Hotel Signum

Style

Family-run Aeolian farmhouse

Setting

Il Postino country

The boutique Hotel Signum on Salina in the Aeolian Islands is a set around a series of tiled, landscaped terraces bursting with scented lime-trees, bougainvillea and honeysuckle. Many of the light and airy rooms have their own private terraces with views of the Mediterranean. The hotel restaurant serves delicious Aeolian fish dishes and sweet Malvesian wine.

Facilities

Rooms

Thirty.

Checkout

11am. Earliest check-in time, 3pm.

More Details

Only bed and breakfast rates include the à la carte breakfast; otherwise it can be ordered, prior to arrival, for €25 per person per day.

Hotel Closed

The hotel is closed from 5 October until mid-March.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Spa, solarium, massage, library. Vespa hire can be easily arranged at the hotel. The staff are also happy to organise sailing and diving trips.

Our Favourite Rooms

Rooms 11 (a Suite with a separate living room) and 12 (an Executive) both have terraces with sea views, and are located slightly away from the rest of the rooms, offering a bit more privacy and seclusion. Room 26 – a large Villa suite – has a private terrace overlooking the islands Stromboli and Panarea, and is full of Aeolian character with beamed ceilings and clementine tiled floors.

Poolside

There is an infinity pool.

Spa

Signum's spa, Salus per Aquam, specialises in geothermic water treatments, as well as a particularly invigorating ice massage. Some treatments are conducted on a bed of thermal rose salt, others in a 19th-century copper tub. Managed separately from the hotel, there's a charge of €30 for a half day. There's a traditional Aeolian, open-air steam bath, water therapy in tubs with varying jet pressure and a Jacuzzi. Facials and massages take inspiration from the luxuriant green surroundings, using almond milk, bitter orange and prickly pear to leave you smelling like a Grecian Goddess.

Packing Tips

It's best to leave plenty of space in your suitcase for a batch of the island's world-renowned capers and a few bottles of Malvasia wine – it's the only place where it's produced.

Also

Hydrofoils ferry guests to Milazzo from Salina, a 90-minute ride (6:30am–7pm).

Children

Welcome, although the atmosphere is one of quiet relaxation.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

On the terrace or, if it’s a chilly evening, by the window.

Dress Code

Dress up for dinner.

Hotel Restaurant

Mediterranean food with a international twist; we love the four-course tasting menus of Aeolian specialities. You are encouraged to let the hotel know by lunchtime if you plan to dine in the restaurant.

Hotel Bar

Open until midnight.

Room Service

Food and drinks are available 7am to midnight

Planes

Fly to Catania Airport, and grab a taxi or hire car to the Sicilian port of Milazzo, less than two hours’ drive away. Then take one of the regular ferries from Milazzo to Santa Marina port on Salina, which is a 15-minute drive along the panoramic coastline to Malfa. You can pick up a taxi from Santa Marina for about €30. Our Smith24 team are on hand round the clock to organise your travel.

Trains

There’s a station at Milazzo, on the Sicilian mainland, but it’s easiest to get around Salina by road (or water). A reliable bus service connects the main villages, and you can rent a car or a moped to zip around Salina in style.

Automobiles

You can rent a car at the airport or from the hotel itself. Taxis on the islands tend to be rather sporadic, so ask the hotel to arrange a service on your behalf.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

The hotel can organise boat excursions around Salina and to the other islands: ask about he fisherman’s boats available for you to escape in à deux. On dry land, you can head up to the mountains with trained guides. There are tennis courts at guests’ disposal a few kilometres from the hotel. You can even hire a helicopter to take you back to the mainland or, even better, give you a tour of the other islands: how about stopping off and climbing Stromboli volcano (ask at the hotel)? Many of Salina’s beaches feature boulders, rather than sand. Steps from the hotel, Scario Tip is recommended. Near the town of Pollara, you’ll find the most magical bay in the Aeolian archipelago, famed as the backdrop to Il Postino. Descend a few hundred steps, and you can dive off the rocks into the deep plunge pools. The beach at Rinella is another favourite, and good for snorkelling: follow the paths to the Tre Pini campsite.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .