Villa Neri Resort & Spa

An exceptional property, friendly staff/the famous Italian hospitality, delicious food/wine, ambience, beautiful rooms and breakfast, it has everything. Dreamy place to lie by the pool with views of Mt Etna. Thanks for a brilliant stay! We’ll be back…

Wonderful. This place is like heaven on earth. Beautiful setting at the bottom of mount Etna, wonderful garden with huge swimming pool. The staff is so friendly and caring for the guests. We have enjoyed every single minute of our stay. Impressive breakfast buffet and some light dishes available in the afternoon at the pool. Only downside for us, is the impossibility to have dinner at the hotel, since in the evening only the gourmet menus are available. Some alternative menu and a la carte - with local dishes would have been very welcome. Now forced to take the car and drive into Linguaglossa for dinner. A pity.

The resort was situated in the middle of vineyards and olive groves. The staff were very welcoming, friendly and helpful. Our bedroom was spacious with a balcony overlooking Mt Etna. As it was the end of the season it was relatively quiet and we often had the whole pool area to ourselves. We intentionally did not hire a car but due to the location if you are planning exploring the locality a rental car would be essential. We did a trip to Taormina and Mt Etna which the staff organised efficiently. The breakfasts were sumptuous and the poolside lunch menu was also excellent. The main restaurant in the evening is a gourmet restaurant serving beautifully cooked meals, however if you are staying for more than 1 night the menu remains the same so can become repetitive. We overcame this by ordering from the room service menu. We did not make use of the Spa. All in all we had a wonderful and much needed relaxing break

Excellent hotel. Lovely setting, fantastic views, exceptionally attentive staff. Food and wine very good. Room was exceptional. The surrounding area is comparatively undiscovered and very attractive with beautiful villages, many excellent wineries and the amazing Mount Etna. Definitely stay longer next time.

It is a beautiful hotel with very friendly and helpful staff. We enjoyed the experience. I advise to rent a car to make it easier to get around. The restaurant has tasty menu and make sure to ask for the limoncello - hands down, the best limoncello I have ever tried. Enjoy.

This hotel is really beautiful. The drive up to the hotel is like driving up to a country house in the Lake District. The hotel grounds are immaculate and very pretty. Etna can be seen from the hotel as well as views of the surrounding hills and countryside. On entry to the hotel it feels very high end, the decor is stunning and the staff on arrival were welcoming and friendly. We definitely got the feeling that nothing was too much trouble during our stay. We were informed that use of the spa throughout our stay was complimentary which was a nice touch. Upon arrival we were asked if we wanted to make a reservation in the restaurant to which we agreed, however after seeing what was on offer we quickly changed our minds. There are two tasting menus available 120-150 euro per person. None of the food listed appealed to us and there was no way we were prepared to pay that price every night. Luckily we had hired a car which was much needed whilst staying at villa Neri. Sadly there is very little available in the surrounding area so in order to find nice places to eat you have to be prepared to travel. Normally this would not be an issue however it is a long way down the mountain every evening around hair pin bends and no street lighting!!! It was such a shame that the hotel didn’t offer a half board option or even a menu offering steaks or fish. We did actually eat in the restaurant on the last night as we just couldn’t face driving yet again. There was an option to choose dishes off the tasting menu separately. I chose a spaghetti dish which I was disappointed in as it was very expensive and very small. On the positive side the wine was lovely and the service amazing. The breakfast at the hotel was one of the best hotel breakfasts we have had. There was nothing that wasn’t available, everything you could possibly want was on offer and to a very high standard! The juice was so good as was the carrot cake!!! Our room was very spacious, the bed very comfortable and the cleanliness was of a very high standard. We had a couple of treatments in the spa during our stay, the price was reasonable for a spa but the facial I had was a little disappointing. All in all we enjoyed staying at Villa Nerri however we would not return due to the remote location and more importantly the lack of food options in the restaurant in the evenings. We would have loved to have eaten in the restaurant every night if only there had been some more affordable options. Thank you to all staff at the hotel who were all very welcoming and professional. If absolute peace, tranquility and luxury is what you are after then this could be the place for you but car hire is a must!!