Located in a former royal residence, the Hotel Villa Dorata has elegant and spacious rooms with free Wi-Fi and satellite TV. Mount Etna's slopes are just outside.
Joe
United States of America
Very close to Etna. Nice and helpful host. Great food! Highly recommended.
The only hotel at an altitude of 6562 feet in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Etna Regional Park, Hotel Corsaro is 984 feet from the cable way and meeting point for excursions to the crater.
Vincent
United States of America
Everything. This is one of the best hotels we ever stayed at. The staff was so incredibly kind and informative. The spa was absolutely amazing. We experienced 2 hours of spa all to ourselves. I also forgot my necklace in the room and called the next day. They not only found it but when I went to pick it up they offered us free lunch which was delicious. The hotel is right at the base of the chair lift to Mt Etna. This hotel is simply amazing. We will be back.
Located in Nicolosi, 11 miles from Piazza del Duomo, Catania, Criu Boutique Hotel provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a restaurant.
stephen
United States of America
Excellent, comfortable, refreshingly contemporary hotel, great staff , delicious breakfast selection, easy parking , delicious restaurant right next door. The perfect stay if you don’t want to be in Catania.
Featuring a traditional restaurant, Rifugio Sapienza is just 33 feet from the cable car linking to the top of Mount Etna. This property offers a bar, free ski storage, and a shared lounge room.
Yuka
United Kingdom
Location is amazing! The room is very clean and the hotel staffs are very nice :)
Located 0.6 mi from Nicolosi town center, the Michelangelo offers an outdoor pool, sun terrace, and restaurant. All modern rooms come with satellite TV and free Wi-Fi.
Anna
Bulgaria
The location at the foot of Etna.
Staff was very friendly.
Located 12 mi from Etna, Il Borghetto di San Giuseppe EtnaRooms&Apartments features accommodations with a shared lounge, a terrace and a 24-hour front desk for your convenience.
Laura
United Kingdom
Lovely breakfast. The owner was very friendly and looked after us well.
B&B Notti E Dintorni offers air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi in the town of Nicolosi, at the foot of Mount Etna and 8.7 mi from Catania. Parking is free.
Péter Hertelendy
Hungary
Was there for one night, it's in a perfect location to get to the Etna early. Nice rooms, well equipped shared kitchen, really quiet town. Had a good night's sleep, didn't need an AC even in mid July. Giovanni was really friendly and welcoming.
This town has so much charm and everyone here is so lovely.
This town has so much charm and everyone here is so lovely. We enjoyed going on a long walk around the neighborhood, and at night the whole town comes alive in the Piazza. These folks know how to have fun!
Eilish
United States of America
8.0
Scored 8.0
Anyone staying in Nicolosi for a holiday needs their own...
Anyone staying in Nicolosi for a holiday needs their own transport. Sicily is not like Malta and doesn't have a good public bus service, sadly.
Also you need to be a very confident driver if you are considering hiring a car there. It's every man/woman for himself.
The only other way to get around is by booking tours, which do seem to be plentiful.
Plenty of good places in Nicolosi to eat and well stocked supermarkets.
My only criticism really is the amount or rubbish left on the road sides, which seems such a shame for such a beautiful civilised place and is something that local councils really need to address.
Crowcircle
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
Very scenic and a quaint village.
Very scenic and a quaint village. You will need own transportation to be more free to go where you want. They have rosticcierie for lunch and food is lovely.
For pizza, particularly if you have intolerances, order from Punto ICS - excellent and does delivery.
We also ate at La Baita di Rosemary, prices are affordable and they have a varied menu but isn't ideal for food intolerances, though they do oblige for food for children.
Kirsten
10
Scored 10
Nicolosi is a vibrant town with lots of delicious...
Nicolosi is a vibrant town with lots of delicious restaurants. It is very easy to get to Etna from here, and good travel link to other tourist attractions such as Taormina, Catania, Aci Reale. Comparing to Catania, Nicolosi is much quieter, cleaner and we feel very safe in this town.
