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Reviews of La Foresteria Planeta Estate

4 out of 5
La Foresteria Planeta Estate
Contrada Passo di Gurra ex S.S., Menfi, AG

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

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Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 94 reviews" "
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9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

LEE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked 3 nights as a relaxing wine plantation stay after completing a 9 day cycling trip in Sicily. Perfect location for our exploration of the southern and western parts of Sicily. Highest marks for staff and accommodation as well as food. Easy car access to surrounding sights. We also booked 3 nights at their apartments in Palermo—also a treat in a modern apartment well equipped and on border of central city. Used their guide planner as well for an excellent half day walking tour of the city to get our bearings and for suggestions of what to see on our own. Check their website for details.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yigal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel, located in a beautiful area. friendly staff and a good restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Parisha

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property, delicious food and attentive staff. Highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

charles

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Billie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
short stay in October
A beautiful place. The food was exceptional and the service to match. Lovely place to get away with family.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful Planeta
A truly amazing hotel in a peaceful country location not far from the beach. Has a sweet beach club but the loungers are not on the actual beach which is a shame, and the food menu there is very limited. The food at the hotel in both the pool bar and restaurant is amazing. Great quality and a good selection. There are specials everyday which is good as the place is quite remote so eating at the hotel in the evening is easier. The infinity pool is stunning as are the sunsets. Obviously the Planeta wines are a particular highlight and the staff are very knowledgeable. Breakfast is a buffet but because of covid they require you to select from a piece of paper rather than help yourself which was slightly annoying but I guess is the world we live in. Also annoying to have to pay extra for cooked items such as eggs. Overall I highly recommend
Dinner view
Pool at sunset
Restaurant
Local beach
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Leandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous vineyard hotel
Amazing location surrounded by vineyards, wonderful pool and nice rooms with their own outdoor spaces. Restaurant and service was really good. Wish I had booked to stay more than one night!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, London

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Third visit to La Foresteria and even Covid-19 didn’t spoil our stay. The hotel’s precautions were very good and the service was great as usual. Alessandro was particularly helpful, his recommendations were all spot on. Can’t wait to stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a wonderful concept and location; use of local produce including their own excellent wines and olive oil. Exquisite! But where were the staff; excellent when present, but too many times they were not to be found. Very odd for somewhere that is so excellent in all other aspects.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Akiko, London

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was like a fairytale experience. We would definitely return to this place!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice feel about the place. Restaurant has wonderful situation and ambiance. Very romantic. Would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
AMAZING HOTEL. GREAT LOCATION. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY. BREAKFAST FIT FOR A KING!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kristie, Vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a wonderful experience- from the wine, to the food, to the staff, to the private beach club! Would definitely recommend!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lori, vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic view and wonderful restaurant. You must include a trip to their winery.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
What a beautiful setting and facilities. You feel totally relaxed. The entire staff is more that helpful and knowledgeable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Poparinho, Canada

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location is great. Beautiful views. Staff attentive and kind. Room cleanliness could be better. Bed mattress was uncomfortable. Overall we loved our stay, however the value for money is very low. We stayed at nicer boutique hotels for 100-150 euros, and therefore 300 at this one seems overpriced.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Greg, Dallas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Short but wonderful stay at the Planeta Estate in the Menfi area. We only stayed one night but could easily have stayed much longer. There is so much to do in the area from wine tasting to beaches to ruins. Or you could spend time relaxing at the property. They care about what they do here and it’s reflected in the attention to detail, the landscaping, and the food.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Scott, Coastal San Diego Area, Calif. USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wow! Wow! Did I mention Wow! Just go to La Foresteria, and stay there. Awesome food, beautiful views, fabulous rooms. Wish we could have just sat there and melted into it.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the setting and attention to detail. We’ll be back
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel
This hotel is beautifully designed and beautifully located. They have built a terrace covered with herbs that is overlooked by the restaurant, so you eat your breakfast or dinner with the sight and scent of this in front you, and beyond that is incredibly beautiful scenery. It has a beautiful pool and bar, really fantastically good food (Angelo the chef is a marvel) which is both flavourful and delicate simultaneously (quite hard to achieve) and the service is faultless. It is small and welcoming and about 20 minutes from the beach. They also have a place at the beach which is wonderful as well, and you can change there and eat lunch there and get thoroughly looked after.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beyond Expectation!!!
This oasis/resort is a dream! Particularly if your stay is preceded (as was ours) by lots of kinetic sightseeing and family gatherings. Suppose you could use it as a base but would be difficult so just enjoy because Planeta/La Forestaria epitomizes tranquil luxury--sort of 5-star agriturismo. The rooms are fabulous and well stocked; the surroundings are gorgeous: unobstructed views of the sea, vineyards and flowers and herbs with so many butterflies. The private beach is not close but well worth a visit. Wonderful but chilly pool. Great staff. Delicious cuisine. BEST!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Glyn, Poole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super country hotel
Excellent staff at this small comfortable hotel with a wide range of facilities and an excellent dining room and (reasonably priced) wine list. Large comfortable rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Oasis amongst the vines
Amazing place with a superb restaurant and very helpful staff. Very peaceful location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful dinner; very good wines. Very pleasantly situated in vineyard, with nice view. Convenient to Selinunte classical ruins.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful vineyard and very modern and comfortable hotel room.

