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Hotel Raya
- Style
- Sicilian simplicity
- Setting
- Hotspot by night
This boutique island hideaway is pure Med heaven with simple, elegant rooms tastefully furnished in Hotel Raya’s signature colours of blue and white.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 36: two suites, one junior suite.
- Rates
- Low season, €195–€480; high season €300–€750; including breakfast.
- Check-out
- 11am, or later if possible.
- Facilities
- Luggage service from the port or helipad. Solarium with steps down to the sea. Massages can be arranged in your room. Internet connection in the bar, and a comfortable TV room.
- Poolside
- There is no pool at the hotel, but you’re never far from the sea on this tiny island.
- Children
- Not good for small children, since there are lot of steps, and no protection on the terraces.
- Hotel closed
- From 30 September until Easter.
- Also
- No TV or music systems. Discount in the hotel boutique for guests.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Rooms 41 and 42 are located at the top of the cliff and are the most private, with the best views. 38 and 39 also have great views, 36 has a private terrace, and 32 an enormous private patio. Number 14 is the best suite and has two bathrooms.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Coffee and croissants are served in the small bar by the Raya Alto. Dinner is served from 20h30 on the lower level. In August, you can dine on fantastic fish or organic meat on the candlelit roof terrace, enjoying incredible sea views.
- Dress code
- Bellissimo.
- Top table
- Reserve a table on the lower level directly overlooking the water; or, for a more romantic setting, book a table on the roof terrace at 23h (August only).
- Last orders
- Breakfast available until midday, and dinner from 8.30pm until 10pm. Drinks available all day.
- Room service
- Food and drinks are available between 8.30am and midnight.
- Hotel bar
- The open-air bar on the lower level opens for drinks at 2pm. From 6pm everyone moves to the higher terrace (Raya Alto) for the aperitivo and to watch the sunset. Then from 1am, downstairs becomes a fabulous open-air club.
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Local restaurants
Lunch or dine on fresh fish at
Hycesia (+39 090 983 041). The menu changes daily, based on that day’s catch.
Cala Junco (+39 090 983 032) is also great, especially for grouper and tuna steaks. Go to the terrace of
Da Pina (+39 090 983 032) for the fresh pasta with aubergines by candlelight.
Local bars
Everybody heads down to
Bar del Porto for the traditional
aperitivo (18h–21h).
Nightlife
After dinner, go drinking at Bridge on Via Porto before hitting Raya nightclub.
Worth getting out of bed for
In Cala degli Zimmari, you’ll find the island’s only sandy beach. It’s small, but set in a pretty bay with deep transparent-blue water, and definitely worth the 30-minute walk or three-minute taxi ride; or swim out and jump on a taxiboat.
