Ai Vecchi Crateri

3.0 star property
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Exterior
Balcony view
Property grounds
Premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds, minibar
Room service - dining

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
    Gym
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included

Explore the area

Map
Contrada Rosella 4, Sant Alfio, Sant'Alfio, CT, 95010
  • Mount Etna
    19 min walk
  • Hundred Horse Chestnut Tree
    4 min drive
  • Etna Park Visitor Center
    5 min drive
  • Catania (CTA-Fontanarossa)
    60 min drive

Room options

Comfort Double Room Single Use, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Comfort Double or Twin Room, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Comfort Quadruple Room, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 4 Twin Beds

Comfort Triple Room, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 3 Twin Beds

About the area

Sant'Alfio

With a stay at Ai Vecchi Crateri in Sant'Alfio, you'll be in a regional park, within a 5-minute drive of Mount Etna and Hundred Horse Chestnut Tree. .This family-friendly country house is 23 mi (37.1 km) from Isola Bella and 2.1 mi (3.3 km) from Etna Park Visitor Center.

What's nearby

  • Mount Etna - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Hundred Horse Chestnut Tree - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Adventure Park Etna - 6 min drive - 4.4 km
  • Barone di Villagrande 1727 - 7 min drive - 6.2 km
  • Piano Provenzana - 18 min drive - 14.6 km

Getting around

  • Mascali Station - 26 min drive
  • Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Barone di Villagrande - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Trattoria N'da Calata - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Castagno dei Cento Cavalli - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪4 Archi - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Pasticceria Bar Vittorio Papotto - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Ai Vecchi Crateri

Family-friendly country house with 2 restaurants and free breakfast
Ai Vecchi Crateri offers 9 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and safes. These individually decorated accommodations include twin sofa beds. Pillowtop beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, bidets, and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

A 24-hour health club and complimentary bicycles are featured at the country house.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 9 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and minibars. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding, and all rooms are furnished with twin sofa beds. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including a 24-hour health club and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this country house include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a television in a common area.
Grab a bite at Ai vecchi crateri, one of the country house's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. This country house has 2 meeting rooms available for events. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Ai vecchi crateri - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Ai vecchi crateri - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant serves brunch, lunch, and dinner. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Motorhome/coach/lorry parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 2 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Ai vecchi crateri
  • Ai vecchi crateri

Things to do

  • 24-hour health club
  • Fitness classes
  • Bike rentals
  • Bowling alley
  • Mountain biking
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Bowling alley
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Fridge
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Sofa bed
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Meeting rooms - 2

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Down duvet
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Minibar
  • Fridge

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 3:30 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.00 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 40 per room

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
In accordance with national/local laws, air conditioning may be restricted to certain hours from 1 June to 31 September

Property is also known as

Ai Vecchi Crateri
Ai Vecchi Crateri Agritourism Mascali
Ai Vecchi Crateri Mascali
Ai Vecchi Crateri Country House Mascali
Ai Vecchi Crateri Country House Sant'Alfio
Ai Vecchi Crateri Country House
Ai Vecchi Crateri Sant'Alfio
Country House Ai Vecchi Crateri Sant'Alfio
Sant'Alfio Ai Vecchi Crateri Country House
Country House Ai Vecchi Crateri
Ai Vecchi Crateri Sant'alfio
Ai Vecchi Crateri Sant'Alfio
Ai Vecchi Crateri Country House
Ai Vecchi Crateri Country House Sant'Alfio

Ai Vecchi Crateri Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful gem in Mount Etna
At first we were a bit worried as we couldn't find the hotel in the sat nav, but then after we put in the coordinates we found on google maps, we found the gorgeous, serene and peaceful Ai Vecchi Crateri Hotel! We had the beautifully designed room 9 which is on the 1st floor with the view of the hotel's outdoor and pretty communial area. This hotel was a very pleasant surprise for us, as nowhere around Mount Etna, had we seen such delicate and beautiful, art and design come together to blend into a wonderful homely and comfortable place to stay. The hotel is run by a family whom pay a lot of importance to satisfying their customers and are so good at making you feel welcome. Michelle served us, and he knows a little English and communicating with him was easy. Definitely recommend this hotel!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Charles, Ruislip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A nice surprise
A very enjoyable stay and worth recommending

