Il Carmine

Italy , Sicily
ERICE, Piazza Del Carmine, 23
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6/10

Pleasant

06 Nov 2025

Matt

Functional, dated with limited services in October. TV is not smart for example. Adequate for 1 night.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

Bonnie

Wonderful

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2025

Mark

IL Carmine is a former convent and a historic building. Beautiful architecture. Very nice restaurant. The rooms are on the smaller side but very clean with excellent ensuite bathrooms. Pillows and queen mattress were in great shape and ac worked well. The staff were very helpful and friendly. An excellent breakfast was provided in the price of the room as was free parking right in front of the hotel. We found Il Carmine to be an excellent value.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2025

Kay

Spectacular city. High up in the clouds. Parking is an issue.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2025

Margaret

Stayed one night. But this little gem is in a perfect location, great parking right across the way. Breakfast was great too. Lovely hotel, lovely grounds would recommend

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2024

Cristina

Beautiful hotel. Room was clean and cozy. The bed was soft. The staff were friendly. We stayed mid October, during the off season, so the hotel restaurant was closed. I wish I would have know that in advance. Also, most restaurants were also closed for dinner in the area. Overall, good experience.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2024

Anat

Very nice stay

It was end of season

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2024

Linda

We had a spacious room with sofas and chairs. Very easy once parked to get to the beautiful city. Forget google maps. Ring reception they were so helpful

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2024

Daniel

Large clean room, good service! Would recommend!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2023

David

Two nights stay. Our room was on the small size but adeguate and clean.
Breakfast was good, very tasty croissants.
Staff very helpful.
Good position, walking distance to the centre and main touristic points.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2022

Joanne

Was a good stay. Rooms clean and comfortable. Only issue was we lost WIFI. They said it was due to the storm we had that night.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2022

DAWN MARIE

Nice hotel in a, quiet location at the end of town. You can get to everything from here on foot. Good directions on where to park, what to see and do. Very nice staff.

It would have been helpful for the hotel to send WhatsApp directions on the best way to reach the hotel; we ended up in the middle of the cobblestone town trying to navigate through it. Instead there was a second easier way (all paved roads) to the hotel we found out when leaving.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2022

Laura

Il Carmine was previously a religious building and I can only feel envy for its past occupants - a beautiful building with lovely cool rooms and shuttered windows. It’s in a great location with virtually no noise around the building. The restaurant is also lovely!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2022

Anthony

Very clean, comfortable beds, cold ac on the opposite side of town from the duomo. Easy to exit Erice. Hard to get to by car.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2021

Félix

Amazing stay at IL Carmine

Superb hotel! Definitely recommended. Parking was super easy & right beside the hotel. Erice is a beautiful city so if you have the opportunity to get there, I highly recommended you go to Il Carmine

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

09 Oct 2020

david ernest

Very average but could easily improve

Interesting property being what i believe to be an ex-monastery. It’s still retains that feel. It was comfortable but I felt the service was below par. Breakfast was just about acceptable with bread, cake, a few slices of cheese and slivers of processed meat. It is well located within Erice. It wouldn’t take an awful lot of effort to see improvements at the hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2020

jonathan

Geat hotel for Erice

Erice is lovely, hotel is well located and easy to find n park. If it had a safe and kettle and tea n coffee in the room it would be 10/10 for me. Many Italian hotels provide such facilities these days.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Room I made a reservation was bit smaller than I expected so I asked to change it to larger one but unfortunately all rooms were sold out on that day.
Facility is clean and simple and staff was. Ery nice and did his best to accomodate us.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2019

Robert

Best meal ever! Beautifully redone rooms

Convent beautifully redone into hotel. I had my best meal of our three week trip in Italy here! Customer service was excellent. Room and bathroom were ridiculously large even by American standards. Bathroom was like a spa with whirlpool tub.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Simple, monastic, elegant. We enjoyed the stay. And Erice is interesting as well.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

We loved the hilltop village of Erice. It was like going back in time. And we especially loved our room overlooking the large courtyard at the old convent turned hotel. This small hotel had everything to meet our needs and we felt very comfortable and welcomed. While most restaurants were closed on Sunday night, we found a great cozy restaurant with wonderful food, as is the case is all of Scicily.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Charming hotel

Il Carmine has very competent and helpful staff. The location is ideal in a beautiful local town. You will need to walk up some steps/hill to get to the main area of the town. The parking area is closeby so perfect if you have a car. A nice comfortable stay in a beautiful location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2019

neal

Great stay

Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2019

Jose

Romantic stay

We loved our stay in Erice. The hotel is lovely, very minimalistic but super comfortable. We arrived late afternoon to beautiful sunshine and enjoyed the fantastic views before the fog rolled in.

Breakfast was very good, lots of choices for a buffet and good coffee. Free parking just across the piazza which was a plus for us. Lots of good restaurants to choose from for an evening meal.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2019

IFTACH

A good place to stay.

The room is excellent! Such a small breakfast that it's a shame that it spoils the end of the hospitality.The guy at the reception did not know a word of English.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful building, nice host. Simple rooms. .......

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2018

elizabeth

A lovely former monastery with style.

