Hotel Villa del Bosco

We enjoyed property design and style - it's really fantastic and feels genuine. We truly enjoyed breakfasts and food at the restaurant. Attentive and friendly hotel staff (reception, bar, cleaning service), very high level of service. Special thanks to Pani Izabella who was exceptionally nice and attentive during breakfasts. I don't recall seeing such a professional and nice hotel employee in a lifetime. Swimming pool is nice as well, though could be open longer.

We learned a shuttle to beach will not be provided during our stay (to start later) only after arriving at property. Unfortunately, public transportation is not reliable at all with buses being either 10-15 mins late or not arriving at all. Reaching beach without shuttle, car or taxi is a nightmare.

The interior of the hotel is very beautiful. Also the 2nd floor balcony has great view of Mt Etna and the coastline. Restaurant offers very tasty meals with a reasonable price. Being outside of the city center makes it a good base for car trips around Catania.

Without car/taxi is a little bit hard to reach the hotel from the city center.

The staff was very friendly and always available for help. The rooms were luxurious with a nice bathroom and view on the pool. The breakfast was extensive and the private beach very beautiful.

We only stayed for 2 nights and Unfortunately, the pool was unavailable due to cleaning. On the website they state there is a shuttle to the beach/center every hour while in reality, the shuttle only goes twice a a day (not in the evening).

Good hotel close to the center 10 min by car and has a pool 👍

The pool and could relax

The pool was small but clean, nice and private surrounded by deliciously smelling vegetation. We felt very lucky to have had this facility in the Sicilian heat while travelling with children. The ambience and decor of the whole hotel was wonderfully atmospheric and the staff were very accommodating. Their free shuttles into the city centre and to the private beach were a wonderful bonus.

The facilities were a bit 3-star, rather than 4, but they were adequate. The drinks and food were expensive, but not much more so than in any other tourist place in the area... the problem was that there is not a lot of things to do in the area they are in, and though this was well known to us before our trip, we did not quite understand that the shuttles were as limited as they were in availability and that taxis would be so expensive. Breakfast was lovely in the sense that the food was served in a lovely room and there was plenty of it, but it was a bit disappointing in the lack of variety and freshness.

Beautiful building, with a very friendly staff. From the traditional side to the modern, everyone can find their preferences and enjoy their time here. Their restaurant is second to none, the food is amazing, best in Catania. Big well done for the chef. The hotel staff helped me to get my holiday to the fullest. Amazing, sandy, private beach. Thanks for everything and hope see you all soon.

For the price I cannot fault this converted villa with many original features, generous room sizes and a sea view for breakfast. The room was exactly as pictured. The house red (Syrah) was a cut above everything else we tasted during our week in Sicily. Staff made us spontaneous packed lunches for our Etna trip.

The villa is near some quite busy roads so it was not pleasant to walk nearby at night, taxi recommended. The pillows were too hard but the staff brought us replacements which were much better. It would be nice to have fresh bread (rather than sliced) at breakfast, although the cake selection was good :)

The friendliness and helpfulness of the staff. The location was quiet and the rooms were clean and spacious. Good air con too. The staff were amazing, we particularly loved the two ladies at breakfast, they were so happy and greeted you every morning which was a lovely start to the day. Meena was great, he gave us lifts into town and the staff at reception were very helpful.

Amazing staff, that's what makes the place really nice. It was all clean and with attention to details when it comes to service. Would we come back? Yes, but with much better prices. I paid the price due to late planning of our vacations.

We tried one night of dinner at the restaurant. 1 out of 4 dishes was ok

Debora and the reception staff were fabulous! They went above and beyond to help with anything. Luckily they spoke very good English as our Italian is non existent. The decor was top quality quirky antiques. The public rooms were comfortable and finished to a high spec. Having dinner outside amongst tall plants by candle light was special. The menu was short but interesting. Lovely to have a pool and sunbeds in the town location.

A bit picky but I found our bed very firm. We asked for extra pillows which were brought up in no time but could have been better - less lumpy. Breakfast heavy on the sweet side but plenty of it. Not hotels' fault but taxi fares for 10 minutes into town between 15 and 20eu!