EcoResort Il Cantico Della Natura

A nice resort built on a hill overlooking Lake Trasimeno, branded as a romantic resort but open to families with kids, sometimes spoiling the experience. The resort is spread between rooms in the main building, some too close to the restaurant, and others detached with more privacy. We have not been very lucky as some insects left us with annoying bumps but overall the place is in a very nice location. A couple of remarks for the management: stopping the bar service at the pool when the sun is still high is really strange and the menu at the restaurant should focus a bit more on the territory and its excellences, possibly with some more choices on veggies and fish.

An amazing view and situation on a hill surrounded by olive groves. Each room is unique, all built of original stone. The staff friendly and helpful and a great restaurant to top it off. We did not have time to use the spa facilities, but definitely a place we would like to return to.

Nice place in an isolated, rural environment with beautiful views over the lake. Every single member of the staff has been extremely friendly, smiling and attentive, with a special mention for the super ladies attending the breakfast room. Said that, despite its four stars classification, this is not the luxury resort that they portray themselves to be. It is just another one of those places that in Italy are known as “agriturismo”, and not the best I have ever seen. The so-called “superior” double rooms we got were actually quite basic, and we had some problems with the flux of hot water that were never resolved. Especially on our last night, on a weekend when the structure was fully booked, at some point in the evening our tap completely ran out and nobody was around to help. I have never before been in a four stars hotel where there are no front desk services from 9:00 pm to 8:00 am, and only in case of emergencies you have to disturb the owner on his personal number. Overall, a good place for a weekend outing to be immersed in nature and possibly be pampered by their wellness services (which we didn’t try). But we had booked five nights to use this place as a basis to visit the region, which was obviously a mistake on our part.

ECO RESORT, IL CANTICO DELLA NATURA... Una meravigliosa struttura con affaccio sul Lago Trasimeno in cui ho trascorso due giorni indimenticabili. Un luogo magico, a contatto con la natura, pur senza privarsi di alcun confort. Una location molto curata in cui ci si preoccupa del rispetto dell’ambiente. Nella bella stagione si puo usufruire della piscina, da cui si gode di un panorama eccezionale. Gentilissimo il proprietario Francesco Micci, che mi ha invitato fin da subito a godere della sua ospitalità. Altrettanto cortesi la ragazza della reception e la signora della colazione, servita in camera ed a base di torte fatte in casa e salutari leccornie. Superlativa la cena presso il ristorante, che offre ottima cucina umbra, oltre a vini. Lo chef, Davide Scamardella, merita di essere ricordato, come pure Gaetano Ciotta, che presenta con maestria ogni pietanza. E, poi, vi è il servizio SPA, dove non ci si potrà non sentire coccolati. Io ho provato la SPA interna ma, nella bella stagione, ve ne è anche una esterna. Infine, gli alloggi: differenti ognuno ma tutti accomunati dall'eleganza. Vi sono eco-suite dotate di enormi finestre con vista lago e non solo. Inoltre, passeggiando nel bosco, si "tocca con mano" il rispetto e l'amore per l'ambiente. Vi sono alberi adibiti ad "Hotel per uccelli" e "per insetti"; mentre affettuosi gatti albergano in ogni dove, pur senza infastidire. L'arredamento delle camere è particolare: con letti tondi e vasche idromassaggio a vista. Tutto straordinario e, perciò, da consigliare.

I very much love Italy and even though I travelled to Magione just for a wedding I decided to make the best of it. The hotel however did have its pros and cons. Be prepared and book a taxi or rent a car. The hotel is up a mountain, I wouldn't recommend walking. Upon arrival we checked in and settled down. Most staff here are Italian and a few understand English, best knowing some basic phrases and words. They serve buffet breakfast but its not self service, the staff serve you as you pick out what you want. They don't serve lunch only dinner. If you like eating throughout the day buy snacks before hand. You also need to book dinner in advance, so tell them that morning for the evening. The hotel I'd eco so bear it in mind if you go in summer, expect wasps, mosquitoes etc. They also keep a honeycomb at breakfast so you can have fresh honey, but again if you do you might get the odd wasp buzzing about your food. The pool is lovely, has a great view and sun loungers. Not many umbrellas so get one early. They provide pool towels at reception. Our room was called September and despite decor being a bit outdated the rest was lovely. They had upgraded the ac and we were cool throughout day and night. The room is at the back to the side so it's quiet and you get a lovely view from the bathroom. Bed was big and comfy, tv had netflix too. My advice is keep shutters closed in summer if you want room to be cool and keep creepy crawlies out. Don't use the safe in the room, it's old and they had to break it open when my husband tried using it. Lock things in your suitcase better. There's a mini fridge but items are charged to your room that are used. Bathroom and shower is spacious, big enough for two people. They don't provide a clothes iron so I took a travel one for the wedding. Bring adaptors and careful when removing or putting them in, wiring is a bit old so sockets on walls are a bit loose. I think if you stay here for a day or two it's fine, it's a shame we couldn't explore further as we were limited in location and transport.

Lovely setting with incredible views. Our room was spacious and very nicely done. Excellent food and wine. Great service at reception - the team were very helpful in dealing with our requests eg allowing an early check-in on this occasion - very responsive on emails. Shame we could only stay for one night!