Adler Sicilia

Style

Siciliaaah

Setting

Torre Salsa’s untamed coast

Adler Sicilia’s location in the Torre Salsa nature reserve near Siculiana has a lot to answer for: not only has it been the cue for environmentally kind choices (sustainable building materials, low-profile architecture, nature-inspired decor), but it also sets a restful mood… This luxe clifftop stay is a tale of two tempos: slow down with quiet time by the pool, an indulgent spa treatment or leisurely feast of estate-grown produce; or up the pace with a bike ride into the countryside or coastal hikes to make the heart soar; the reserve’s sandy beach is only a wander away, too.

Facilities

Rooms

90.

Checkout

11am; earliest check-in, 3pm. Both are flexible, subject to availability.

More Details

Rates include buffet breakfast and a three-course evening meal excluding drinks.

Also

The resort has some wheelchair adapted rooms and there are lifts in communal areas (including to the indoor pool). All buildings are linked by wheelchair-friendly ramps.

Hotel Closed

From 7 January to 22 February 2024.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Spa, fitness club, free activities daily including yoga; bikes to borrow; underground car park; free WiFi. In rooms: smart TV, minibar, free tea and coffee, Adler bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

Low-lying, single-storey blocks of junior and family suites are dotted around the lawned estate – some nearer the restaurant, others nearer the spa – but all with private terraces where you can soak up the serene Sicilian scenery. Whether you opt for a junior or family suite is entirely a question of headcount.

Poolside

An assortment of dips is on offer with Adler Sicilia’s choice of pools: there’s the 25-metre-long sports pool on its own sun terrace; at the spa, you’ll find heated saline pools indoors and out, plus a thalasso thermal pool with a view.

Spa

Where the grounds slope towards the Mediterranean, you’ll find a timbered, glass-walled complex that’s home to spa cabins with sea views, a light-filled relaxation lounge, Finnish and bio saunas, as well as a steam room and a trio of pools (indoor, outdoor and thalasso). The decor is in keeping with the calm, contemporary spec you’ll find in your room, with an emphasis on clean lines, natural materials and making the most of the spa’s panoramic setting. Join a class at the resort’s fitness studios or work out with Technogym equipment; then slow the pace with a spa treatment or two, including options for couples and sun worshippers, plus spa bundles tailored for Mr Smiths. Adler’s bespoke spa lotions are infused with island-sourced organic ingredients such as sea salt, algae and orange extract – all the better to scrub, pummel, soothe and restore you once you’ve decided on your preferred body or facial therapy. And once you’ve buffed up and zoned out, you can make an appointment at Adler’s hair salon, too.

Packing Tips

An estate of standalone buildings linked by walkways, Adler Sicilia is a hotel that calls for wafting: arrive with kaftans, loose linen separates, statement-print cover-ups and hardy slides to take you from room to spa to pool.

Also

As well as free yoga classes daily, there are free guided hikes and bike tours each week.

Children

There’s good provision for little Smiths – two-bedroom family suites; a kids’ club for over-fours and options for babysitting – but the peaceful atmosphere and emphasis on wellness means the resort is better suited to couples.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Next to the window at the main restaurant; all tables alfresco at the osteria entice equally.

Dress Code

Covered-up beachwear is fine for lunch at the osteria; dinner at the seaview restaurant calls for a touch of glamour, which you’re free to interpret as meaning sundresses, smart separates or merely the addition of some statement jewellery.

Hotel Restaurant

Sicilian produce stars at the resort’s restaurant and osteria, both of which showcase herbs, fruit and veg grown in the grounds, as well as island-reared meat and seafood caught locally. The Seaview Restaurant is in a two-storey glass-walled space that’s light-filled and open plan with linen-topped round tables, potted plants and an ornamental pool outdoors dotted with candle lanterns: it’s open for breakfast (a buffet affair of fresh fruit, juices, cereal and pastries) and dinner, featuring refined Sicilian plates (rack of lamb, Mediterranean amberjack) that are matched in class by Mediterranean views; an Italian-skewed wine list includes biodynamic vintages from Adler’s Tuscan winery. For a casual lunch alfresco at wooden tables, the Osteria serves seasonal salads, pizza and pasta. You can pick up light bites such as caesar salad or a club sandwich at the Sunset Bar, too.

Hotel Bar

Adler Sicilia’s drinking hole is the Sunset Bar – an all-day bar overlooking the Capobianco coastline, open 11am until midnight. The cocktails are island-themed – Sicilian Spritz, Etna Mule and an Adler G&T with orange and Mediterranean tonic – and the music is live on most evenings in summer.

Last Orders

At the seaview restaurant, breakfast is served 7.30am–11pm; dinner, 7.30pm–9.30pm. Osteria is open for lunch, 12.30pm–3pm; after that, a smaller menu of salads and sandwiches is available until 5.30pm.

Room Service

You can order breakfast to your room between 7.30am and 11am.

Planes

Palermo and Trapani are the nearest airports, both less than two hours away by road; the hotel can arrange private transfers (from €210 each way). Catania airport is a two-and-a-half-hours drive from the hotel, with private transfers available from €420 each way.

Automobiles

The hotel has an underground car park with charging stations for electric vehicles; free valet parking is available.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Torre Salsa natural reserve is on your doorstep – named for an ancient watchtower whose rocky ruins still grace the cliff south of the hotel, and protected for its sealife-rich clear waters and the diversity of plants and wildlife that make this chalky scrubland their home. The resort can arrange kayaking, canoeing or SUP; go horse riding on the beach, or ask about e-bike tours. Further afield, you’ll find rich pickings for days out around the hilltop city of Agrigento, a 30-minute drive south of Siculiana. In the city itself, Via Atenea is Agrigento’s main artery, lined with shops and trattorie. Greek temple ruins dot the surrounding countryside and an archeological museum on the city’s outskirts documents the settlement’s Grecian heritage. Just along the coast you’ll find much-photographed Scala dei Turchi (stairs of the Turks) – a striking stepped cliff of stratified chalk embracing a sandy cove.

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