6/10 Okay

Harry, London

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice bedrooms, great location and lovely swimming pool and breakfast choices although the evening meals were very expensively priced and some of the staff had some attitude problems and very slow paced.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxury and more
An outstanding hotel for a night or a week. From start to finish (aperitif to cheese) an excellent dining and wining experience with a friendly and accommodating staff in a fantastic setting. We only wish we could stay longer, but have already promised our friends that we will be back and stay again and for more days. Not inexpensive, but worth it!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place- top shelf in every respect
Had a wonderful stay - excellent dinner and warm welcome - even as the were consumed with preparation for New Years full house. Highly recommend this 14 room piece of heaven
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Trish, Kelowna BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful, spacious rooms & bathroom.
We thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful rooms & views on this beautiful resort! Breakfast was excellent, a great selection was provided!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

steve, Hampshire UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with good facilities.
Great facilities and room. Highlights were private beach and hotel pool. Breakfast outside was a bit of a trial with the flies and wasps. Much better inside. Ate dinner once which was fine with some nice touches. Main course were good, dessert was only OK.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Carol , Canada

Disliked: Room comfort
Nice enough hotel- not that close to the beach.
A remote hotel in the middle of nowhere but quite pretty. The hotel is surrounded by farm area and vineyards. The pool there is very nice. The food is quite good too. Overall the staff is very good. Although when checking out of the hotel the fellow checking us out was really rude. He was in an obvious bad mood and was curt and short towards us. We were actually taken back by his rudeness.

10/10 Excellent

Mike, Sydney, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel, well located
We were on a driving holiday, and it is well located for visiting many great sites. We had a lovely room with place to sit outside in the sun. It was spotless, good pressure on the shower, and lots of hot water. We ate breakfasts and dinners in the hotel, and food and wines were excellent. Staff were very friendly and helpful

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel in a stunning location
The property was gorgeous and the service excellent. We had an amazing stay and wish we could have stayed longer. It's secluded and with non-existent public transport though, so perfect if you want to take some time away from it all - the views from the property are absolutely stunning. There's a lovely pool, although our stay was short sow e didn't have time to enjoy it. Food was superb, and of course, excellent wines.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing wine estate w/a World class chef !
The food was phenomenal at this lovely, wine estate. We enjoyed the relaxing pool and found the staff extremely helpful. We enjoyed a 2 nite stay in late September '16 and had only one complaint: There were ALOT of flies swarming around our plates, both at breakfast and at dinner.The food and outdoor service was extraordinary, however, we were unduly annoyed by the flies.I certainly hope they'll get lizards in the garden to eat the flies or find a creative solution to this problem. Otherwise, a good value which we can highly recommend!

10/10 Excellent

Mandy, sheffield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fabulous
This is a fabulous hotel with amazing views and fantastic food.

10/10 Excellent

Tom, London

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Amazing honeymoon stop
We stayed here for the last 3 days of our honeymoon before flying back to the UK from Palermo and it's was the perfect way to end our trip. The hotel location was lovely sitting on the hillside in the middle of vineyards with great views over the coutryside and out to the sea. The staff were all amazing, friendly and welcoming and the food was delicious. Our room was very comfortable and we love the views and surrounding herb gardens and vines. The hotel also offered wine tasting, a cooking class, bike hire and they also had a private beach which we'd highly recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Lovely stay
Lovely stay at a lovely hotel.

10/10 Excellent

dina, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely, peaceful stay
Truly relaxing and beautiful. Great rooms, food, and service. Highly recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Daria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

chanda, w

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Intimate, beautiful, delicious, attentive
Nothing could have made this better. Heavenly. Delicious food and wines, beautiful setting, a unique experience, lovely accommodations.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We have been in paradise
The hotel is located on the vineyards of the Planeta family in the tranquil and romantic countryside of Menfi. Our room was large and elegantly decorated, huge king size bed was certainly a big plus. We enjoyed our lovely terrace where you can sit, relax and admire magnificent views of the vineyards, herbal gardens and the sea. The room had a fresh smell of thyme from the outside herbal garden - lovely! The bathroom was amazing, with double rainfall showers, the softest towels, two sets of bathrobes (terry and light cotton ones), slippers, premium toiletries... If you want to dine in sophisticated settings and enjoy FABULOUS food, then do not go anywhere else and dine at the hotel restaurant. We have dined there twice and had one of the best meals in our lives accompanied by the Planeta reds. And did I mention their breakfasts served outside? Fantastic selection of the freshest fruit, pastries, delicious made to order scrambled eggs on a toast, yogurts, fresh granola and divine homemade marmalades... A fairy tale, if you add sweeping views to it... I also tried their wine tasting and enjoyed it very much. This place is unique! Go there and enjoy every minute of it! The absolute best service, extra attention to all your needs, serene, the most beautiful settings, fantastic food and wine, gorgeous outside pool, cozy reading room - we just did not want to leave...

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Newcastle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic
Fantastic. Amazing food and wine. Angelo the chef does a really fun cooking class. One the best places we stayed in Sicily. Would definitely go back!