CASA RUFFINO

In 2005 we decided to open the doors of our home to you, visitors looking for emotions, impressions, history, beauty, flavours and scents.
Our only goal is to make you feel right at home.
When you leave, you‘ll have wonderful memories of your stay on this island that remains interesting and beautiful in every season.
Each room is different, but all are decorated with an eye for detail, as you can see on this website.
It is a pleasure for us to welcome you and we look forward to seeing you soon.

The rooms
Regina: this romantic room, characterized by the colour red, has frescos on the arched ceiling, graniglia tile stones, antique furniture and a four-poster bed (with the possibility to add two single beds).
The room is fitted with a balcony, a spacious bathroom with shower, heating and air-conditioning, a small refrigerator, colour TV and a hair drier.
The size of the room is 27,80 m2.
Rebecca: a sunny room with a high ceiling and antique furniture, enriched with pieces of a typical and original Sicilian cart and a graniglia tiled floor.
It is fitted with a balcony, a double bed, two single beds, an internal bathroom with shower, heating and air-conditioning, a small refrigerator, colour TV and a hair drier.
The size of the room is 26,40 m2.
Rachele: an elegant room with an arched ceiling and antique furniture, fitted with a balcony, a double bed, two single beds, an internal bathroom with shower, heating and air-conditioning, a small refrigerator, colour TV and a hair drier.
The size of the room is 26,90 m2.
Romana: a fresh and green room with a high ceiling, antique furniture and a graniglia tiled floor.
The room has two windows and is fitted with a double bed, two single beds, an internal bathroom with bath, heating and air-conditioning, a small refrigerator, colour TV and a hair drier.
The size of the room is 26,50 m2.
Rosa: the smallest of the rooms with an arched ceiling and some frescos, a decorated floor and antique furniture.
It is fitted with a balcony, a double bed, a single bed, an internal bathroom with shower, heating and air-conditioning, a small refrigerator, colour TV and a hair drier.
The size of the room is 22,40 m2.

From Casa Ruffino you can easily reach all the interesting places on the western part of the island of Sicily, enjoying art, history, culture, traditions, nature, and the excellent DOC wines in the area.

Balestrate is a little coastal town founded in 1681 with 6000 inhabitants, at 40 km to the west of the city of Palermo, and at 50 km to the east of Trapani, in the heart of the gulf area (Golfo di Castellammare).
Fishery and agriculture stood at the base of its fortune, with the wine producers Florio, Ingham and Woodhause in the recent past and the commercial and fishing harbour in the present and the future.
Today visited by tourists from all over the world, attracted by the clear and azure blue sea and the golden beaches, the beautiful sunsets and the hospitality of the inhabitants.
The town of Balestrate is characterized by long and strait streets and the big town square with its marble tiles, dominated by the Chiesa Madre (chirch), dedicated to Sant‘Anna.

How to get here: Balestrate is located between the cities of Palermo (40 km) and Trapani (50 km) and can be easily reached by train (the railway station is 400 meters away from Casa Ruffino), by car (taking either the provincial road SS187 or the highway A29) and by boat (Balestrate has a big commercial harbour).