Vallegrande Nature Resort by Geocharme in Cefalu

Don't let the photos fool you. Yes, the rooms are big, but you'll pay for it in every other way. The access road is a white-knuckle 15-minute mountain crawl. The walls are so thin you'll know your neighbour's shower schedule. Breakfast is a sad plate of pastries and eggs. Lunch pasta at €24 is daylight robbery. The sea is a 20-min drive, park on the shoulder, swim off rocks – no showers, no toilets. You absolutely need a car, and you absolutely need to be a skilled driver. Unless you enjoy overpaying for stress, skip this place."

This property is set up on a hill top with nothing around it. This hotel claims it’s a wellness retreat but has no spa or onsite services. The food is supposed to be farm to table but there the food services are non existent. You have to leave the property to eat. At check in they inform you that checkout is at 11am sharp and the facilities can not be used such a pool and sunbeds.

Jättebra upplevelse, stort tips!

Super experience
We finished a couple of weeks in Sicily by staying here one night. We arrived as early as we could and left next day after lunch. It was the perfect way to close a holiday (probably also to start it). Super nice people, amazing food, just pure relax embedded in nature

We are on a 2 week Europe vacation. This was exciting what we needed. Quite/ peaceful/ a bit of a break. Lunch and dinner were great and the same price if we were to eat in town.
Breakfast was great had everything and more
The drive is nerve racking but better then the almafi coast!!! Lol. Really a place to relax after a busy travelling week!

Unique property stunning pool great breakfast!

Vallegrande is in a stunning location, beautifully kept, excellent plumbing, aircon etc. It is a very pleasant place to be. However, the journey from the main road needs to be much more clearly highlighted. It is treacherous. Even for the most robust driver, it could only be attempted once a day which left us less likely to go to the beach or the town for lunch etc. The website implies some kind of organic food escape. This not the case. Breakfast remained completely the same for 10 days. Not one item changed. Rock hard and poorly mixed scrambled eggs, gone off pineapple, faded grated carrot, very average and not crispy croissants. Even the £7 omelette was over done, one crepe was served for €6, one boiled egg €4. The lunch offering was poor, an €18 chicken salad had scraps of chicken, chunks of golden delicious apple, rocket and no dressing. A side of bread from breakfast was served. While some staff were friendly, there was an air from many that they just did not want to be there. Smiles were rare. We had a very basic massage is a painted plywood box/shed, don't bother to be honest. We had a wonderful holiday in a stunning part of the world. However, these are the things I would question before booking. As a final sign off, following paying a bill of over €5,000 (we had two rooms), I asked for a bottle of water for the journey in 35 degree heat and was charged €3.

We stayed for two nights at Vallegrande. Considering the branding (relaxed luxury) we thought this resort would have couples as guest, but the majority was families with children. If you’re looking to relax and enjoy some quiet time at the resort, this place is not for you. The beds were also rock hard. Otherwise we enjoyed our stay, and the service was amazing!