Il Picciolo Etna Golf Resort & Spa

Very nice hotel, welcoming and helpful staff, great breakfast selection, nice to have live music in the bar. The terrace in room 137 looked out over Etna, wonderful view. The hairdryer in the bathroom is out-dated, under-powered and uncomfortable to use. It would be nice to have a bar of soap and hair conditioner.

I have been to Picciolo Etna for the third time and I shall definitely be back. I stayed on half board basis since the food in the restaurant is very good. Breakfast is fantastic and the surrounding area is beautiful. Rooms are cleanand the beds are very comfortable.

Very nice hotel, beautiful area, quite environment. Rooms, staff, breakfast, cleanliness, spa are excellent. We had half board, dinner was a bit strange. It was not local, a it tried to be international but quality was not so high level.

Great experience. Very friendly and attentive staff. The Golf course is beautiful and in good shape. I will recommend the resort to my friends. It is also easy to get to the top of mount Etna from there.

The hotel is situated in a nice natural landscape. Unfortunately the service is absolutely weak. The access to the pool inside is only possible after paying the spa. If you register for the visit and cancel like 20 min later- they book you the full day. I was offered a special price abo, but it was not informed about any rules of use, spa was overbooked all the days and I could not use the abo and basically had to overpay twice. Never experienced such a poor customer service. Personal even impolite. Not flexible or guest oriented. I described my issues- ladies at the reception were zero interested to solve. The restaurant is not oriented on people with food restrictions. Is basically almost not possible to avoid gluten or sugar even upon request. Got big issues after a week stay as could not follow my diet. Really pity- the nature surrounding is very nice. But the stuff is just following some rules, stricter then in a governmental organization not communicating them properly and oriented zero on the customer comfort.

Remotely situated this nice golf hotel. Classic room in the hotel, the nicer modern rooms in the clubhouse. Free parking, nice staff at reception. Room has all amenities, spacious, nice bed, shower that dit not really give hot water, but it was ok. Suggest you book half board, as there are no restaurants close, and you do not want to drive here at night. Dinner was good, again nice staff, enough choices, in a large restaurant with no vibe. Breakfast also good, lots of choice. They also have a spa, which we did not visit. Bar is next to the lobby, lacks a vibe too. If you drive to this resort from Cefalù be prepared for a difficult ride. Very narrow road for about 70 km after you exit the highway and difficult even with Google maps to find the right direction. Do not drive in the dark! From the east much easier, but stil a drive.

The golf course is superb, tight at times but a beautiful course to play. The staff were brilliant and the rooms were spacious and very clean. The breakfast was a continental one. The evening meals were excellent.

Spent a week here in September on a group golf holiday. The outstanding thing about this resort is the staff who cannot do enough to help you and make you welcome, both in the main hotel and the golf club. If you are looking for faceless 5 star luxury then this is not for you, it’s a little quirky and lacks things you might take for granted elsewhere like kettles/irons in the rooms but it is very comfortable and we had a fabulous stay. Lovely pool area. My only regret was not hiring a car at the airport as it is quite far from anything and I would have liked to have seen more of Sicily! Note for golfers - bring lots of balls as it’s very narrow!!🤣

GREAT course, really friendly helpful staff, good food (if on half board), wonderful buffet breakfast and excellent cocktails. The views of Etna were only spoiled by my time in the rough looking for my last shot.