For our last night in Sicily before flyiing out of Catania we chose to stay at Nèroli. What a perfect way to end the trip with a relaxing walk through the olive and citrus orchards under the powerful view of Etna. We also enjoyed our evening meal and the excellent breakfast.

The staff were amazing! They were welcoming, helpful, and always available to make our stay comfortable. They even ask you to request food and drink by the pool via WhatsApp, which is very convenient. The hotel is beautiful; small, cosy, very charming, and well-designed. Nestled amongst vineyards and olive groves, the property used to be a monastery where monks would make their own wines. We enjoyed trying and learning about all the different wines. They make their own olive oil too, which is delicious! The restaurant offers a great menu of local dishes, all made with local produce.

The only downside is that there’s nothing around, so staying here is definitely a conscious choice to be remote. However, the hotel offers everything you might need, and if you have a car, there are nearby towns and villages to visit.

Isabella & Ariana were very welcoming, friendly & very helpful. This historical resort was beautiful & rich in history with authentic construction & design. The restaurant had personalized service by Joshua & sommelier Markos. The dishes were a Michelin star rating, thank you chef! Breakfast was outstanding with so many choices & beautiful view of the property. Again, friendly service. We were upgraded to a balcony room😊 A refrigerator & safe was in the room.

I could have used better lighting & a magnifying mirror in the bathroom. A bit more counter space would have also been helpful. Unpaved road to the resort. Signage was limited due to surrounding construction.

Our stay was phenomenal. The location is breathtaking and surrounded by so much nature. The food in the restaurant was excellent as well as there staff that worked there. They were all so friendly and welcoming. The breakfast was filled with various delicious foods and it was also an opportunity to taste the jam and other homemade produce (The homemade olive oil and mulberry jam were fantastic!). It’s worth additionally having lunch and dinner there, with wonderful views of sunset and sunrise. Laying by the pool is a great way to escape the heat in summer and also have a drink. We had so much fun and cannot wait to come back again. Greetings from Germany!

There was nothing that didn’t exceed our expectations!

The setting of Nèroli Bio Relais is lovely, peaceful and much appreciated after a day of sightseeing in and around the entire southeast side of Sicily. It is an easy drive to Catania airport – even for our early am departure back to the US. The staff and the chef go out of their way to make you comfortable and meet any needs you may have. The chef stayed late and on his supposed day off to prepare soup for four weary travelers that needed a little TLC (we were fortunate to be invited by another couple).

Staff were excellent, very helpful. Don't be put off by the dirt track to the location it is a great place to stay and relax. We used as a base to travel in the area but also spent some time relaxing in the pool. The rooms were excellent although the walls were a little thin and they did not replace the soaps and towels each day but those are minor issues which should not detract from the overall experience. The hotel itself is well looked after and the best of the three that we stayed in on our visit to Sicily. Great view of Etna whilst having breakfast!

We had dinner in the hotel on the first and third night. The menu was the same on both nights so assume it would have been the same on the 2nd as well. The food was excellent BUT there were only 4 choices on the main course, 2 were pork and the other 2 were basically grilled vegetables. For a hotel that clearly aspires to offer a quality service this needs to be reviewed. Given the location is remote and there is little alternative close by it feels like the hotel knows there is little competition and therefore does not need to over think the options.

This beautiful hotel lies in the country side close to Catania. We wanted a quiet stay in Sicily, away from the city live and that's what we received. The staff was amazing and incredibly helpful and the restaurant had some of the best food we ever ate. The view from the breakfast room towards Mt Etna was very enjoyable every morning. The only thing to be aware of is that planes for the Catania fly low over this property, so you can hear airplanes from time to time, but that wasn't an issue for us at all.

Friendliness of the staff, especially the ladies at the reception, well equipped and clean rooms, with a solid bed, plenty of towels, good wifi - also outside. Great location, close to Catania airport (the airplanes approach the runway over the relais, but they are high and infrequent enough not to be a bother), and a good base to explore mount Etna, Taormina, Syracuse, Catania itself, and beyond. But also a good place to linger for a day, enjoying the pool, have a light lunch, or a good dinner. On Friday night they had organized an outside dinner with wine tasting, live singer and a visit to the vineyards. A recommended experience.

The light switches in our room were a bit of a mystery, which was for what light, and why my bedside lamp did not correspond with the switch below it.

A really excellent place to stay - it was our second stay, we started our holiday there, and ended it there as well. It is conveniently located near the airport, and easy to reach via highway. Also a good base to explore the eastern part of Sicily, Catania, Taormina, Siracusa, Mt Etna, or just to spend a day lingering at the pool. Personnel is super friendly and enthusiastic, taking the best care of you. We even could have an early breakfast on the day of departure.

Water pressure in the shower wasn’t always as good. WiFi - though surprisingly available outside as well, like at the pool, was a bit less in other places, such as the dining room (but you shouldn’t be on your phone during dinner anyways). Other than that, there really isn’t anything to complain about.

We had such a great stay at Neroli Bio Relais in September. From the moment we booked (actually, maybe even before that), we felt like we were coming home! Nothing was too much bother for the staff here. They made so many great suggestions and made our stay completely personalised. For example, we wanted to do a cooking class, and my friend and I love caponata, and they did a specific caponata cooking demonstration with us. We also said off the cuff ‘we’d like to see the vineyards’, and they had made a special tour through them in the evening, where we tried their decliious almond liqueur. They also organised a fantastic guide up Mt Etna with a very knowledgable and generous naturalist - Carmelo. A huge MOLTE GRAZIE must be given to Arianna, Isabella and Miriam who arranged all the fun activities and delicious experiences we had while we stayed at Neroli. They are warm, gracious and everything was a pleasure/nothing was too hard for them. The chef who did our cooking demonstration was also so gracious, as were all the staff we encountered. I couldn’t recommend this place more highly. I will definitely stay here again if/when I return to Catania. It’s la dolce vita!