Seminars and company events
Mareneve Resort can host a meeting or convention of up to 130 people in its plenary hall, a workshop of 30 in a second room and group meals in its restaurant, with bedrooms on site in Linguaglossa, on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily. The hotel sells business meetings, conventions, incentives and team-building days.
The meeting rooms are bright and modern, with air conditioning, wireless internet and audio-video equipment. Staff on site set up the space, the lighting and the equipment for each event. Coffee breaks and brunches are served in the hotel, and a working day can end with an aperitif or a dinner for the group. For incentive trips, the resort presents the stay as a reward for a team that reached a goal, with time together around Etna.
Rooms and capacities
Sala Olimpo is the plenary hall: 140 square meters with a 3.5-meter ceiling and large windows, for up to 130 people. It can be divided. Sala Etna, which forms part of it, takes up to 80 people in theatre layout and 60 at tables, with natural light. Sala Efesto is a smaller room of about 50 square meters for up to 30 people, with audio-video equipment, suited to a board meeting or a breakout group.
Sala Ginestra, another room of the resort, is used for private events and meals.
Accommodation
Guests stay in the main building or in the Dépendance annex. Room types range from basic and superior rooms to deluxe rooms facing Etna, junior suites and family rooms, with Dépendance rooms that include versions with a private jacuzzi. The resort has a spa that can be reserved privately for one or two hours, and a garden, the Giardino Relax, with a heated jacuzzi.
Catering
Meals are prepared in-house. Osteria Gatto Blu serves local Sicilian cooking, and the American Bar handles aperitifs. The resort also hosts private celebrations such as birthdays and anniversaries, using Sala Etna, Sala Ginestra, the restaurant, the garden or the spa.
History and setting
Mareneve takes its name from the road it stands on, the Mareneve route that climbs from the coast toward the snowfields of Etna. The resort sits at the foot of the volcano, between Catania and the summit area, with views of Etna from the grounds. The area suits team activities such as guided excursions on the volcano, visits to wineries on its slopes or a half day on the coast at Taormina.
Getting there
The address is via Mareneve 63, Linguaglossa, in the province of Catania. Catania Fontanarossa airport is about an hour away by road. The nearest main-line station is Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, on the coast, and the small Circumetnea railway also stops in Linguaglossa.
