Absolutely loved our stay here. Were based at the hotel for two weeks, in the second half of August. There's loads to do withing easy reach of Fiumefreddo, eg. climbing Etna, Stromboli, visiting Taormina, and the Villa Casale Roman villa. You need a car though if you want to benefit from what there is to see. Good things abut the hotel: super-friendly staff, freshly prepared Italian food, (you don't have to have the whole menu but can just have one course if you like), weekly BBQ with Sicilian band, peace and quiet (especially at night), lovely pool, everything very clean and well kept. Bad things: can't think of any bad things, except perhaps if you want night life, there is no night life, and if you want luxury, it's not really in that category. However, we thought it was fab all-round.