"A restored 19th-century manor farm in the Province of Syracuse, it is set on a verdant, rambly patch of earth just southeast of Rosolini, with vineyard-bearing, weathered limestone hills in one direction and the untroubled Ionian Sea glinting in the other. By spacing the facilities out — rooms here, tented pavilion here, heated pool there, bocce and tennis courts way over there — the owners found a clever way to subliminally put guests in touch with their arboreal bounty." - Tablet Reveals the 25 Coolest Hotels in the World, Forbes

"Occupying a gently bobbing twin-hulled barge moored to the Left Bank, alongside the Gare d’Austerlitz in the 13th Arrondissement, it’s certainly one of a kind. What could come off as little more than a novelty is instead a tasteful, stylish, and remarkably comfortable hotel. On the water. ... It’s perhaps best experienced above decks — there’s a summer terrace with a plunge pool, as well as a bar that serves signature cocktails, wines and tapas." - Tablet Reveals the 25 Coolest Hotels in the World, Forbes