Santoro Country House

We stayed for two nights in May 2023 and drove there via rental car from Palermo. [Side note: The drive through the Nebrodi mountains is breath-taking but not recommended for those unaccustomed to mountain driving or who experience car sickness.] The property is elegant, serene and romantic. Annalisa is warm and welcoming and makes you feel like royalty. In fact, all the staff do. We were given a free room upgrade and accommodated for a special individual cooking class by Chef Giovanni, (who is a local celebrity chef,) which was superb and fun. If you stay here, please be sure to have dinner in their restaurant and book a cooking class, true highlights, not to be missed. The location is perfect, (between Randazzo and Linguaglossa,) to tour the Etna wine region and to also visit Mt Etna. Rooms are quiet, spacious, modern, with air conditioning, refrigerators.The bed is luxurious and comfortable. There is a large terrace with some of the rooms that provide views of the mountains and wineries. The breakfast is plentiful and tasty, with the added bonus that they had the best espresso and cappuccino we had in all of Sicily. If you're a wine aficionado, consider a wine tour with Etna Wine Lab to learn about the Etna DOC and how wine is evolving in the region. Also, we happened into the local scenic downtown of Castiglione di Sicilia, and climbed the winding streets to the Castello di Lauria where we discovered a enoteca with amazing wines and a fabulous view of the town, valley and Mt Etna.

Stayed there at the begining of June. Wonderfull hotel near the north side of mount Etna. Rooms are very nice, beatifull garden arround the building, and very nice restaurant with very good breakfast. But most important and the ex-factor of this place is Analisa!!! She is very knowledgeable, knows everything about the area and also far away - from restaurants to wineries and all sort of places to visit! She is allways there to help, with the right advise. Whatevever she reccomended to us was the best advise! Without her, the place would be like any other hotel... We are very gratefull to her!!!

Absolutely gorgeous location, the staff was very nice and professional. I’ve never experienced this level of professionalism anywhere else in Sicily (especially in this price range). We also had the best food experience at Santoro’s restaurant, even though Sicily is a heaven for foodies especially if you know the right places to go. I travel to Sicily quite often, I’m in love with the Etna region, but it was by far the most beautiful experience. I highly recommend.