Yue Samantha
United Kingdom
6.0
Scored 6.0
Great location for visiting Etna and the region.
Great location for visiting Etna and the region. Unfortunately, constant dogs barking meant that we couldn't use place to relax in-between excursions. Host has 7 dogs and most neighbours do too, we took are dog, but he is trained. Host was nice, English not so good but neither is my Italian so not really an issue. Patio of place was full of ash on our arrival, which could have been swept up in 2 mins and avoided being walked inside. I don't know if it is mentioned in the description the amount of dogs the owner has, but if somebody has a fear of dogs or small children who are a bit dog wary, this is not the place for you. You do not come into contact with them but you are well aware of their presence.
Simon
Malta
4.0
Scored 4.0
Tourist town. I regret we had stayed there.
Tourist town. I regret we had stayed there. Was hard to find an honest and authentic place to eat. Lost of repelling restaurants.
Luckily we were recomended by our host to eat at Scorzonera and it was worth it.
They were really really nice. Very friendly and accommodating. For example, they make coffee for you when they can and Saturday morning, I just asked if they had oat milk or the like (totally okay if there was none but I just thought to ask as well). They ran out and were very sorry. They promised that they would have some the next day and there was. They didn't need to but they did. Super appreciate it and very grateful. If I were to stay in Nicolosi again, I would book here. 😊
As is very evident, the hotel is situated on Mt. Etna. The views of Sicily are breathtaking and the rooms are very nice. For breakfast, they have a whole selection of pastries in the cafeteria, which doesn't serve only the hotel. That makes it very nice because there is a wide selection. There is also ample parking.
Nicolosi is ideally located as a jumping off point for a trip to Etna, and the village itself features a fair amount of restaurants etcetera. La Grotta offers great value, impeccably clean rooms and a great expansive breakfast. The staff was very friendly and accomodating!
The hotel is just a couple of minutes away from the main square, and they have a parking on the back which make it easy to park your car, as otherwise you would have to pay for the parking since it is in the city center, and there are very good restaurants around.
The hotel is cosy, the rooms are beautiful and very clean. The location is ideal for Etna Park, hiking, visiting Catania, shopping, and eating out. Most importantly, the staff is fantastic, extremely helpful and very friendly. Thank you for a wonderful stay.
Nice and perfectly well located hotel near cable car to ETNA.
Friendly staff.
Good breakfast.
We even had a chance to see some eruptions directly from the hotel.
All was great and we will come back again.
Thank you.
David from Prague
Was there for one night, it's in a perfect location to get to the Etna early. Nice rooms, well equipped shared kitchen, really quiet town. Had a good night's sleep, didn't need an AC even in mid July. Giovanni was really friendly and welcoming.
Close to the town centre and within reach of the coast, the apartment also has the bonus of also being close to Mt Etna and Nicolosi Parkrun.
Gio provided supplies for breakfast, fruit and a great cake freshly cooked! Great!
Good location for staying a night if you are planning to visit Etna. Simple, but clean and comfortable room, staff was very friendly and helpful-went extra way for us to be able to check in way before our time!
From start to finish the staff were lovely, the place itself is clean and tidy and really pretty and the location is amazing. Would definitely recommend this place if you’re coming to Nicolosi. Grazie!
Very good starting point to explore Etna. Located in very calm street, but not far away from Nicolosi center where you can find restaurants and shops. Free street parking for rented car.
Hotel was very clean with everything you needed in the room. Perfect location to walk to the cable car and go further up Etna. Stunning views away from Etna when the clouds cleared
Design, clenliness and the food all of it was just one of the best i experienced not only in Sicily but also around the globe. Some of the best value places. Thanks you
Beautiful hotel with a wonderful view, two minutes from the funcooler to Mount Etna. Very nice room, delicious dinner, friendly staff and wonderful breakfast.
This is a great hotel if you are visiting Etna or Taormina. Everything was good especially breakfast. We ate at the restaurant next door which was fab.
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