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Mangia's Costa Ragusa Borgo (Marriott Bonvoy)

Ragusa coast, Italy

The operator is advertising Pesach 2027 on its own website.

Mangia's Costa Ragusa Borgo (Marriott Bonvoy), from the operator's website
Photo from Mendi's Travels’s website.

Family-focused Pesach 2027 program at a five-star Marriott resort in southeast Sicily, mehadrin and non-gebrokts, with a full children's program from infants up.

Dates
April 20 - May 2, 2027, 12 nights
Price
Price on request
Operator’s track record
Site quotes guests from Pesach 2026, including one family in their third year with the operator.
Hotel
5-star hotel
Setting
Beach, Resort
Languages
Hebrew, English
Contact
Mendistravels@gmail.com+972-53-335-5153

Kashrut and standards

Taken from the operator’s own website. A dashed outline means the operator hasn’t said, not that the answer is no.

Supervision
Mehadrin with mashgichim residing at the hotel (no rabbi named)
Who it suits
Israeli and family-oriented (Hebrew/English site)

Who is the supervisor?

The operator’s website does not name a rabbi or agency I could look up.

Worth asking the operator

  • Who signs the kashrut certificate for this program, and can I see this year’s certificate?
  • How many years has he supervised this operator’s Pesach programs, and this hotel in particular?
  • Does an agency or beth din stand behind the certificate, or is it his personal hechsher?
  • Is he in the hotel for the whole of Yom Tov, and how many mashgichim work under him?

Everyone named for kashrut supervision

Stated by the operator: Non-gebroktsNot stated, ask the operator: Cholov YisroelNot stated, ask the operator: GlattNot stated, ask the operator: Pas YisroelNot stated, ask the operator: Shmura matzahNot stated, ask the operator: Separate swimmingStated by the operator: No kitniyot

Ask before you book

The operator’s website doesn’t state these. If any matter to you, get the answer in writing:

  • Cholov Yisroel
  • Glatt
  • Pas Yisroel
  • Shmura matzah
  • Separate swimming

Standards can change from year to year. Confirm with the operator and your own rav.

Videos and social accounts

The operator’s own channels, found on its own website. They are marketing, so weigh them alongside the facts above.

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The hotel

About the building itself, all year round. The Pesach program is run by the operator, not the hotel.

Photo from Mendi's Travels’s website, number 1Photo from Mendi's Travels’s website, number 2Photo from Mendi's Travels’s website, number 3Photo from Mendi's Travels’s website, number 4
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I don’t have confirmed details for this building yet. The map and reviews below come straight from Google.

Ratings and reviews of the hotel

These are year-round guests rating the hotel, not Pesach guests rating the program. For the program, see the guest reviews further down.

Food

Israeli and Italian chefs cooking mehadrin holiday meals, large buffets and an all-day coffee bar; kids' menu.

Stated by the operator: BuffetStated by the operator: Tea roomStated by the operator: BarbecueStated by the operator: Communal seder

Entertainment and activities

Stated by the operator: Concerts & live musicStated by the operator: Lectures & shiurimStated by the operator: Water park & slides

In the operator’s words: Full board including seder, Creche from 4 months, kids program ages 4-13, teen club, Water park, Synagogue and minyanim, Entertainment program, Chol hamoed trips to Etna, Taormina, Syracuse, Noto and Modica.

Kids and teens

Stated by the operator: Day campStated by the operator: Teen programStated by the operator: Babysitting or infant care

Creche from 4 months to 3 years; kids program ages 4-13 split by age group, supported by Worldwide Kids; English is the main language.

Price

Rates on request (personal quote)

Check what’s added on top: many programs add taxes, service charges and tips of 20 to 25 percent. Work out your real total.

Getting there

There is a nonstop flight from New York (JFK), about 9.5 hours in the air.

Catania has nonstops from London (Gatwick and Stansted), Paris Charles de Gaulle and Tel Aviv. Wikipedia also lists a New York JFK flight; in past years that route ran only in the warmer months, so confirm it is operating in April. Comiso itself has only a few flights.

Most North American travelers fly to Rome or another European hub and connect to Catania, then drive.

Routes come from each airport’s published route list, checked October 2026. Flight times are estimates from the distance. Airlines change schedules, so confirm before you book (route list we used).

From the airport

  • Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA): about 1.8 hours by carSicily's busiest airport, about 1 hour 45 minutes by car.
  • Comiso Airport (CIY): about 35 minutes by carSmall local airport with a limited schedule, about 35 minutes away.

Late April weather

Daytime highs are around 68°F (20°C) and nights around 54°F (12°C); the sea is about 63°F (17°C), cool for swimming.

Good to know

  • Italy is 6 hours ahead of New York, and the currency is the euro.
  • You need a rental car in this part of Sicily.
  • US and Canadian passport holders can visit Italy for up to 90 days without a visa; check whether the new European ETIAS travel authorization is required by the time you fly.

The hotel on Google Maps

Google’s star rating and reviews are for Mangia's Costa Ragusa Borgo all year round, not for the Pesach program.

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Safety and travel advisories

What governments say about travel to this country. Nothing here is this site’s own judgment.

US State Department travel advisory for Italy

Level 2 of 4: Exercise increased caution

  • Reasons the advisory gives: terrorism.
  • The level is for the whole country, not for the hotel or its neighborhood. Level 1 is the lowest of the four and Level 4 the highest.
  • Advisory dated September 9, 2026; I read it on October 4, 2026. Levels change, so open the advisory before you book and again before you fly.

This is the governments’ own wording, not a rating by this site. Israel’s National Security Council also publishes travel warnings for Israelis abroad. Ask the operator what security the program itself arranges, such as guards and entry checks.

Things to do near Ragusa coast (near Santa Croce Camerina)

Ideas for chol hamoed. Check opening times before you go; some places close or get very busy during the holiday.

  • Ragusa Ibla

    City, about 40 min away

    A baroque hill town of stairways, domes and quiet squares.

    Good for teens, couples, grandparents

  • Donnafugata Castle

    History, about 20 min away

    A 19th-century country palace with furnished rooms and a garden with a stone maze.

    Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents

  • Kamarina archaeological site

    History, about 10 min away

    Ruins and a small museum of a Greek city on a headland above the beach.

    Good for teens, couples, grandparents

  • Punta Secca

    Beach, about 15 min away

    A tiny fishing village with a lighthouse, known as the seaside home in the Inspector Montalbano TV series.

    Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents

  • Scicli

    City, about 45 min away

    A small baroque town set between rocky hills, with a handsome main street.

    Good for couples, grandparents

  • Modica

    City, about 50 min away

    A town built up two sides of a gorge, known for its grand church staircases.

    Good for teens, couples, grandparents

  • Noto

    City, about 80 min away

    The showpiece of Sicilian baroque, with a honey-colored main street and cathedral.

    Good for couples, grandparents

  • Ortigia, Syracuse

    Jewish heritage, about 100 min away

    The island old town of Syracuse, where the old Jewish quarter holds one of Europe's oldest surviving mikvehs.

    Good for teens, couples, grandparents

More about this destination

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Where this information comes from

Checked on October 4, 2026. These are the pages we read:

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