On the best holidays you learn something new. Expectations are important, so we were glad to know in advance from Tripadvisor about the main road. From some of the reviews you might have thought that this would be the last place in the world for three days of rest and relaxation, but we came away happy and contended - our... more

This place is terrible and this is no euphemism. The highway/main road is meters away from the property and you hear cars and lorries whizz by all day. The pool is not a pool. It used to be an irrigation pit for the farm. It is not long and not wide. Think of an enlarged bath tub. There are hardly... more

We had an excellent stay at Mandranova with our two young children. Silvia and Giuseppe are excellent hosts and we thoroughly enjoyed cooking classes with Silvia and the boat trip with Giuseppe. This would appear to be a marmite hotel judging by the reviews, so to address the negative comments rationally: Motorway - is a single carriageway road which is... more

Having searched the web for a hotel in Sicily we found a gem. I highly recommend you stay at Mandranova. The property is breath taking. Set amongst the olive groves and vineyards this private farmhouse is very elegant. The room we stayed in was beautiful and spacious, a very comfortable bed and feather pillows. The whole property could easily feature... more

This hotel is a total lie : - this cannot be the former house of Tommasi di Lempedusa...the castle shown on some pics is km away... - location: 80 m by the motorway ! extremely noisy, like being on the motorway itself. Idem when you sit by the pool. You cannot relax. - Rooms: NO WINDOWS !!! - swimming pool:... more

Nothing more than a smart looking B&B - overpriced - you have to go and find someone in the kitchen to get a drink (if you're lucky). Dinner served (yes, under the stars) at gone 9pm - too late for our kids. Beds were ROCK HARD - we spent our anniversary sleeping on the single beds provided for the kids... more

Just returned from a fabulous holiday to Sicily and Mandranova was one of the highlights. We stayed just the one night but packed in as much as we could. The grounds and rooms are all very elegant. We had dinner outside under the stars with the other guests and the owners/hosts Silvia and Giuseppe. They seat each group at individual... more

I can only agree with the other positive reviews. This is a luxury escape from everything. We found the place fairly easily. Take the directions, follow them, and you will find it. In fact as we drove along the road, Silvia and Giuseppi were driving the other way, flagged us down, asked if we were staying the night and when... more

We booked this after reading the reviews online, but were pretty shocked to find that far from the rural idyll described, this very commercial (large) B&B is situated just 50 yards from the Sicilian motorway, which was no joke. True the hosts are simply charming but the rooms are tired and the whole is VERY overpriced. We stayed in a... more