Easy walking distance to town. Note however- a lot of stair climbing required. This is not a place for people with disabilities. Internet only available in bar area. Rooms are comfortable and many have great views.

Exhilarating drive up the mountain. Well marked directional signage. Spectacular views of valley and sea. Ten degrees or more cooler than coast which was a welcome relief. Freestanding, well appointed rooms with private terrace cliffside. Never seen anything quite like it before.

La Pineta's stone cottages in a mountainside pine forest just alongside ancient Erice's walls were simple but comfortable -- and for us, looking 30 years later to re-trace our wedding trip, which in 1981 began in Erice (a town consecrated to Venus in antiquity), La Pineta was the "novelty" that topped our honeymoon hotel experience.
The rooms have the core amenities, and were spacious if somewhat spartan in furnishing; the terrace, overlooking the azure Mediterranean and the mount of San Vito lo Capo, was perfect for idle morning repose under the sun. Breakfast was certainly adequate. And all this for €65 for two? A marvel!
The staff at the reception were very warm and welcoming (and were, during our stay, the only personnel we saw, save for the breakfast waiter). And the establishment has some parking spaces for its guests--much to be thankful for in a town adamantly ancient in its atmosphere.

La Pineta is a unique and worthwhile hotel to consider if staying in Erice. Well priced, plenty of space, clean, with private individual "cabins". While it was cold during our stay, the in-room heater worked fine to keep things cozy. Lufthansa had lost our luggage in Milan and Annamaria at the front desk was unbelievably helpful, making numerous phone calls and doing her best to make sense for us of a very confusing situation. Nice to be in Erice in the morning and evening when the tour groups were gone.