Name: Marchesi Di Roccabianca
Address: Via Brunaccini, 15, Piazza Armerina, Piazza Armerina, Piazza Armerina, 94015, Italy
Rating: 6

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The place is very suggestive inside a old building. From the window you see roofs. there is air conditioning.
The owner is really nice even if she is very nosy. The breakfast wasn't very good..but was the hotel cheapest.

Very nice!

We were pleasantly surprised when we arrived, the building is an old palazzo that has been recently restored within a short walking distance from the cathedral which offers free parking. There are a few free spaces outside the building also. The lady in charge spoke some English but not much, but we muddled through. She was very, very friendly which more than made up for it. Very affordable rates and the room was comfortable and clean and offered a small juliet balcony to look out onto the street below. They've obviously had a professional photographer do their pics but the price should tell you that its not 5star. Nevertheless, I would recommend this delightful B&B

Head stright to the Cathedral when you arrive and park up. Driving in this town is quite an experience as the roads can get very narrow. Take advantage of the free parking and walk down to the Palazzo to see if there are any free spaces available outside as if not you will have to drive all the way round again. We had a 6-month old baby and there was no lift and 2 sets of stairs to carry luggage and baby stroller. We only stayed one night so we coped. Also we expected to be able to pay by credit card but no credit card facility so we had to nip off to a nearby ATM for some cash.

Better than we expected

We arrived in Piazza Armeria feeling hot and tired and, having found other B&Bs full, we accepted a suggestion to try here.  The building is an old palazzo so we decided to ignore the smell of drains on the ground floor, and were shown a room on the first floor. At first sight it looked adequate so we accepted it.  Perhaps we should have been more careful, but, as I said, we were hot and tired.

The curtain was hanging off the rail, the floor was gritty, the shower was the smallest I have ever used.  There was no space to put down a wash-bag or to hang clothes in the shower room, and the loo was almost underneath the wash basin.  Lighting was dim in the bathroom and the bedroom.

The view was over a modern concrete building, though I understand that others look over older houses.  The wifi did not work.

Worst of all was breakfast.  Having been promised local delicacies we were presented with instant coffee (we asked for Americano), bread and jam.  The bread was good, but the jam was from the supermarket, as was the yogurt.

There were jars of cereal on the table: one was empty, one had cornflakes, one a few bits of bran cereal and one had Cheerios which remained in position, stuck together, when the jar was inverted!  No bowls, spoons or milk were on offer.

Although we had been told that credit cards were accepted, we had to pay in cash - 85 euros, which was the highest we have paid so far.  The owner was not present in the morning, just a young girl with no English, who had served the coffee.

The worst place we stayed at in Sicily

In general, it was the worst hotel during our week stay in Sicily. 

Fortunately, we spent only one night there. There are a lot of “errors” in the hotel description on the booking web site. 

First, if you travel by car think twice before staying there. There aren’t free parking lots available in the closest neighborhood. The parking at the square nearby is charged at the hourly rate from 8am till 8 pm. The free parking lots are at least 10 minutes’ walk away (we stayed there in November during the low season), uphill and by cobblestone pavement, which is quite unpractical with luggage. 

In the room description they announce a balcony, a hairdryer, a bathrobe, free toiletries and a telephone. We had none of these in our room. There was no Wi-Fi connection available anywhere in the hotel. The water in the shower was tepid and it never ran hot. The breakfast was so-so and there was nearly nothing from Sicilian food, aside from some bread and jam (the jam was from supermarket). The cereals had gone staled. 

The last but far from the least, they DO NOT accept credit cards, although they say it in the hotel description! The owner, Kati, explained with a lot of words that the situation is temporary and that there are some works in the historical center to improve Internet connection. But from the previous comments on the booking website, apparently, it is a “problem” that is being fixed for several years now. 

In conclusion, it was the most expensive hotel among all during our stay and the price is definitely too high for the service they provide

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