We booked this hotel at short notice at the busiest time of year for tourism in Sicily so were not expecting much from a 3 star hotel in a town off the beaten track. Boy were we surprised!! This gem of a hotel supplies 4/5 star service - it is spotless, modern and very classy. The owner, Luigi was available and helpful at all times. The food was the best we had anywhere on the island - I recommend the riccota cannoli dessert as suggested by Luigi!

As we had a car, it was a great base to visit Etna and also the nearby resorts of Taormina/Gardini Naxos.

This hotel was fantastic... very modern and still new, very clean, and the staff were extremely helpful.

The restaurant was excellent with typical food from the area and the continental buffet breakfast was also good - especially the chocolate croissants!!

The rooms are of a good size and the bathroom was very nice - Also the view from our balcony was amazing

Will definately be staying at this hotel again in our next visit to Sicily

Just got back from this hotel and have to say we are very very happy with every aspect of this Hotel. The owner was very helpful and the actual infrastructure was a pleasure to stay at. If you want a great hotel at sensible prices off the usual Tourist Trail, this is the place for you. Very Modern / Clean and well equipped for the size. The food available at the hotel is also outstanding and parking is exceptionally easy!

On our tour of south Italy we had 5-6 days in Sicily and one of our targets was Etna. We looked at the map and Linguaglossa looked like a good stop due to it's proximity to Etna.
Tourist Information gave us a list of accommodation and Il Nido dell'Etna (The Nest of Etna) was our first stop.
We were greeted by Luigi, the owner (who's English is much better than he thinks it is) who showed us round his very modern, up to the minute technology, very well finished Hotel.
We speak a little Italian but for those Brits and Americanos who are planning to visit Etna Luigi's English is a major bonus as even in the Tourist Information office we had to use our basic Italian. What I'm saying is, if your not on a guided tour and doing this on your own (as we did), English is not understood. So go and see Luigi.
So we got this lovely (very modern) double room with a fantastic view of Etna, great food and an excellent wine list. Next morning there was a substantial breakfast on offer.
There is also internet access available here (again rare in this area) and Luigi knows the area well (pointing out there is an excellent golf course nearby).
Luigi and his family made us very welcome and I highly recommend this hotel for people who need a stop over at Etna. This is THE place to stay.

Gordon & Julie Moir