Name: La Dolce Vita - Luxury House
Address: Salita Filino, 3, Agrigento, Agrigento, Agrigento, 92100, Italy
Rating: 9

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the building is hard to reach (you need to walk over 50 steps on a steep hill).   The lobby / entrance smells like mold and does not seem to have been cleaned for a while.  The room itself was clean but had not been maintained for a while.  The room and bathroom were very dated (the pictures shown in the website are probably old).  The A/C was not working much.  We contacted the owned and he simply indicated that the previous tenant did not complain.   After we exchanged messages (he did not want to be on site because of covid), he offered to come "later" but also indicated we had to be out of the place.  The day was very hot and it was clear that the A/C needed maintenance so we left and the owner did not want to refund any money.  The place is indeed cheap but there are many other places in town that are a lot better and not much more expensive.   Avoid this place!!

old and poorly maintained place 0 avoid this place!

Over our four night stay we never met Dario. We never received any breakfast which is prominently promoted in his listing. We were finally given a 5€ vouchers for two people the remaining two days, 5€ hardly buys two cups of coffee! 
The shower in our room (Luigi XIV) is notorious on Trip Advisor reviews for over two years now. It is hardly usable between ice cold and scalding hot! Check out the negative reviews on TA and his entertaining responses. One couple left the place at 11 pm over this shower issue!
Giuseppe who checked us in had no record of our booking until I presented him with a printed copy of our reservation. He could not speak a word of English and was of no help.
Take seriously others complaints of the steps to the B&B. The 78 huge steps up to the recommended street parking are a real killer. For two men in their 60’s who go to the gym 3x a week it was a challenge dragging luggage. The graffiti on the B&B and excrement on the stairway didn’t help.
My advice is to avoid Agrigento all together. Walking is uphill; driving is horrendous on this hilltop city with a maze of one way streets. Stay out near the Valley of Temples and pay a slightly higher price.

Four Days No Breakfast – No Help – Avoid This Place

This place is not easy to find. It is in a building that you get to either by taking stairs up from the main street or down from the back street. If you are driving up the back street look for a sign that says "Hotel". It is where the road makes a slight turn. The stairs down to the B&B are next to it. Since we are old the man at the desk even carried our bags to and from the street.
The B&B itself is nice, in a Baroque style.

Upstairs or Downstairs

This is a little gem of a hotel. Just a tiny number of rooms, beautifully decorated in a Rococo style which was enormous fun and really made for a positive experience. Great views over the town square, a lovely church and over to the sea. Breakfast is served personally by Dario, and you eat on the balcony in the warm morning air. Breakfast is huge and there is a lot of choice. Parking is free on a nearby street and we had no problem with that although you do have to carry cases up and down a steep set of steps so you might need to be aware of that. 
There are lots of five star aspects to La Dolce Vita and we had a great time there. In the end we award four stars just for a few details: our room wasn't serviced on one of our days, the bathroom was a little tired (although more than adequate), they ran out of a couple of things on the breakfast menu. Small stuff and shouldn't put you off booking. Dario was extremely welcoming and helpful. 

Lovely place to stay

Stayed in the Louis XIV suite as a couple for two nights as part of a week long trip to Sicily.  Overall, there's better value and service elsewhere.

First the location. It's very central and you can walk to all the best shops and restaurants but, and it's a big but, the B&B is at the bottom of a steep flight of stairs. Really not cool if you have bags, especially on the way up. Elderly people should absolutely avoid this place.

Then the check in. To save money, the place is staffed only from 3pm to 7:30pm. Since we were driving from somewhere quite far, I called to say we might be five minutes late. The guy on the phone got all uppitty and told me he "had" to leave at 7:30pm to go to his second job...

Anyway, when we got there,the room looked good in all its gaudy glory. Comfortable bed, nice balcony, allas advertised.

But then we got to the bathroom. The shower was from the '70s,it leaked al over the place because of limescale clogging and wouldn't hold the temperature if you begged it. In short, it was something you wouldn't find in a flophouse.

Unfortunately, that was a big minus for us.
Final point: although it's advertised as a B&B, there's no breakfast. Not even to buy.

Avoid unless you don't like showering.


Ok experience. Disgraceful shower

Other reviewers seem more than happy with the Dolce Vita, but our experience begs to differ.  Firstly, the steep steps to the property could definitely be a problem,but fortunately not for us.  The outside of the property has graffiti on the wall which was an immediate turn off, but was compounded by the young man (not Dario) who opened the door to us saying he was not expecting us.  A telephone conversation with Dario confirmed we had booked and we were shown to our rooms.  He, Antonio, proved a patient, helpful young man, a student.  We had booked both rooms and they were as we expected, apart from one bathroom, which was old but functional, across the passageway.  Any feeling of welcome was lost by the notices saying what we must or must not do, and the breakfast delivered to the room the next morning was pitiful.  I had asked for tea, and a cup of hot water arrived with a tea bag.  It was too cold to sit on the balcony, but joining my friend in either room was impossible as there was no table to use, just the dressing table.  We left as soon as we could and would definitely not recommend this accommodation.

A disappointing stay

We really enjoyed our 2 night stay here at this gorgeous baroque styled hotel. There are only 3 rooms. Dario, the owner, was welcoming. There are a fair few steps to ascend or descent depending on which way you enter the property. 
It was Easter and we were told that one of our breakfasts would have to be refunded as the hotel would be shut over Easter. Dario showed us where the cereal was and provided us with crockery in case we would like to make our own on Easter Monday whilst everything would be shut. We found a great wholefood bio store nearby and bought food on Saturday in preparation for Monday and ate coconut yogurt, granola and kiwi. We were on our own for most of the hotel stay. Dario is only there for a few hours in the evening. We had a separate bathroom which was across the hall which wasn't that convenient as you have to take the key with you, and lock and unlock when you want to use it. Having said that, we were the only guests until the Monday anyway and so we decided just to leave it open as I think the other rooms have their own en suite. Any toiletries provided were left by other visitors. We did not get a bottle of water or any cups in order to have a hot drink from the kettle either but as we had been shown where they were, we were able to have a drink.
Location is fabulous and the views out across the church. The most delightful thing was to have breakfast out on the balcony. That is where it is served each morning. There is a fabulous wine/tapas bar below with beautiful glasses of wine for 5 euro.

We spent our time at the Temples, visiting Scala dei Turchi & strolling the town. We had an amazing encounter at the Cathedral with a requiem performance. We found Agrigento to be a warm & friendly place to visit.

Georgeous balcony & view

We booked into La Dolce Vita for two nights as we wanted to see the Valley of the Temples and this accommodation caught our eye

Yes the rooms are done in a baroque style each named for a King of the period. We stayed in Louis XIV aka the sun king.

There is a canopy above the extremely comfortable bed, the flat screen TV had a golden frame round it.
There was a painting of Louis in the room.
All in all from a non experts view very well done and fun in my opinion.
Bathroom fine soap, shampoo and shower gel provided.
Breakfast is delivered to the room and it is extensive.

The B&B is no more than 5 mins from the train station.
It should be noted access to the place is via steps and could be difficult to anyone with walking difficulties.

One minor problem and it only became apparent as my partner drinks a large amount of tea in the morning, is that there was a kettle and tea but no cups, it could have been an oversight we didn't ask as we were only there two nights.

I would have no hesitation recommending this as a place to stay and the decor is the icing (gilt paint) on the top

The host Dario speaks excellent English and is extremely helpful.

Amazing and fun

Sleeping like King Louie (Luigi) XIV - what an experience. Much focus on detail, even though bathroom is not the most functional one, but who cares with such a nice decoration? Breakfast is served in the room. Car could be parked quite close, small walk to the city center even though the center is not a must, stayed here mostly for the ruins. Enjoyed our stay

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