Hotel Residenza Petra

Hotel Residenza Petra is a beautiful hotel in a very old renovated building that retains much of the period charm but doesn't skimp on modern conveniences. The furnishings throughout were lovely, including in the very comfortable common area outside my room, a nice place to sit and read on a rainy day. The breakfast buffet was substantial and included the very filling local traditional cake. The front desk is always staffed, and the receptionists were very personable and knowledgeable. The hotel is an easy walk from the bus stop and is an excellent base for exploring the little town. There's a covered patio to the left of the entrance with a sculpture. I saw an elevator, which I did not use.

Location just an alley to the left off village centre is lovely. The hotel building itself is a vernacular restoration to look at. |The room and the wooden staircase follows any reasonable expectations. And so was our spacious well furnished room with no balcony. Few stairs down we could use the the nice midlevel room with a terrace. This is absolutely a memorable few nights stay for walks and travels around the Madonie marvel.

Staff is friendly and helpful. Clean hotel. Breakfast included. Staff help with dinner reservations and a tour. Staff also arranged affordable transportation to and from the hotel.

Well positioned in this beautiful hill top town. We stayed for 2 nights which allowed us to explore the town. The room was spacious and clean. Breakfast was local cakes and other expected options. Not expansive but enough and very fresh. Parking is straight forward in close by public area. Staff very welcoming. Even though small town good restaurant options as well.

Hotel Resistenza Petra was a very pleasant surprise, as was the town. Petralia Soprana is a gem of a small hilltop town, small enough to walk from end to end (cathedral to cathedral) easily, but with just enough restaurants and shops to be interesting, and featuring a tiny piazza out of a movie set. Given the size of the town, we were not expecting accommodations as elegant and lovely as this. Our room was beautiful, clean and comfortable (with a mini-fridge with free drinks). The location is perfect, a one- minute walk from the piazza and no more than five minutes from anything else. Parking is nearby and free. What’s more there are minimal narrow winding streets to negotiate: directions are very straightforward. Concetta, the manager, is wonderful. She speaks fluent English (and French) and is super nice and helpful. Her recommendation for dinner, Lu Carme, resulted in the best meal of our three weeks in Sicily and Sardinia. Breakfast was excellent. All in all, a great place!

We were greeted by a friendly welcome and the level of service continued throughout the stay. The hotel staff were helpful throughout and the 24hr concierge was welcomed. We booked the junior suite for one night, a rustic room on the second floor that had been sympathetically modernised with underfloor heating and a new bathroom suite. A mini-bar of refreshments was included. We also had a view of Etna and surrounding mountains out of the window. The room was very clean and the shuttered windows kept the room really dark, great for a lie-in! ||We drank at the reasonably priced bar, taking these to the higher floors to enjoy the view from comfy sofas. The breakfast was an excellent selection including local produce such as ham and cheese (ricotta!), breads, pastries and cakes, juices and freshly made coffee.||Highly recommended if you want a base to explore the surrounding area. |

Consuelo and Concetta are two smart , efficient and friendly receptionists at this quaint, unique hotel. The rooms are clean, comfortable and spacious and the breakfast is always generous and fresh. Top marks, keep it up!

We stayed here on a rainy May day and enjoyed the cosiness of the renovated room, with underfloor heating and warm bathroom. With its high ceiling I think it would be equally attractive on a summer day. The hotel staff were welcoming and friendly. We ordered tea and they bought it up with a bowl of biscuits. The breakfast was exceptional because of a nifty little device on the buffet table that cooks a hardboiled egg to your specifications in minutes. The server rushed over and operated it for me, before I mistakenly cracked open a raw egg, thinking it was a cold hard-boiled egg as on other buffets in Sicily. IA warm soft-boiled egg was a treat! But the rest of the buffet was good too - not just pink ham and yellow cheese but traditional sausage, good cakes etc.