We stayed for 3 nights in early October. The B & B was actually built by the owner's (Sabrina) father and she advised that she had a lot of input into the design. There is certainly a wow factor when you first step through the doorway into the large lounge area and get your first glimpse of the sea through the full length glass doors that nearly go the width of the room. These glass doors lead out onto the balcony where breakfast is usually served with the water lapping at the walls of the building below you. If it is raining, tables are set up in the lounge room for breakfast. At the back of the lounge room is Sabrina's office and the kitchen where you can help yourself to tea and coffee. She also keeps some wine and beer in the fridge which are available to purchase at a very cheap rate (beers euro1-50 each and bottles of wine euro6-00).

The bedrooms are actually on the 3 levels below the lounge room (which is at street level). There are 2 fairly large bedrooms to each floor (side by side) and all looked to be very similar in design, although our bedroom could have accommodated someone in a wheelchair with special handles in the large bathroom and a shower screen that opened on two sides. All of the floors are tiled and each bedroom has a full length window and door that opens onto a balcony with the sea just below you. The bedroom and bed were very comfortable and the room was well furnished. The room had a safe and free wifi was available. There was also a PC in the lounge room for guest use.

The B & B had an elevator that went from the loungeroom to each of the three storeys below so carrying bags was made easy.

Breakfast was a very good cold buffet set up in the lounge room. Typically it comprised cereals, breads, croissants, cakes (freshly baked), juice, cold meats, cheeses, tomatoes, tea and coffee.

Parking cost euro5-00 per day and cars were parked in a large garage that Sabina owns just across the laneway from the B & B.

Sabrina was a great hostess and sat down with us to explain the sights, good restaurants and the best way in and out of Siracusa to get to the other towns such as Noto, Modica and Ragusa. She also scanned and emailed some documents for another couple staying there. Whilst she now lives in town she still spends a lot of time at the B & B and she also leaves a mobile on a table next to the front door with her number if you need to contact her.

As others have commented you could go for a swim in the sea from the bottom level of the building. Googles, booties and snorkel were provided.

As others have also said the one downside is the B & B's location which is a good 20 minute walk (albeit flat) to Ortygia through some less than flattering scenery, to were the best restaurants are. We did not find this to be a large issue. Having said that there was a good restaurant, Jonico, about 100 metres up the road. A further 100 metres on was a self serve or full service laundromat. A large bag of laundry cost euro8 with drop-off and pick-up on the same day.

We also found the location easy to get in and out of Siracusa for day trips and the main archeological park was only a 15 minute walk inland.

First class. We would stay again in a heartbeat.

Tip - The B & B is in a very small and short laneway off the Riviera Dionisio Il Grande. The latter road shows on the maps as one road with traffic going both ways however this is not the case. The traffic in either direction is separated by buidings so you actually get to the B & B on the one way road going out of town away from Ortygia. Also take care as you come across the laneway all of a sudden and once past the turnoff it is difficult to reverse back.

This is a truly divine bed & breakfast hotel in Siracusa. It is set on the edge of the sea north of the city centre. Our bedroom was 2 floors below street level with a balcony opening straight onto the rocks below the hotel (there was another floor below us even closer to the rocks). Night and day we heard the waves crash onto the rocks. It was blissful. Breakfasts were excellent. The B&B is a fair walk from the majority of restaurants which are situated on the island of Ortygia but there is a nice restaurant-pizzeria just 100m up the road away from the centre.

I've never before stayed in a room with a balcony just feet above the sea - brilliant, especially as we had some very stormy weather. There was even a kingfisher flying backwards and forwards on our last day. Our bedroom itself (Swordfish Room) was great - spacious, light, nicely decorated with a seasidey sort of theme and a large bathroom. This is a B&B with 4 star hotel standard rooms but without the stuffiness of a 4 star hotel. You can help yourself to tea, coffee and biscuits in the huge lounge, where there is also a small laptop with free internet access, and Sabrina even said we could use the kitchen to prepare a meal if we didn't want to eat out any time. Breakfast was great, ranging from local cheese and meat to prickly pear and gateau! Sabrina is an excellent hostess, providing lots of helpful information. The only downside to this place is the long walk to Ortigia, not very pleasant in the dark at this time of year, but wouldn't swap the location! The nearby restaurant, Jonico, was OK but more expensive than better places on Ortigia.

This is a unique place. A "must-go", just for the pleasure to fall asleep lulled by the waves.
The location is great. Just above the sea. Not too far away from the city centre (15 min. walk). Parking place available in the (safe) street if you do not have a reservation.
Superb breakfast (taken on the balcony overlooking the sea) but a bit on the sweet side to my liking.
Only think that could be improve if the strength of the WiFi repeater. Too weak for the room.