Str. Serra - Pirrera, 11, 98055 Lipari ME, Italy

Great location, nice and comfortable rooms, very friendly staff, and above all the view is simply amazing! No complaints, looking forward for another visit sometime in the future.

I really wanted to give 5 stars but there were a few issues I want to highlight. On the positive, the hotel was nicely located near the main town, the staff were so so nice and extremely accommodating. The pool and pool bar is amazing and very nice. The rooms come with a big balcony and they're very clean.

Downsides: the hotel offers services to book experiences on the island. We did the beach club, sunset wine tasting, and tour of Panerea and Stromboli. We had issues with these (see below).

1) The beach club was not very good. Cash only and the closest ATM was a 30 min walk away. The hotel staff did not tell us this ahead of time. Then they served us drinks out of a paper cup that broke apart after about 15 min. There were far nicer beaches and beach clubs on the island but this felt like the cheapest and worst one.

2) sunset tour at the winery was very pretty. The winery was beautiful and the wine was nice. However the group was huge and was entirely in Italian. There were other groups that were non-Italian as well. The communication was confusing at best. I wish the hotel communicated that it would be in a huge group (50+ people). I expected something more intimate.

3) the worst was the island tour. It was another huge group (50+) jammed on a boat entirely in Italian. We had barely an hour on Panerea and only 2 hours on Stromboli. We had no idea what to do on the islands and we were not told anything ahead of time. I've done tours like this in other parts of Italy (like Capri in Amalfi coast) and they at least tell you what to do and not to do. And they offer in languages other than Italian. They also did not serve food and the times they stopped on the islands were the times all the restaurants were closed for both lunch and dinner. We found ourselves rushing to find food. And we got back really late and most dinner places were closed on Lipari.

Overall my feedback is that for a 4 star hotel that boasts helping tourists to book experiences and be a local guide, their communication was really lacking. That and the companies they chose to partner with were huge tour companies that were very confusing and of lower quality. For the price and 4-star rating I would expect more.

Lastly the AC in the room was very weak, which it was 32°C each day which made for very uncomfortable sleep.

I want this hotel to succeed, but if they want more international tourist they need to up this part of their offering.

We spent 3 nights in the Hotel and it was great! The view is breathtaking, the staff is super gentle and the breakfast is fantastic! You can eat homemade cakes and jams that make you feel at home. The hotel has also an agreement with a taxi company, so to move from the center to Villa Enrica and viceversa you pay a discounted rate. We ate a couple of times as well to the Restaurant Chimera, which works in partnership with Villa Enrica and it is located in the Mea Hotel from the same chain (a stunning Hotel too). The food is extremely good! And the service was excellent! Particularly I would like to thank Alessio. With his kind smile and gentle approach he made us feel special. I highly recommend Villa Enrica and the Hotel Mea too. We will definitely come back!

Hotel Villa Enrica - Aeolian Charme

Filicudi, 98050 Lipari, Metropolitan City of Messina, Italy

Simply heaven. Relaxing, it detaches from the frenzy of everyday life. Regenerates body and mind

Filicudi

Panarea, 98050 Lipari, Metropolitan City of Messina, Italy

Love this magical place, the ocean with the volcano, the restaurants. Very exclusive and special

Panarea is the smallest and very prettiest of all.
A volcanic island

Panarea

Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini, 98055 Lipari ME, Italy

Delicious food and perfect service. The staff were one of the nicest we've had in Italy. Wine was delicious ! Very good value !

Super ristorante. Excellent food. Good wines. Top service.

Very delicious. Love the food. Excellent service

Ristorante da Filippino a Lipari

Salina, 98050 Metropolitan City of Messina, Italy

Great island, great mountain, great sea, great food and great people;)

Salina

Liparische Inseln, 98050 Lipari, Messina, Italien, 98050 Lipari ME, Italy

The beach is very pretty and the water is crystal clear.
Reason for three stars is the long and exhausting hike that is needed to get there, plus the complete lack of amenities (bring your own water, food, umbrella). It takes around 30 min walk on very steep path through sandy, rocky trails. Definitely wear sneakers and a hat for the scorching sun.

Nice little beach, best accessible via boat. But you can also drive near the valley and walk for 15min straight to the beach.

Beautiful small beach, all pebbles and no sand. The view is splendid. The path to the beach is ten minutes or so steep downhill and the only way is on foot. Parking is on the road so be careful. No amenities except maybe in summer when a local entrepreneur sells drinks

Spiaggia Valle Muria

Stromboli

Vulcano, 98055 Lipari, Metropolitan City of Messina, Italy

Acess to the volcano is prohibited from 14.10.2021

Wild nature married with summer happy times

good place only bad thing is when a plane crashed into the volcano with a man that had bird wings on the front of the plane other than that time its a cool place

Vulcano

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