8/10 Good

james , quebec, canada

Very close to Etna
Even though this place is very isolated, there is a magnificent view of the live volcano on Mount Etna. Surprising as it may seem the resort contains all the necessities you would find in a city center. One drawback though, the staff barely speaks English so communication tends to be troublesome at times.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poco professionalità della piattaforma
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Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

salvatore

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
visita sull'etna
prenotando velocemente l'ubicazione non era quella che pensavamo, nonstante questo ci siamo trovati bene e il soggiono si e svolto nel miglior modo. buonissimi i dolci e la frutta a colazone. il silenzio regna nella struttura per chi desidera il riposo è perfetto
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Alessandro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Base di partenza per la salita cratere centralr dell'Etna. Buona trattoria nelle vicinanze con prezzi modici .Antichi Sapori.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ubicación excelente servicios los justos
Ubicación excelente para visitar el Etna, pero los servicios del hotel dejan que desear. Nevera de la habitación no funcionaba, la televisión necesitaba una cuña de madera para que el conector pudiese enchufarse. El restaurante comida básica sin mas.Desayuno servido a la mesa pero limitado a tostadas y un pedazo de plumcake.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
No english speaking persons, air condtion didn't work, minibar didn't work, wifi didnt work. But a magnificent location

6/10 Okay

Jean marc, rouen

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
personnel sympa.
Correct sans plus

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Grazioso albergo vicino all'etna
Esperienza positiva, proprietari gentili, struttura pulita , ottima cena nel ristorante. Bel parco giochi per i bimbi, location rilassante!

6/10 Okay

frida, Stockholm

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Quite ok value for money.
This place is a nice little house outside Etna. We stayed there one night spontaniously. the family that owns the place was very friendly and the house is an old stone house and the rooms has great potential! unfortunately the air con did not work and the shower did not have much power, also the electricity broke many times during the night which meant an emergency light went on in our room, not what you need when you´re trying to sleep. the hotel was so pretty! but it felt it needed some small updates. the food in the restaurant was great, the breakfast was very small. in total: a nice stay for the quite small money.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Eine Nacht am Ätna
Das Hotel befindet sich in der Nähe des Ätna-Kraters und was für uns mit unserem Mietwagen daher super gelegen. Wir hatten ein Zimmer mit Bergblick gebucht und waren daher etwas überrascht, dass es nur ein kleines schräges Fenster am Dach gab, das natürlich keine Aussicht gewährte. Das Zimmer war sonst sehr klein, aber zumindest mit Klimaanlage. Außerdem war das Zimmer nicht gut abgedichtet, man höre die Personen im Nebenzimmer reden. Alles in allem ist die Unterkunft doch relativ sarnierungsbedürftig. Das Personal war extrem freundlich und zuvorkommend und wir fühlten uns sehr wohl. Auch das Essen war fantastisch! Die Lage und das freundliche Personal haben den Aufenthalt für uns doch zu einem sehr positiven gemacht und für eine Nacht ist die Unterkunft durchaus empfehlenswert.

8/10 Good

E

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tranquilli
Ideale per gita etna

8/10 Good

Anna, svårtillgängligt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bra men svårhittat hotell
Ingenting för er som inte har bil. Oerhört svårt, tog två och en halv timme, att hitta fram till hotellet och omöjligt att göra eller se något om du inte har bil. Högt upp på Etna utan teckning för mobil och mitt ute i ingenting. Trevlig personal dock även om endast en eller två pratar någon engelska.

10/10 Excellent

Piepie, Roma, Italia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Silenzio e relax nel Parco dell'Etna.
La struttura si trova sulle pendici settentrionali e più boscose dell'Etna, ottimo punto di partenza per escursioni. La colazione è essenziale, non abbondante. L'alloggio è pulito. Il personale è amichevole e disponibilie. La cucina del ristorante offre piatti locali a prezzi ragionevoli, sicuramente da provare. L'atmosfera che si respira è molto piacevole e rilassante sia dentro l'albergo che fuori nel parco. Attenzione: la struttura si trova in posizione piuttosto remota e può risultare complesso da raggiungere soprattutto in auto di sera, ma si incontreranno strategici cartelli 'AiVecchiCrateri' ed indicazioni lungo la strada.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hungary
The staff and the hotel are friendly, luch was really delicious, but breakfast was too small and finally we had to pay for the coffee at breakfast, although it was advertised to be built into the staying. Room was clean, but the rangehood in the toilet was too loud.