Locanda Don Serafino Ragusa

In the heart of the Baroque city, one of UNESCO sites, our hotel is located in an old small building of ‘800 century fully restored. It hosts eleven elegants and comfortable rooms, a charming place with only 22 beds for highly demanding guests. Unique as its restaurant “Locanda Don Serafino”, one of the best restaurant in Sicily located at few meters from the hotel.

The rooms are situated nearest the restaurant Locanda Don Serafino except the Luxury Suite that is in the same location. Each room has a unique style, with tailor made furniture and textiles. The most particular rooms, carved in the stone area, are the spirit of a non-conventional experience, subordinate to the origin of the place.

THE CONCEPT
The history of Locanda Don Serafino is the history of the La Rosa family. In 1953 Serafino and Elia opened the doors of hospitality in Marina di Ragusa, by opening Lido Azzurro 1953 da Serafino, the historic family restaurant that still welcomes guests on the seafront of the village and where their sons Giuseppe and Antonio grew up.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Giuseppe and Antonio decided to start their restaurant in Ragusa Ibla; they dedicated Locanda Don Serafino to their father, to pay homage to him.

The cuisine is entrusted to a very young Vincenzo Candiano. A path of growth and transformation of the culinary philosophy that leads the chef from Scicli to obtain the Michelin star in 2007.

The boutique hotel was opened in 2004. It counts 11 rooms and it is located a short distance from the restaurant. A home, where you can be pampered and live the experience of local breakfast created by Vincenzo Candiano, served in the basement of the late nineteenth-century building.

Locanda Don Serafino has a contemporary and soft style, without excesses and with an eye to the past but without nostalgia. A natural inclination to select the best for the guests: the raw materials in the restaurant, a collection of over 1600 labels in the wine cellar, the value and respect of the territory represented by the uniqueness of the restaurant, the Luxury Suite and the warmth of Ragusa’s hospitality.

The most recent project started in Marina di Ragusa, Villas Don Serafino, a few meters far from the sea and a short distance from the beach club. A complex of seven independent villas with a garden, private pool and jacuzzi on the terrace from which you can admire the sunsets of south-eastern Sicily.

LUXURY SUITE
Open space room of approximately 65 sqm with private parking and roof garden with outdoor Jacuzzi. The Suite is located in Via Avvocato Giovanni Ottaviano #13 above the restaurant Locanda Don Serafino.

The check-in operation is arranged in the hotel (Via XI Febbraio #15) and breakfast is offered just for the guest of this room at the restaurant. With several design elements as Kartell and LAGO, the room has got independent access reachable by an external staircase.

The room is equipped with a coffee machine and boiler, a selection of tea and coffee, Simmons Privilege queen bed, safe, hairdryer, autonomous AC/heating, complimentary WI-FI, smart TV, minibar with alcoholic and soft local drinks. It has got a carved bath and a separate shower.

JUNIOR SUITE
Room of approximately 35 sqm, located in the same building but with an independent access, characterized by no-treated rock walls. The room is situated on the ground floor and accessible through a door/window which faces the street. The room is equipped with a bathroom for disabled people and shower. The bathroom has no windows.

The room is equipped with coffee machine and boiler, a selection of tea and coffee, Simmons Privilege queen bed, safe, hairdryer, autonomous AC/heating, complimentary WI-FI, smart TV, minibar with alcoholic and soft local drinks.

SUPERIOR ROOM
Comfortable room of 24 sqm; it is characterized by floral wallpaper and pastel colors, French balcony and the bathroom is provided with a bath/shower and a window.

The room is equipped with Simmons Privilege queen bed, safe, hairdryer, autonomous AC/heating, complimentary WI-FI, smart TV, minibar with alcoholic and soft local drinks. The room is on the first floor.

VILLA DON SERAFINO
Villas Don Serafino is a complex of seven independent modern and contemporary villas at 25 km from Ragusa, close to the sea, the natural reserve of Irminio river and the beach club “Lido Azzurro 1953 da Serafino”.

Each villa is self-catering, independent and can host 4 or 6 adults. The villa is equipped with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen with living, outdoor jacuzzi on the roof and private garden with swimming pool. Designed respecting the harmony of the place and sustainability through solar energy, using elegant materials such as wood and glass.

