The Corsaro Hotel sits at an altitude of 2,000 metres on the highest volcano in Europe: Etna. The origin of the hotel dates back to the 1940s, when buses and travel agencies discovered Mount Etna. The Corsaro restaurant became a fixed stopping point along their Grand Tour of Sicily. Later, the restaurant expanded into the hotel of today. The Corsaro family stood up to the volcano’s temperament, fighting against several eruptions in the last twenty-year period, despite the prevailing view that the south side of the volcano is the ’safe’ side. The most devastating for the hotel was the eruption of 1983, which destroyed the entire original building. In 1985, reconstruction of the hotel began, which was completed in the 90s.
The Corsaro Hotel is immersed in the fascinating landscape of Etna Natural Park and UNESCO protected zone. It is located just 300 metres from the cable car, chairlift and ski-lift. The hotel is an ideal base for excursions to the top craters and for winter sports activities. Recommended by the most prestigious tour guides as a friendly stopping place for people who wish to visit the volcano, to ski in Sicily, or to view the most unique landscape in the world, while at the same time enjoying comfortable rooms and delicious home cooking.
The hotel has 17 rooms delightfully furnished in wood, each provided with satellite-TV, direct telephone, and a private bathroom with a hairdryer. You have a range of room styles from which to choose: rooms with romantic king size beds, two large family rooms and the possibility to get a view from the highest terraces of Sicily on the magnificent landscape of Catania’s Gulf.
The ‘Wellness Area’ offers sauna, whirpool, chromatic shower, steam bath, infusions corner and relax zone. It is open from 3:30p.m. to 7:30p.m. Reservations required: one hour in advance for the sauna and steam bath, two days in advance for the whirlpool. We will not take long range reservations. Special offer: Area is free to guests who reserve directly through our website.
