The location of the hotel is ideal, just a short drive from the Rifugio Giovanni Sapienza, where you can find the cable car and the starting point of many of the Etna tours. We were also given advice about some very nice hiking routes that we could take on our own. The surroundings are quiet, and there is a restaurant on site that serves a good breakfast.

As it's an older building, you can hear the other guests walking around, entering/exiting their rooms, and talking in their rooms. Also, note that there are two triple rooms, both advertised as having sea and mountain views. Unfortunately, one of the rooms has only one small window with no view - this not clear at all from the description, and we found this out only after entering the room.

We stayed only for one night visiting Etna on our Sicily trip. Very nice, vintage hotel just a short drive from gondola. Very nice staff. Great view to the valley. It is possible to have gourmet dinner. We even got some coupons on the reception for free drinks and snacks in the bar on top of gondola. Just a few 100 meters away there is a great view point to the Etna top craters (we were very lucky to see a big outburts right on the night we were staying there, amazing.) Etna, even without active outburts is a must visit site when you are on Sicily and we recomend this hotel.

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Perfect location for exploring Mount Etna. Hotel has an old-world charm and the rooms are enormous. Nothing impersonal about a smaller establishment like this. Easy to access the property by car, with free parking on-site. We had a lovely dinner at the hotel, as there is not much else in the vicinity. The staff accommodated our early departure and provide a packed breakfast.

Our only small criticism is that the staff were 10 minutes late with our packed breakfasts on the day of our mountain excursion. But the packed meals were good quality and we enjoyed them very much on our hike :-)

Very nicely located for a hike to the Etna. The hotel had a great ambiance and view. Staff speaks good english and tries their best to make you comfortable. Vivienne was exceptionally nice. Would recommend. They also can make you a lunch package for the tour which is well priced and very very nice.

The bed (and pillow) was too hard for our liking. Also the breakfast starts at 8, might be more convenient to start 30 min earlier. But that is just a recommendation. Breakfast products are very nice.

Very friendly staffs, even the chef of the kitchen was very nice. The room was spacious, our first room for the first night was on the top floor but my husband and kids kept bumping their heads into the wood construction.... The next morning we asked to change to a ground floor room to avoid further injury, the staff was super helpful and gave us a big room. Many thanks to that!! <3

Nothing special.

This is a great basic, yet still stylish accommodation for trips around the Etna. In summer it must be very relaxing to escape the heat of the coast. No need to go out at night as the dinner here is great too!

I could say the bathroom and in particular the shower is a bit small, and so are the stairs to go up. But as said it is a basic accommodation and it offers great value for money. And why would you need a swimming pool or sauna if you are on the Etna?

The breakfast - quiet piano music playing from the speakers, huge window towards the coastline and hills. Very friendly service. Variable enough for breakfast, with fresh juices and nice coffee. The staff spoke good English and were very accommodating and friendly. It was cold (+8) outside and the rooms were warm. The location is awesome, you're going to be on a high cliff-like landscape with views over the old volcanic hills, lava fields and the sea on the backdrop. In the evening the clouds covered the area and we were hanging right below them, one of the most awesome color play I've seen. Very close to the facilities for visiting Etna, I'd even say walkable.

Okay, the tea was 3€ when we wanted to get some, which is way over the top, because usually there is water heater and some tea in the room. But it did not ruin our experience or anything, just something for you to consider :)

Historic building with early 20th century feel. Close proximity to Rifugio Sapienza access to Mt. Etna. Very attentive staff who packed a sandwich and water for the Mt. Etna experience. Extensive breakfast and very nice dinner option. They have a very nice terrace where you can enjoy a drink with beautiful panoramic views.

Very nice greetings from property, they offered us a lovely cup of tea in front of fire place upon check in. Beautiful interiors, antiques furniture and the young management is very hospitable and proud to share the history of this family business. We enjoyed the dinner paired with the red Vulca' wine (highly recommended). A nice gem in the highest part of mount Etna.

Breakfast options could be improved, would be nice to have also keys for the front door without asking reception to open every time.

I did like everything in the hotel. An elegant disign of the hotel, friendly stuff members, cosy room, bathroom is shining with cleaness. The most incredible thing is the feeling that we found ourselves in a forest fairy tale. The location is simply excellent, complete unification with nature combined with modern comfort.

We found the pillows a bit hard. This is the only thing I would improve.