Name: Cavanera Etnea - Resort & Wine Experience
Address: Contrada Verzella (km 222,13), Castiglione Di Sicilia -catania, 95012, IT

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2026

Ghislain

This was our third stay at Cavanera. The setting is amazing and the restaurant, Riserva, is outstanding. The surrounding area is a wine lover’s paradise. Looking forward to be back at Cavanera!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2026

Anthony

A stunningly beautiful resort, settled at the base of mount Etna. There is natural beauty everywhere you look, and the resort is great for a deeply relaxing stay. Enrico the manager is amazing and provided excellent hospitality!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2025

Grace

If I could give La Cavenera Etnae more than 5* I would. We stayed here for one night for my 30th birthday and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. We did the Eruption wine tasting and Roberto was so knowledgeable and exciting to listen to. I had the fish menu and my partner the meat and both options were absolutely incredible. The facilities are beautiful, the pool and vineyard walks are so peaceful and relaxing. The room was super comfortable and clean. We will definitely come back!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2025

Richard

What a lovely stay! Would highly recommend.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2025

Ghislain

This was our second stay at Cavanera. The setting is amazing and the restaurant, Riserva, is outstanding. The surrounding area is a wine lover’s paradise. Things to improve…. They should just let the air conditioning run in the gym. It’s a sauna in there. They only turn it on if someone wants to use it which makes no sense to me. Also, we were there over three days and the whole time there was a dead mouse on the steps that lead to the pool. It is to be expected, you are in the middle of a vineyard after all. But leave it there for three days?!? None of this will stop me from coming back. The positives far outweigh the negatives but you know…. The devil is in the details. Looking forward to be back at Cavanera!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2025

Leslie

Cavenera Wine Resort was beautiful and the rooms were the nicest of our trip. Bed and pillows comfortable, good breakfast with many selections. Beautiful pool and grounds. Outstanding views from the beautifully designed restaurant. My only criticisms were there was no Consierge or sommelier and the menu was limited to fancy high end and expensive food. Our couscous and swordfish was good, but on the second night we had a wine tasting and lunch off the property and we only wanted a salad or appetizer for dinner. Appetizer menu was inadequate and no salad menu. There was only at table wine tasting which was very expensive. So we bought a bottle instead. And there was only the waiter doing the wine tasting. Need to bump up the menu and always have a sommelier at the dinner hour.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2025

Melissa

The accommodations, breakfast and staff were great. The winery and vineyard were excellent. Only concern was the meal service is slow. Management needs to have more servers on the shift for the dinner service. The servers were great but too few. Overall, the experience was very nice.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2024

Luanne

Very interesting property. Nice views including of the mountain. Donkey braying that sounded like a woman having sex on a loudspeaker— hilarious!! Great breakfast.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2024

Domenic

Ideal for a quite and relaxing getaway.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2024

Pat

Nice public spaces, adequate rooms. Staff just don’t try hard to be helpful or explain things. Breakfast room lovely but food options not great.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

16 May 2024

Verified traveler

Key amenities unavailable during our stay

We were disappointed by our stay at Cavanera. We were informed a few days before our stay that the restaurant would be closed, and the tasting room/bar was also closed. We booked a room with king size bed but it was only a queen, despite reception telling us otherwise. Parking was far from the room, including a lot of steps, which we didn't anticipate with our bags, and not well lit to walk from, when we had to come back from a dinner out instead of the (closed) restaurant onsite.

Overall the views are pretty, but we would caution to check about the desired amenities you'd like, and that the advertised king bed size was not accurate.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2023

Mario

Beautifully located, spectacular scenery amongst the slopes of Etna and the vineyards. Property is well hidden, you wouldn't know it is there unless you are specifically looking for it. Property is well maintained and their respect for the environment and minimal impact is evident. The staff were wonderful with our check in, escorting us to our room. The pool is lovely, elevated and surrounded by vineyards. Our room was perfect, situated in one of the bungalows. All furnishings and amenities in the room were excellent. We took advantage of the winery tour and tasting and dinner. Our guide was great, very knowledgeable about the winery itself and the wine world in general. Our dinner was delicious....highly recommend the tasting/dinner combo. The staff was very accommodating on our check out date, as we had an Etna trek/tour planned, holding on to our luggage and letting us leave our vehicle there while we were away on our tour for several hours. Looking forward to returning some day, either here or on of the other Filiato properties.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2023

Kimberly

Property is lovely and the reception staff was great. The staff members in the wine bar were very loud and chatty as they complained about work while customers were seated. It was unfortunate because it is such an amazing space and the staff should not be an annoyance. Everything else was great. The wine tour and tasting was very informative.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2023

Alessandro

The property is not simple to reach especially at night. It is for the quite lovers as even the reception close at 8pm . The restaurant is very good. Breakfast ok nothing that make you fill you should be in an upscale wine resort

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2023

Steve

Beautiful location but breakfast let it down!

