Accomomdations - Sicily, The Motherland - Wine, Cooking, Culture & Adventure
Accomomdations - Sicily, The Motherland - Wine, Cooking, Culture & Adventure
Borgo Etneo Hotel - 3 Nights
For the first 3 nights, we will be at the Borgo Etneo Hotel. This is an ancient "Casale" (Country Villa) and surrounding village this sits between the bay of Taormina and Mount Etna.
If featured breathtaking views of Mt. Etna in a charming rural village, with wonderful of Sicilian hospitality and all modern comforts. The grounds are peppered with orange, lemon and olive trees, ad beautiful views all around.
The location has a solid 9.1 out of 10 rating on booking.com and 4.5 out 5 stars on TripAdvisor, as well as TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence. Such high ratings are extremely rare in Sicily!
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Tenuta Cammarana - 4 Nights
You will instantly feel as though you have been transported back in time as you get off our transportation and walk into this timeless estate. Sitting on 130 acres of olive and carob trees, you are in the middle of the Sicilian countryside in a restored 19th century Sicilian estate. In seconds, your mind will wander, as you simply cannot help but imagine a certain movie theme song in your head, and wonder if it might have been filmed here.
What awaits you inside the gate is a beautiful courtyard, beautiful rooms, but more importantly, Franco and Carmela, who own the property and truly welcome us into their family. This may be technically a hotel, but every time we go there, we are truly house guests. Their hospitality is unmatched, and our guests leave this place in tears.
The location has a solid 9.5 out of 10 rating on booking.com and a perfect 5 stars on TripAdvisor, as well as TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence!
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La Foresteria - 4 Nights
From imagining the violins of that movie theme, to a breathtaking wine estate you would otherwise expect to see in Tuscany, rather than Sicily. The La Foresteria resort belongs to the Planeta family, famous for their fine wines and olive oil world-wide. The property and its perfectly manicured gardens sit atop a hill watching surrounding vineyards and olive groves, and the beautiful crystal-clear sea and white sand beaches Porto Palo just a couple miles away.
This elegant, but tiny hotel has only 14 spacious rooms, each of which blends together a sense of essentiality and style to offer a vacation truly Mediterranean in spirit. The resort also offers a wide range of services: a restaurant, a marvelous deck level swimming pool, a relaxing Turkish bath, fitness area, bicycles at your disposal for ride to explore the nearby olive groves and vineyards
The location has a solid 9.4 out of 10 rating on booking.com and 4.5 out 5 stars on TripAdvisor, as well as TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence!
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| Name | Borgo Etneo |
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| Description | We assign the rooms to our guests as they reserve based on a needs and desires model. That is, we assign the best rooms to the first people to book, while also taking into consideration their needs. For example, if a couple is the first to book, they will get the best room, but we will hold off on rooms with more than one bed for reservations with friends traveling together that need separate beds. |
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| Name | Cascina Grotto di Ferro |
| Details | Hotel Rooms |
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| Description | We assign the rooms to our guests as they reserve based on a needs and desires model. That is, we assign the best rooms to the first people to book, while also taking into consideration their needs. For example, if a couple is the first to book, they will get the best room, but we will hold off on rooms with more than one bed for reservations with friends traveling together that need separate beds. |
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| Name | La Foresteria |
| Details | Hotel Rooms |
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| Description | We assign the rooms to our guests as they reserve based on a needs and desires model. That is, we assign the best rooms to the first people to book, while also taking into consideration their needs. For example, if a couple is the first to book, they will get the best room, but we will hold off on rooms with more than one bed for reservations with friends traveling together that need separate beds. |
| View | Yes |
| Housekeeping | Daily |
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