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.
Pei-Yun
France
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.
Hotel Alle Pendici offers free Wi-Fi and a Mediterranean garden, in Nicolosi, at the foot of Mount Etna. A breakfast of homemade Sicilian cakes and pastries is served daily.
Ivan
Netherlands
Great location near Etna. The most wonderful and friendly staff you can encounter.
The only hotel at an altitude of 2000 metres in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Etna Regional Park, Hotel Corsaro is 300 metres from the cable way and meeting point for excursions to the crater.
Hossein
Germany
Perfect place for a short stay! Clean and nice staff!
Set in Nicolosi, 17 km from Catania Piazza Duomo, Criu Boutique Hotel offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a restaurant.
Tamara
United States
Architecturally and design-wise absolutely perfect, down to the smallest detail. Parking on site, super helpful staff, high chair for babies, great pizzeria in the same building as the hotel, super comfy beds and baby crib, great pressure in showers, excellent breakfast (eggs to order, fresh juices, freshly cut ham and cheese etc - if you don't speak Italian just ask for all of these - ex. fresh yogurt is in fridge, not on the buffet; you need to ask for cooked eggs/omelette yourself). The town is cute, a couple of great patisseries (Russo was one of our favorites in all our travels to Italy), location close to Etna while not too far away from the beach,
Featuring a traditional restaurant, Rifugio Sapienza is just 10 metres from the cable car linking to the top of Mount Etna. This property offers a bar, free ski storage, and a shared lounge room.
Vaidotas
Lithuania
The location is perfect to start your hikes. The place has delicious coffee and sandwitches for breakfast.
Located 1 km from Nicolosi town centre, the Michelangelo offers an outdoor pool, sun terrace, and restaurant. All modern rooms come with satellite TV and free Wi-Fi.
Gordon
United Kingdom
Food fantastic. Hotel rooms a bit run down. Balcony v dirty. Pool ok, but not v clean.
Set in Nicolosi, at the foot of Mount Etna, B&B Blanc Maison Etna Relais & Charme offers accommodation with free WiFi and an outdoor swimming pool.
Virginia
United Kingdom
We enjoyed our stay. It was clean, bright and airy with beautiful decor. Our room was very comfortable with access to the garden. Breakfast was great and the staff were cheerful and helpful, especially with helping with places to visit, Etna and Taormina, and recommendations for restaurants which were delicious.
Offering mountain views, Dove nasce il Sole B&B is an accommodation set in Nicolosi, 17 km from Catania Piazza Duomo and 15 km from Stadio Angelo Massimino.
Set in the foothills of Mount Etna, this family-run B&B offers bright rooms with an LCD TV, free Wi-Fi and private bathroom.
Magdalena
Netherlands
All perfect - a comfortable and spacious room in good location (convenient for Etna parkrun), a varied breakfast (incl. fresh fruit and juice), and really nice owners with helpful advice. Would definitely stay again.
Set on the slopes of Mount Etna, this B&B in Nicolosi offers an ideal location for outdoor activities throughout the year. It provides spacious rooms, a homemade breakfast, and free parking.
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
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.
Totally everything. The lady was very nice and helpful. The apartment is small but very good for 2 persons. Apartment was very clean and modern with very nice views of Etna and Nicolosi. Apartment is very close to Catania Centre and you have many restaurants to choose from nearby. Thank you so much to the host for welcoming us at her apartment in Nicolosi. Will surely recommend this apartment to our Maltese 🇲🇹 friends.
Alla prossima 😊😊
Andrea was an exceptional host, very kind and gave lots of local tips and recommendation. The room is a good size, with all the needed amenities, the garden provides a panorama view of Catania, on the other side you can see the smoking Etna. The location is quiet with a sheltered space for parking. We really enjoyed our stay here, and can highly recommend Moon.
The property’s location couldn’t be better. Just a few minutes walk from the main square and the typical Sicilian restaurants in the neighborhood. It’s very welcoming and cosy! Agata, the host was very kind and approachable and readily available to answer any queries we had! Will definitely be the place to stay at, when in Nicolosi!
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 host family was incredibly kind and welcoming. The house and the gardens surrounding it, we’re private, beautiful and very tranquil. Our breakfast was served outside on the patio, surrounded by the gardens. So lovely. Our favorite housing experience in Sicily.
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.
Owners are really nice and helpful.Room was confortable and clean.Birds singing in the garden (blackbird,blackcap…)
Nicolosi center is reachable after a 10 minutes walk..
Good breakfast .You can easily book the Etna summit tour via Antonella.
It was absolutely the best place we stayed in Sicily. The chef was incredibly wonderful and talented. The staff was kind and the rooms were Homie and lovely. They even helped us with getting some laundry cleaned.
Super lovely rooms. We could see MT.Etna from one window and whole Catania thru the other. Breakfast was lovely. It has a pool and a garden to relax. Whirpool has to be payed for and it 50 euros.
Amazing breakfast!!!
Decorated rooms! The place is comfortable and quiet, close to Etna.
Administrator is a warm and helpful person.
Highly recommend the restaurant below the hotel.
Location is right there at the bottom of mount Etna where you take the cable car. Restaurant is also nice. A good place to stay if you look to do Etna adventure
Beautiful hotel with a wonderful view, two minutes from the funcooler to Mount Etna. Very nice room, delicious dinner, friendly staff and wonderful breakfast.
It was very convenient for us to take the cable car early in the morning the hotel was very clean nice views and the staff was very friendly and helpful
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