Descubra sua estadia em Linguaglossa

Had planned to stay a full week at Mareneve due to its close proximity to Linguaglossa where our family lives. We were taken in by the reviews ( which I now realize are old). We checked into a junior suite to immediately hear a barking dog every time we either arrived at our door, went out on our shared balcony or in the middle of the night. The view from the balcony did face Mt. Etna which was beautiful but the shared balcony was not. There was a worn plastic table and 2 plastic chairs and dead flower beds. Inside was the round bed in the middle of the room (not sure why it’s placed there) and really isn’t large enough for 2 slightly taller adults. There are only 2 very small drawers for clothing. There is a wall of built-in surfaces (maybe a desk plus another flat surface). Bedside tables were of poor quality with 2 on one side of the bed with no outlets for the other side of bed. We really wanted to like the room but was just too quirky and not user-friendly. We only stayed one night before moving to another hotel - we had already paid in full for our stay before we traveled, so it was an pricey decision.

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!!