The vineyards location is stunning. View from the room.of mt etna and the vineyard. Beautiful room and pool area. Wine tour with Roberto was amazing and the wine delicious.we opted just for a meat and cheese selection which was very nice and generous portion! However breakfast the next day was poor. Signs to say €2 for tea and coffee and €6 for a cooked breakfast. We ordered tea but wasnt charged so slightly confused on the signs. Cold selection is a bit lacking. Pool hours are 11 till 7 so no chance of a dip in the pool before checkout in 34c weather

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2022

Alessandro

It is a nice resort in a jaw dropping scenery

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2022

Linus

The property is located in a beautiful part of Sicily. Rooms and pools are modern and clean.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful location and accommodation. The reception personnel were very helpful in all aspects of our stay. Waking up and walking out to the breakfast area was a wonderful experience with Etna in the background. The new restaurant was great, good food and wine, very helpful staff and excellent views. Did not disappoint!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful facility. New restaurant was wonderful. Priced well for the experience. Would love to come again with friends.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2018

deborah

AMAZING ! LOVED THIS PLACE!

We stayed at this resort in October 2018. We were only there for one night - wish we had stayed longer. This winery/hotel is in a remote area near Mt. Etna, so it is very quiet and peaceful. We heard they are building a restaurant on site which is a great idea because now I think they only serve breakfast and lunch. We did a fabulous wine tasting with them and did not want to drive and they were incredible about whipping up a light dinner for us in their kitchen - this was not part of their program and they went out of their way to be accommodating. The breakfast was fabulous too and I ended up buying some wine. Highly recommend this place if you are in the area and love wine. It's definitely worth it!

Friends

4/10

Poor

17 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Lovely place awkward service

Great setting however staff are rather tricky. From the moment we arrived we felt slightly unwanted. We weren’t informed of any of the activities the hotel or surrounding area has to offer. We were not even able to do the wine tasting even though this is pretty much the only thing the hotel has to offer. LOL!

WiFi barely works. There is no restaurant and most of the local restaurants which were recommended to us were shut.

Check in very bad we arrived early but had to wait until the check in time even though we were pretty much the only guests there. When we asked to use the bikes we were told that ‘the tyres are flat’ but when we checked they seemed fine and there was a pump beside them. We were left alone in the bar for hours with no service.

All in all an absolutely baffling experience but such a shame as the place is lovely.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2018

Paulo

A must if you love an experience in vineyards

Great staff. The wine tour was fantastic.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Beautiful place-peaceful and quiet. Room was quite nice but AC did not work. They offered different room but AC did not work in that one either. If you want the wine experience very nice place.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

Pål

Very pleasant and accommodating staff at a secluded hotel. Quiet, clean, and nice.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Wijnand

Schitterend gelegen tussen de wijngaarden in de heuvels. Alles is tot in de puntjes geregeld en de kamer is van alle gemakken voorzien. Het personeel is heel behulpzaam en maakte een ontbijtpakket voor ons klaar toen we een dag vroeg naar de Etna gingen. In het restaurant kun je 's avonds uitgebreid dineren met een ruime keus aan lokaal geproduceerde wijnen.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2024

Hendrik

Prachtig complex midden in de wijngaarden. Kamer van alle gemakken voorzien. Heerlijk en uitgebreid ontbijt met zicht op het zwembad en de wijngaarden. Kleine gym met goede apparatuur. Restaurant op het complex is bovenop de wijnkelders (wel een klimmetje omhoog) met prachtig uitzicht op de bergen en de dorpjes op de bergen. Wijnproeverij mogelijk.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2024

Astrid

Bra vistelse med brister i utbud!

Mycket trevlig vingård.middagen med 5 rätters tog för lång tid och omysigt i fullt upptänd restaurang. Vegetariska alternativet inte bra!Dag två fanns bara detta dyra alternativ att välja igen! Inga andra alternativ eller roomservice fanns.Poolområdet var trevligt. Dock förväntade vi oss lite varma alternativ vid frukosten.Det fanns ingen bar att sitta i på kvällen o njuta.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2024

Christina

Vin vin og mere vin

Hygge og dejlig vin

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2024

marcello

Sempre un ottima struttura per staccare la spina piacevolmente .
L'ultima volte la cucina era più attenta e di qualità superiore .