This hotel was actually a monastery. It is in a lovely city with much to admire and see. The service was excellent, the staff helpful and friendly and the place was immaculate and very quiet. I would highly, highly recommend this hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2018

Camilla

Beautiful hotel . Helpful staff. Great location especially if you have a car. Nice breakfast spread. Only negative , no elevator.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2018

Megan

Small hotel with lots of charm. Easy for walking and exploring Erice. The breakfast was nice and the staff was friendly. They also spoke English which was helpful for us. Very kind people

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Lovely accommodation with character +++

Lovely accommodation - full of character - in a beautiful village. Our room was great - huge, comfortable bed and deluxe bathroom. Wonderful breakfast! Location of the property was ideal - easy to walk to the centre of the town, which was beautiful, and had stunning views. Highly recommend - & would definitely stay there again!

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2018

Kevin

Wonderful Il Carmine

Great location in a beautiful town. A beautifully restored former convent. Friendly and helpful people. Marvellous breakfasts!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2017

Fab

Great accommodations in an historic building.

Great experience staying in a converted convent. Very clean! Breakfast was good and our host, Vito, was very nice and helpful.

4/10

Poor

12 Sep 2017

michael

Try someplace else

\"Private bathroom\" should not mean down a hallway. \"Air conditioning\" should not mean a fan.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Great Value

Friendly staff, good breakfast , large comfortable room, free parking , 50 euro per night.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2016

Nausheen

Wonderful old monastery for confortabld stay

Great. Convenient. Comfortable. Beautiful court yard

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2016

Sherri

Loved Erice

Very quaint, quiet converted convent. Great location, fantastic breakfast. Easy access and parking.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Nice large B&B in old monastery

Nice B&B on edge of Erice town, located in old monastery. Good breakfast options, room was clean, and wifi worked well. Check out was a bit impersonal but otherwise, a good option in Erice in a unique place. Information on hotels.com indicated they accept credit card, which is not true, as I was informed in a bit of a rude manner.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

Beautiful former monastery in Erice

The hotel staff was very helpful. The facility was beautiful and tranquil. Rooms were large and could accommodate a family. Our room had a queen bed and bunk beds. Would consider a longer stay next time for relaxation and meditation. Breakfast was excellent.

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2016

Mario

Interesting hotel / former monastery. Very accomodating staff - good buffet breakfast. excellent location to explore the old city Erice.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2015

larry

Unique experience

Unique stay in the monastery. Great welcome. Made us coffee,cookies and water on arrival.

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2015

Adrienne

Unique

Excellent location with parking nearby. In the peak of summer it needs at least a fan if not air con as it was uncomfortable to sleep.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Aug 2015

rob

Not a hotel old nunnery. No air conditioning

Ok place for Erice. A little out of main part of city. A good thing

2/10

Poor

18 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

No air conditioning, No staff. Bad bed

Booked 4 nights and left after 1 night. Would have left immediately but had no options. This is NO WAY anything but a 2 star place to stay at. There was no hotel staff other than a t shirt dressed teenager to do nothing other than hand me my key. To park I had to take a 20 min walk to get a parking pass. When I asked about air conditioning, I was told \"we don't provide that service\". It was 90 degrees in the room. The TV was a 10\" tube TV from 20 yrs ago that didn't work. The bed was a single mattress on a spring frame. The same as a college dorm room. The room smelled strongly of cleaning fluid when we arrived. As I said there was no staff, so I was forced to carry all luggage up 2 flights of steps with no help. Erice is fascinating and worth visiting, but I strongly recommend staying somewhere else.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2015

siu yuen veronica

good stay

free parking outside. breadfast is very fresh and good service. the hotel is inside a monastary building with a large hallway. room is warm and comfortable. we were assigned a bathroom outside for our exclusive use. wifi is not so good inside the room, but just outside the room there is a sofa and wifi is ok there. will recommend this hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2014

Margaret

Converted convent in Erice

THe converted convent, now a spacious and serene hotel, is not hard to find and there is a chance to park, which is not always the case in the very narrow streets of Erice.
It has a lovely courtyard, whihc must be a bessing in the summer.
The place is very clean and bright and calm - the rooms are large. The bathroom for our double room was spotless.
The breakfast is buffet-style, but there is someone in the kitchen to cook eggs the way you want them. The coffee could be better, but the baked goods were excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2014

Warren

A home away from home

Il Carmine was a former Carmelite Monastery. The building is well looked after. We were there in February. The rooms were heated with hot water radiators, very comfortable. The staff were helpful and spoke English. We ate a wonderful breakfast. We were sorry we did not stay there longer.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2013

Verified traveler

Historic option

We stayed (my partner and two young children under three) in Il Carmine for two nights in November 2013, in low season. Only eight rooms all leading of a large, atmospheric room. We were one of the few guests here, most of the rooms were empty, as was Erice itself. Calm, quiet vibe, rooms well equipped for a budget option, a chapel downstairs and decent breakfast. Can recommend the guest house without question.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Monica

Excelente si llevas coche propio / rentado. Accesibilidad de parking y muy bien ubicado el hotel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Stephanie

Chambre conforme aux photos, personnel très agréable, petit déjeuner varié, et parking juste en face de l'établissement, ce qui n'est pas négligeable pour les voyageurs en voiture.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

Gisela

Perfeito, localização execelente, apenas muita dificuldade em estacionar, o hotel não tem.parque e fica situado dentro da muralha o que impossibilita o acesso de carro. O pequeno almoço é soberbo, apesar da pouca variedade, a mesma é de uma qualidade excelente nomeadamemte para um hotel 3 estrelas. Experiência recomemdada sem duvida um otimo local na maravilhosa cidade de Erice

Leisure Family_with_children