Excellent place to play golf, but out of the way for other reasons. The pool is in the wrong place and there is no service at the pool.

Our experience at this hotel was surreal! We had booked the junior suite but when we saw the room we were very disappointed as there was no outside area and felt very enclosed. Considering this place is in the middle of nowhere we would have gone stir crazy if we had had to sit in that room all the time! As a result we asked to see alternative rooms and were shown the suite and an ordinary room. The ordinary room was right next door to the suite and identical apart from the lack of a small sitting room so we opted to move to the ordinary room, despite having paid for the junior suite. Other travelers have remarked about the hotel not being busy and we found this the case too. Unfortunately this was somewhat eerie as there was just no noise at all! We ate there one night and were the only people in the restaurant later being joined by two other couples. There was no music playing and it was a huge room with wall length mirrors which just made you feel very lonely and uncomfortable! The food was bad too so we ended up eating out for lunch the next day and buying rolls and cheese from the supermarket to eat on our patio in the evening! Also the restaurant was overrun with ants crawling all over the floor around our table - most off putting. The hotel is literally in the middle of nowhere. You cannot walk to anywhere for something to eat or drink and given the poor standard of food in the hotel this was a major weakness which has led to our overall rating of 2.

The hotel served up Potatoe Crochets (2) and frozen vegetables with a cremated Rack of Lamb, we spent 4 nights there and I would not serve this type of food top my grandchildren who are 8 and 4 years old.
The service of the staff was not very organised although they did their best, the blame was from the kitchen.

This is a beautiful hotel in quiet surroundings adjacent to its own golf course, with a vineyard to the rear and both an outdoor pool (with views towards Etna) and indoor spa area. "Perfect", you might think. but unfortunately the quality of the food at dinner and the level of service lets the hotel down. Admittedly, we were on a package holiday and so did not sample food served to independent travellers which may have been better, but it is very apparent the staff need further training. On the plus side, the breakfast buffet was excellent.

Also, you should be aware that it is quite a "trek" from the coastal autostrada to the hotel - a long and bendy road which takes in a couple of local towns, not always the easiest to get through at busy times. The trip from the coast will take between 30-40 mins.