Donna Carmela Resort and Lodges

This is a wonderful hotel! The location is good, easy to Ortigia or Taormina. The setting is great: garden, pool, are amazing. The restaurant was fabulous with delicious dishes and a great winelist and great sommelier and team. The breakfast is absolutely unforgettable with a service level rarely found: smiley, genuine, and authentically welcoming. Hands down a great recommendation! Very well managed hotel !

We stayed at Donna Carmela Resort in March 2025, and it was an unforgettable experience. The hotel is absolutely stunning, surrounded by lush greenery, with beautifully designed rooms. Our room’s terrace was a highlight, offering breathtaking views of the plantations and the sea. The entire property is elegantly designed, exuding sophistication. The service was exceptional—every staff member was warm, attentive, and welcoming. A special mention to Ms. Eliana, who was outstanding! The resort also features a stylish bar, a great restaurant, and an incredible breakfast spread. The food was fantastic, and the drinks were just as impressive. Overall, we had an amazing time and would highly recommend this place!

Absolutely lovely week at this beautiful hotel, the customer service from everyone was exceptional, they were so warm, welcoming and willing to help in any way. Rooms very nice , gardens lovely, wine tasting was an excellent experience with Rosaria and Guialuca (we did it twice). Definitely worth visiting Mt Etna, we drove ourselves and went to the North rather than the busy south and had an excellent time. We went up further with a 4 x 4 vehicle and guide, loved it! We would stay again if in Sicily!

From the rustic chaos that is Sicily, Donna Carmela is like an oasis of calm and tranquility you step into and all your needs are taken care of in a personal and professional way, nothing is too much trouble and all the staff are only too happy to help you in anyway they can with a smile of their faces. We spent a week with them and cannot thank them all enough for the kindness they showed us both. We spent 2 nights in the romantic villa that is 800m from the hotel, it was remote but beautifully appointed and a great place to get away from everything, the remainder of our time based in the exclusive suite, a beautifully appointed room and terrace. I can thoroughly recommend the wine tasting, even if you aren’t an expert, Rosario’s passion for Sicilian wine was outstanding and his enthusiasm infectious, so much so we booked again. Our only slight disappointment was the food, breakfast was excellent, lunch the offering was a bit basic and the dinner menu was a little over ambitious in our view and you would only want to eat there once or twice. Thanks again and if we come back to Sicily we will definitely stay again.

Wow! We stayed at this resort for one night but wish we could have stayed longer. We were in the "Flora" lodge with a beautiful private terrace overlooking the garden. The room was decorated perfectly and fresh white roses awaited us when we arrived. The breakfast and lunch were excellent. The staff went out of their way to meet all of our needs. I would highly recommend this resort for a romantic stay.

This classy hotel is located in well kept tropical gardens and lawns, with a stunning view of mount Etna. It’s main asset is its friendly, competent and discretely helpful staff, from the welcome desk, to housekeeping and the restaurant staff. The outdoor breakfast and dinner were delicious. We did find the breakfast a bit on the sweet side, but on day two, found some heartier cold-cuts and rye bread as well. The pool area is beautiful and relaxing. One minor detail is the railway nearby with sporadic passage, but not disturbing, definitely not inside the room. The bed- and adjacent bathroom were very spacious, nicely decorated and we slept very comfortably. The only caveat is that its opulent luxury attracts a certain “clientele” with a sense of entitlement. I was cut off in my little Audi rental and TOLD TO WAIT by a limo driver who stopped to pick up her clients IN THE MIDDLE of the common driveway. Not the hotel’s fault of course…