Reviews from La Collina dei Nebrodi

San Marco d'Alunzio as a holiday destination

San Marco d'Alunzio as a holiday destination

We stayed there with our entire family. 12 people where 5 were children between the ages of 2 and 11. A really delightful place, where the farmer who lived next to, came by and had a chat with us over the picket fence, even though none of us speak Italian. It was a really fun experience, and you got to experience Sicily in an authentic way. It's a bit of an adventure to get to the house, because you drive alongside mountain slopes - in the beginning it was a bit uncomfortable, but then you get to know the road, and then you get used to it. Actually one of the funniest memories to look back on from the trip. We were there in the first week of November, some days it was really chilly, around 15 degrees C which was the coolest it got in the morning, and the pool was freezing. You can drive to the coast in about 20-30 minutes with a car, and there the water was around 20-25 degrees, so there we bathed a lot. You have to be aware of the fact that there's cats in the house. They mostly stay outside, but if you've got allergies, it's nice to know. We had an amazing vacation at La Collina dei Nebrodi, a vacation which we will talk about for a long time. It can definitely be recommended.

San Marco d'Alunzio as a holiday destination

We were there for a week in November, which is a bit out of the season. There was a lot of places, that were closed. But a really lovely, and we took a walk in the old quarter of the city, and the locals were really great for talking with us (even though we don't speak Italian). The view was absolutely fantastic, something you truly never get tired of.

The view was nice, but partially blocked by the big trees.
The pool was, because of the big trees, in the shade, not immediately desirable.

The house was cold in October, and difficult/expensive to heat with gas.

The restaurant was misleading advertising in October! But an arrangement with Daniella, who was in charge of breakfast, so she grocery shopped and made dinner, saved the situation.

San Marco d'Alunzio as a holiday destination

There is few restaurants and few nearby destinations for trips.

After a demanding journey from Taormina with blue, overheated motor, we arrived at this fantastic place. Our 8 comrades were already at the place and had invaded the pool. We were 6 pairs in total, who rented it for relaxing, hanging out with our friends, eat Sicilian food and for drinking Sicilian wine. All got their own room with bathroom. I called Sergio, the owner, and told him that we had arrived and had settled in. 15 mins later Sergio arrives at the pool and wishes us welcome. Sergio, all respect for those who cooks us food and serve us these fantastic women, Gisella, his wife, Claudia, and Francesca, his daughters, sister-in-law, Franceska and the omnipresent Daniella. Service above all expectations. We decided what we wanted to eat, and they surpassed our expectations each day. My wife and I had planned to walk to the beach during the day, but only did it once in 5 days. The pool and placement 700 m above sea level made it so we stayed and had a pool party, read, or slept. Lovely! If you wish for some privacy with your family or some good friends, I can't think of a better place! Thank you, Marcus, for arranging this!

Recommendations for future guests

Make sure you rent a car with powerful engine. We rented a Ford Focus 1.5, and it wasn't enough for going up the hills.

A very special birthday was celebrated with the entire family from age 1 to 78.
La Collina is highly recommended!
Sergio and his staff did everything imaginable to make our stay just perfect - despite the end of the season.
We had great weather, between 25-32C and everything was just spot on!
Unfortunately was the pool useless as the water was cold because its normal solar-heated and the autumn sun doesn't burn so much.
But it was perfect to lay at the beach and get some tan and the sea was warm as well.