Monaci Delle Terre Nere

Ruhiges Landgut mit Traumaussicht Ein wunderbares Landgut mit Oliven-, Zitrusbäumen und Weinreben. Geräumige Zimmer und Villen. Tolles Frühstück mit vielen Produkten vom Hof und der Umgebung. Feines Sternemenü am Abend.

A really beautiful place. The location and views are gorgeous, the bar is lovely and the villa we stayed in with a small pool was bliss (even better we had been upgraded). You can be driven around in golf buggies and all the staff were great. The wine (as you might expect) was fab, and we did the basic wine tasting which I would thoroughly recommend. The breakfast couldn't be faulted. The rest of the food, while lovely, was expensive - some of it seemed good value and some less so. The main let down is the temperature of the pools - the main one is bitterly cold and the private one is also pretty cold. It would be worth finding an environmentally friendly way to heat them at least warm enough to take the edge off and mean the kids could play for longer. The place is expensive to stay, and once there everything is very expensive. The wine on arrival was welcomed, but a few small touches would have made it feel better value for money. For example, replenishing the fruit or tea in the room, or adding chocolates/snacks for the kids. A free activity while there such as egg collecting could be easily introduced and would be a nice addition. We stayed 2 nights and loved it, and think October time is the perfect time to stay - sunny for sitting outside but you can also light the fire in your villa for when you come in from the pool. If you have a car, Etna is an easy day trip.

Stay here. It’s special place.