The guest can require extra service as dinner with executive chef Vincenzo Candiano. A dedicated team for a different holiday. Villas Don Serafino guests are required to have a minimum stay which varies according to the period and rates include energy consumption, a welcome from the hosts, weekly cleaning and linen change.

THE RESTAURANT
Seasonality, experimentation, innovation. The restaurant is located in Ragusa Ibla, closed to Chiesa dei Miracoli (UNESCO site). La Rosa family offers a food experience where everything is mixed: the culture of the territory and flavors.

A natural propensity to select excellent raw materials that chef Vincenzo Candiano interprets with skillful mastery. Michelin starred restaurant, wine cellar with over 2000 labels, spirits menu, cigar list and exclusive luxury suite.

Renovated to perfection, the sitting rooms alternate between hosting wine-bar and cigar list services. The gastronomic proposal is starring, with sea and terroir experience, and the interesting wine list with labels from all over the world.

VINCENZO CANDIANO – THE EXECUTIVE CHEF
My cuisine is rich in flavors and memories of Sicilian and Hyblean tradition. To realize it, I use almost exclusively local raw materials and Mediterranean fish. Our dishes are considered local for the flavors but modern for the design and concept. I love my island, feeling happy with its beauty, its smells and flavors…

A path made of passion and humility that since 2002 to be the chef of Locanda Don Serafino and get in 2007 the first Michelin star. Winner of “Best Youth Chef of South Italy” in 2007.

THE WINE CELLAR
A rich and interesting wine list, with over 2000 wines chosen among the most important national and international winemakers. Live the experience to visit and taste with our sommelier the wine cellar of Locanda Don Serafino, recognized for being the most extended in Sicily.

EVENTS
For over fifty years, the restaurant and hospitality experiences have been organised and planned with banquets & catering, wedding, gala dinner and event in special places such as boat and private house with Vincenzo Candiano.

We are at your disposal to assist and take care of your wedding or any other special event. We will be glad to satisfy your requests, whether you would like to organise a symbolic ceremony along the golden beach at Lido Azzurro 1953 da Serafino in Marina di Ragusa or in the romantic and magical atmosphere of the starred restaurant Locanda Don Serafino in Ragusa Ibla.

WINE TASTING
The pleasure of knowing and tasting wine in a unique location, the wine cellar of Locanda Don Serafino, accompanied by the sommelier in dedicated to tasting experiences.

SICILIAN COOKING CLASSES
Tradition and more, cooking with Vincenzo Candiano. Sicily is known for its delicious regional dishes and vibrant culinary history. Using traditional recipes and classic cooking methods, our classes on traditional Sicilian and Hyblean cuisine share the secrets to creating classic home cooking style.

FROM BARN TO STARS 
An experience dedicated to the countryside and tradition with a visit to a farm producing Ragusano PDO, immersed in the green of the Ragusan plateau, in contact with nature, discovering the flavors of home cooking and tasting the simplicity of typical products in a tasting course by Vincenzo Candiano.

HONEYMOON IN SICILY
The celebrations of a couple’s most desired day need to be remembered forever…Our gift for newlyweds who choose to celebrate their wedding in one of our restaurants is the Luxury Suite for their wedding night, if the room is available.

LIDO AZZURRO
A long golden fine sandy beach, an enchanting sea, one of the most beautiful places in the southeast of Sicily, welcome to Lido Azzurro 1953 da Serafino. A cozy and cheerful beach club, where you can find all the comforts you need, including the nice and well-known restaurant by the sea and pizzeria.

Lido Azzurro was founded by Serafino La Rosa in 1953; the sons, Antonio and Giuseppe, still run the beach club and the restaurant with the support and the collaboration of their families.

Let the restaurant’s tasty cuisine seduce you: salad with fresh tuna and tomatoes from Pachino, musky octopus with capers from Salina, delicious homemade trofie with swordfish, aubergines and fennel.

For dinner, you can enjoy the simplicity of a pizza made with natural ingredients, to spend a pleasant evening with your family and friends under the moonlight by the sea.

There is plenty of choice among second courses; try the famous fish soup that has been made with the same original recipe for over fifty years. The high standard cellar contains more than 450 wine labels and a huge selection of spirits and dessert wines.

Rooms: 22

Price: from 181 EUR per night

Source: www.locandadonserafino.it