Braccialieri Luxury Resort
Pop-art Sicilian farmstay — bold colors, designer furniture, and deep agricultural roots. Wes Anderson-meets-Sicilian-baglio energy.
Pool Suite Amare is the flagship room — 70 sqm with a private pool and the original estate tannura hearth. Worth the premium.
Why It Matters
Designed entirely by Alessandro Enriquez, one of Sicily's most celebrated fashion designers. The property is a working olive estate that harvests its own oil, grows its own produce, and runs one of the region's most talked-about farm-to-table restaurants. The checkerboard pool has become an icon. Featured in the Michelin Guide and Tablet Hotels.
A restored 19th-century Sicilian baglio on 10 hectares of centuries-old olive groves, just 2km from UNESCO-listed Noto. The Cancemi family hired Sicilian fashion designer Alessandro Enriquez to design the whole thing, and it shows: bold pop-art prints, handmade Sicilian tiles, furniture from Cassina, Vispring, and Cappellini, and that now-famous red-and-white checkerboard pool. Nine rooms total — three suites in the stone main house and six eco-glamping villas scattered through the olive grove. It is intimate, design-obsessed, and genuinely committed to zero-kilometre cooking.
Where You'll Stay
4 room types available
Deluxe Suite Tangerine
Overlooks the estate's ancient baglio courtyard. Original antique floors and vaulted ceilings anchor the room's history, while mandarin-patterned wallpaper — a tribute to Sicily's citrus culture — wraps the room around a canopy bed. The only room confirmed as fully accessible for guests with limited mobility.
40 sqmEco Glamping Villas (6 units)
Six standalone eco villas spread through the centuries-old olive grove. Each has a private veranda overlooking the Val di Noto hills and sea. Fitted kitchens with cookers allow for self-catering (homemade olive oil provided). Some units feature wood-fired outdoor water tanks and emotional outdoor showers among the trees. The two-storey Domus Viridis is the most romantic, with a Finnish tub. Domus Salvia is painted sage green and sits deepest in the grove for maximum privacy. Some sleep up to five guests. Design follows the same bold, retro-Sicilian aesthetic as the main house.
Junior Suite Geranium
Housed in the old patronal house, next to the Palmento/millstone. This was the master miller's resting place. The reed-and-plaster ceiling was restored by the same craftsman who worked on Noto's cathedral — an extraordinary detail. Sicilian terracotta floors throughout, with geranium-patterned wallpaper that echoes the flowers growing across the estate grounds.
32 sqmPool Suite Amare
The biggest and most coveted of the three suites, built in what was once the estate's kitchen. The original Sicilian tannura — a traditional brick hearth — is preserved as a centrepiece. Has its own private pool and restored masonry kitchen. The bed is thoughtfully angled to catch views over the olive groves toward the Ionian Sea. Furnished with pieces from Cassina and Cappellini, bespoke lighting by Davide Groppi, and wallpaper by Alessandro Enriquez.
70 sqmThe Property
Eat & Drink
2 venues on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
The resort offers guests access to the Coco Beach Club, 8km away on the coast. The beach has only 40 stations, ensuring an intimate, uncrowded atmosphere. Discounted sunbeds available for Braccialieri guests.
Hands-on cooking classes led by in-house Executive Chef Francesco Giura. Focused on traditional Sicilian technique using produce from the estate's kitchen garden.
Organic wine tastings featuring local producers from south-eastern Sicily, including Tenuta Palmeri, a family-run vineyard just 100 metres from the property.
Bicycles available to borrow for exploring the surrounding countryside and nearby estates.
Tours and tastings of the estate's own olive oil production. Olive harvest runs October through December — guests can participate in the actual harvest, a genuinely rare hands-on experience.
Yoga sessions in the olive grove or garden, available on request.
The property has become a sought-after destination wedding venue. Long tables under olive trees, aperitivos by the pool, dinners under the stars. Dedicated events team works with planners for everything from intimate elopements to full weekend weddings.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
All common areas wheelchair accessible. The Deluxe Suite Tangerine is the recommended room for guests with limited mobility.
All rates include a farm-fresh Sicilian buffet breakfast served in the original 19th-century wine-making room (Palmento). Artisan cheeses, meats, frittata, homemade cassata, sesame bread, brioche, pastries, and local fruit. Staff take coffee orders individually.
The historic stone baglio courtyard at the heart of the estate — a classic Sicilian farmhouse feature, preserved and restored.
Working kitchen garden supplying the restaurant's zero-kilometre menu. Olive oil, citrus, vegetables, and herbs grown on site.
Complimentary private parking in the hotel grounds, open around the clock.
Well-behaved dogs welcome in any room, free of charge.
The property's signature feature: a red-and-white checkerboard pool inspired by traditional Sicilian kitchen tiles — specifically the tiles in designer Alessandro Enriquez's childhood home. Heated to be usable even in cooler months. Surrounded by geranium-print parasols and floral sun loungers. A matching red-and-white table nearby for alfresco pizza parties under a vine-climbed pergola.
Solar panels provide clean energy supply to the estate. Rainwater is also harvested to irrigate the grounds.
On-site treatment room for massages and beauty services arranged on request. Solarium also available.
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