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( 091 844 99 01;
www.leterrazzeustica.it
; Via C Colombo 3; d apt €40-99; )
The lovely Carmen
presides over this family-run cluster of apartments, all with kitchens and - as the name
would imply - terraces with harbour views. Rooms number 1 through 8 sleep two to three
people, with sea views improving as the numbers increase. There's also a family unit
(number 9), sleeping four, with its own private terrace.
Hotel Clelia€
( 091 844 90 39;
www.hotelclelia.it
;
Via Sindaco I 29, Ustica; s €29-95, d €48-158; )
Especially
good value in the off-season, this centrally located three-star hotel with attached restaurant
also rents out holiday houses sleeping two to four people. Staff can help organise scooter
and boat hire, diving and snorkelling tours and guided walks.
HOTEL
HOTEL
Hotel Diana€
( 091 844 91 09;
www.hoteldiana-ustica.com
; Contrada San Paolo; r per person €40-60, with half board €55-80;
Easter-Oct; )
High on a hillside 1km south of town, this odd-looking cylindrical
hotel has been run by the same family since 1964. Despite the rather dated atmosphere,
there are plenty of positives here: friendly staff, a pool with panoramic terrace, a seaside
swimming platform (accessed by a long steep staircase), and home-cooked meals featur-
ing produce from the surrounding fields.
Ficuzza
HOTEL
Antica Stazione Ferrovia di Ficuzza€
( 091 846 00 00;
www.anticastazione.it
; Ficuzza; per person €35, with half-board €55; )
Off the
SS118, between Palermo and Corleone, this restaurant and hotel offers a truly unique ac-
commodation option, occupying a decommissioned 19th-century train station in the
middle of thick woods where Bourbon princes once hunted game. Rooms are simple but
comfortable and the restaurant is a real highlight. Staff can assist you with outdoor activit-
ies in the nearby national park, including horse-riding, hiking and mountain-bike riding.
The hotel hosts two annual live jazz and blues events: the Ficuzza J & B Summerfest in
August and the Ficuzza J & B Winter Club in late February/early March.
