. Lovely hotel with excellent staff and a great restaurant. Very good overall value. The roads up to the top of the village a very narrow but this is not a problem and the hotel is easy to find if you follow the signs.

8/10 Good

Bente, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great relaxing holiday
My daughter and I enjoyed a holiday sleeping in this wonderful medieval town in the mountains. It was very quiet, the hotel and the owners (family run) was very nice and made us feel welcome. We rented a car which is necessary if you like to go to the beach and see other places and we were around every day. Around 8pm we drove the scenic roads to "our town" in the mountains and we ate almost every night at the restaurant which served superb home made food. It was a very relaxing holiday and we will give hotel Federico our best recomondation.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good quality perfectly situated little hotel
We stayed three nights and ate breakfast and an evening meal. We found the hotel suited our needs - the room was spacious with a small balcony looking out over the rooftops of Castiglione which is a very beautiful little town. The family running the hotel are attentive and hardworking. Food and wine were really good. Everything was good quality and there was easy parking in a very central position. You can walk out from the hotel into the best parts of town in moments. It is a very quiet place with twelve churches - all of which were closed when we were there sadly as they are well worth seeing. But there is still plenty to delight here. Castiglione is a bit run down and needs a few improvements - the community seem to be divided in their attitudes to tourism. It is a good place to stay if you want to be out of the hustle of Taormina - we ended up not going at all as we liked it so much in Castiglione and Francavilla and then we moved on around Etna and explored the rest of eastern Sicily.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mountain hide away
Located in the "middle of nowhere" with very nice landscape and not far from Mount Etna. If you just want to spend time at the beach, book something closer to Taormina. Very clean rooms, nice stuff. Breakfast is avarage.

10/10 Excellent

Terence, Malta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel and very warm welcome :)
Very nice and quiet hotel. The staff are very kind and help you in everything you might think of about Sicily. The rooms are very clean and also modern. Its location is a bit difficult at first to find but once found its very easy to get to. If you hire a car hire a mini size car as the streets near the hotel are very narrow. The food is also very good. A very good hotel in my opinion. Try it and you will not regret it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Family Hotel
Lovely family hotel set in a picturesque hill top town providing easy access to Etna and it's surrounding area. Great service and freindly staff helped make our week stay an enjoyable one. The hotel was spotless and kept very clean, the hotel Restaurant provided very good local food and local wine, so good we ate there every night. A little hard to find the hotel initially but you soon find your way up and down the narrow streets. Would reccomend to others wanting a good base to explore the beautiful Etna region and even the Eastern coastline, Taormina is only approx 40 mins away, Giardini Naxos 30 mins by car.

10/10 Excellent

Luis, Miami, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sicili's Best Place
I was a nice stay, the people were very friendly and good service. The food in the restaurant was great

10/10 Excellent

Andrew and Carmela, Staten Island, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dream Vacation
The minute I saw The Hotel Federico II on Expedia I knew that was the place to stay...This was my first time to Italy and I wanted to capture the authenticity and culture and lifestyle. My fiancé and I were extremely pleased at the warm and cozy appearance of the hotel....the hosts & hostess' made us feel like we were family a home away from home, with their friendly service and helpful hints to make our dream vacation a memory that will last a lifetime. I highly recommend The Hotel Federico II - we have traveled often and this hotel had to be one of the nicest we have ever stayed in. The food, amazing. The rooms spotless. The service impeccable, all this in a hotel nestled in the quaint town of Castileone, with its cobblestone streets and historic sites. It is centrally located in the mountains with spectacular scenery of Sicily. The hotel is close to many attractions including, Mt. Etna and Taormina which we visited often during our 8 day stay...Can't wait to go back!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Le lit était vraiment inconfortable. Il était impossible de se stationner près de l'hôtel.Il y avait une procession religieuse qui montait vers la place près de l'hôtel. Il a fallu se garer loin en contrebas, très dérangeant avec les valises. Le restaurant était agréable et offrait de bons plats.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and accommodating staff in a fine little hotel, with a little restaurant with nice wines and a great grilled veal. Driving the narrow paths that lead to this peak location is no easy task but this is a lovely place to experience the upper part of this mysterious village.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Gregorio Alberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Viaggio di lavoro
Albergo ristrutturato da poco, camera pulita, personale molto gentile e disponibile. Tv grande. Un po' distante dal centro. Scomodo con i mezzi, c'è la fermata vicino, ma i bus nella città di Catania. Ottimo rapporto qualità /prezzo. Da consigliare
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wandergegend
Gutes italienisches Frühstück Abendessen Pasta und Fleisch Schönes Bergdorf in Ätnanähe
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Soggiornato solo una notte, personale gentile, colazione discreta
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was the best Hotel on our Trip to Sicilia
Wonderful Rooms. Very good dinner. Best espresso ever. We will come back again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017