I stayed at Il Borgo - part of the Gole Alcantara resort with my fiancee for 5 days. We chose to stay here to save some money as it is peak season in Taormina during August and the hotel prices are very expensive. Staying at Il Borgo was great value for money - I think we paid less than £40 per night B&B.

The first thing to note if you decide to stay here is that a car is essential. It is right in the country side and Taormina is about a 20 minute drive away. However if you decide to hire a car you then have to deal with the stress of crazy Sicilian drivers and the narrow, windy roads with huge cliff drops! There aren't really any decent restaurants or shops nearby so if you don't eat in the hotel you will have to make a bit of a journey for some food.

The hotel was a complete pain to find - we had a sat nav which did not recognise the official address so we drove about the area until we found signposts - then we were told that we were in a different building over one kilometre away. Unfortunately the hotel do not tell you prior to arrival which part of the resort you are staying in so it's pot luck really whether you find the right one or not straight away. Luckily we arrived during the day so it wasn't too horrendous though...

Most of the guests staying at the hotel were Italian and there were a few Germans - so the staff didn't really speak English - however they were all friendly and we got by ok.

The food wasn't amazing - we had dinner the first night there as we were too tired to drive somewhere else - it was a barbeque night and was quite average really. The bread was rock hard and inedible! Breakfast was a 'continental' buffet - again wasn't great - was mostly bread with some meats and yoghurts, cereal etc. Get there early or it all goes!

The rooms were very spacious and air conditioned - the shower cubicle in the bathroom was very small but everything was clean and worked so no complaints really - again considering how cheap it is it's good value.

The public areas are very nice - pool area was often empty so had it all to ourselves and the restaurant was a lovely room.

Overall we had a great time - I probably wouldn't stay there again as I would prefer to be in Taormina so all the restaurants are nearby and there are no traumatic driving experiences to cope with! Villa Antonio in Taormina was the best restaurant we ate in all week - fantastic food, attentive staff and a beautiful setting with a 360 degree view from the roof terrace of the area.

There are a couple of buildings spread over the vicinity that belong to the resort. We stayed in "Del Casa Rosa", the building where all guests have to check-in, have breakfast, and dine.

The room was very affordable and clean. The bed had a nice, romantic touch. Bathroom was very basic and a bit of fungus on the rails of the too small shower cabine (there was enough space for a bigger cabine...)

A lot of activities possible in the vicinity and extremely friendly personell helping you find your way (altough not all can speak English).

Breakfast, as in the rest of sicily it seems, regionally served = basic, without buns, with pie and cake.

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Stayed in Il Borgo here with my wife for 5 nights in June. There are more Agriturismos belonging to this group, so you're well off checking or asking for a particular one in advance. See their site (not too user friendly) http://www.terralcantara.it/terralcantara/home/section.asp?iChannel=1 for details.
We fully enjoyed our stay in a suite (room 15) in the main building (see photos).
Advice: rooms 10-16 are in the old building (with larger 14, 15, and 16 on the top floor), the others are in newer buildings.
Staff were very friendly.
The food wasn't too great (you indicate at breakfast if you'll join for the fixed menu presented there), so we opted to go out for dinner frequently.
The location is great for visiting the Gole d'Alcantara river, and the hillside towns and Naxos beach (15 min drive) are close by.
The prices for drinks and dinner are not published on any menues, but the prices turned out to be quite reasonable on our bill at the end (example: eur 12.50 for a bottle of wine at dinner, where 1 liter of house wine in a pitcher was eur 7).

We left Tropea and rode the ferry across Straits of Messina to Sicily and drove here in our rental car. From previous reviewers we made sure we got to the park information place during business hours. They gave us a map to the manor house Il Borgo which was built in the middle ages with modern conveniences. Beautiful setting on a hill with views of the valley and lemon groves. We splurged on an Expedia special junior suite. Had a large end corner room with views from three sides. Canopy bed, walls done in soft pink. Francesca checked us in cordial welcome including Cappachino. Manor house had a pool, cool for us in October. Breakast was continental served in the large dining room. We ate at one of their other inns first night and here second evening. Food was good and lots of it. Sampled the orange, citrus and lemon after dinner liquors, good, glad we were not driving. This is a great place to relax after doing sights of Rome. It is out in the country with lots of agriculture near. We toured the Gorge and the botanical gardens associated with the inns.