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

04 Oct 2023

Verified traveler

Pire service à vie

Je voyage beaucoup et c’est le pire service que j’ai eu. On nous demande la veille l’heure de notre arrivée. Même si le check in est à 14:00, nous avisons que nous arriverons vers 12:00 afin de profiter du site. Ils nous informent que la chambre ne sera pas prête à cette heure mais que nous pourrons utiliser la piscine et profiter du wine bar. Surprise en arrivant sur place, le wine bar ouvre seulement à 15:00. La chambre n’a été disponible qu’à 15:00 et nous n’avions pas le vue sur la montagne comme nous avions demandé. Le personnel n’est pas courtois et on dirait que notre présence et celles des autres clients les dérange.
Finalement nous allons à la piscine et le personnel du wine s’est pointé à 16:15.
On demande à voir le gérant pour lui faire part de notre insatisfaction et on nous dit qu’il est occupé. Nous n’avons jamais la chance de lui parler. 72 heures plus tard, toujours pas de nouvelles de sa part.
Pour notre part, on ne recommande pas d’aller à cet hôtel. La Sicile regorge d’hôtels accueillants et offrant des paysages exceptionnels, encourageons ceux qui veulent nous accueillir avec respect et courtoisie.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2023

Kristian

Really good setup

Great place to unwind, take in the scenery and enjoy yourself with good food and wine.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2023

Rafael

O banheiro estava com cabelo no box e não tinha shampoo disponível. Poderiam ajudar a pegar as malas também. Atendentes arrogantes

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Jul 2021

eric

Lieu agréable mais service au client a améliorer!

Peu de signalétique pour trouver l'hôtel, certes beau au milieu des vignes avec une très belle vue sur l'Etna. Chambre spacieuse et propre, matelas très ferme et à ressorts. Si l'hôtel est a la hauteur de sa prétention, le service de restauration proposé était TRES décevant.
Etant donne les tarifs pratiqués, la cuisine qui nous a été servie froide n'est pas a la hauteur d'un hôtel de cette catégorie puisque nous avons du diner dans l'espace de degustation des vins suite a l'annulation 48 h avant, de notre réservation au restaurant de l'hôtel.
Le menu prétendument identique a celui du \"Bistrot\"attenant consistait en un assemblage de préparations industrielles .L 'équipe de service en salle s'est montrée compréhensive face à notre désarroi contrairement au staff de la direction qui, le lendemain, s'est dédouanée de ses responsabilités.
Si, comme elle l'a prétendu, le menu proposé était identique á celui du restaurant, la marge de progression culinaire est a la hauteur du volcan voisin!
Nous aurions préféré une plus grande honnêteté de leur part, d'autant qu'il y a de très bons restaurants aux alentours ( cf Michelin).
Dans cet espace dédié aux vins, il ne nous a en outre été proposé lors du diner que les 3 vins du domaine alors que ces vignes et hôtel sont propriétés du groupe viticole sicilien Firriato.
En bref dècevant.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2019

Ingrid

Vakkert og gode råvarer

Vidunderlig vakkert, nydelige råvarer under frokosten

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2019

Gisela

Tolle Atmosphäre im Weinhotel. Sehr ruhig, angenehme Betten, leckeres Frühstück auf der Terrasse. Erwähnenswert ist auch das Restaurant, nicht besonders gemütlich, aber geniales Speisenangebot mit kreativen Komponenten. Wir waren angenehm überrascht, hier eine so gute Küche und Weine vorzufinden - allerdings im oberen Preisbereich, aber jeden Cent wert.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2019

ANDREI

Шикарное место для любителей тихого и спокойного отдыха!
Отличное вино с местной винодельни и не только.
Великолепные пейзажи на горы, вулкан и виноградники.
Отличный ресторан с прекрасным обслуживанием и персоналом.При этом с довольно демократичными ценами.
Рекомендую для эпитетов, и любителей покоя.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2019

Ludovic

Pour les amoureux de vins

Lieu à découvrir, loin des coins touristiques, ce détour par les vignes et dégustations de vins offre un autre panorama de la Sicile

Family

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jul 2019

Vincent

Pas de vue sur la montagne mais vue sur les poubelles
Chambre très mal insonorisée
Lit extrêmement dur

Partner

2/10

Poor

16 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Sono certa non pubblicherete. Nessuno alla reception. Le camere danno sui silos dei vini. Posto sperduto tra le campagne.colazione senza marmellata che era finita.ma quale resort !!
Era

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2018

Pierre

Superbe endroit, encore plus beau que sur les photos. La construction du restaurant ajoutera une dimension spectaculaire

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2018

Linda

Fantastiskt vy och härlig avkopplande atmosfär

Mkt trevlig personal och härlig avkopplande miljö med fantastiska vyer och vinrankorna utanför frukostbordet.
Bil är nästan ett måste att ha. Fanns tyvärr ingen egen restaurang på gården i dags läget, (de höll dock på att bygga ut med större vinkällare och restaurang)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2018

Gianluca

Struttura bellissima e personale all’altezza pronto a risolvere qualsiasi tipo di problema e farti sentire come a casa. Esperienza positivissima. Tutti molto attenti e con l’unico scopo di mettere il cliente al centro della struttura. Veramente bravi. Grazie per aver reso questi pochi giorni indimenticabili

Family