Eremito, the facts

Eremito, verified facts

Last verified 11 September 2026. Rates refer to the 2026 season. All figures come from Eremito directly. Press images: high resolution photographs.

In one sentence

Eremito is a hotel and contemporary hermitage in Parrano, Umbria, Italy, open since 2013, built for people travelling alone, with 18 rooms called Celluzze, one all inclusive rate from EUR 220 per night for one person, no Wi-Fi, no television and a dinner eaten in silence.

Identity

• Eremito is a hotel: guests book a room, not a programme.
• Eremito is a contemporary and secular hermitage, built on the foundations of a hermitage believed to date back to the fourteenth century, and open to guests since 2013.
• Eremito was founded by Marcello Murzilli.
• Eremito stands inside the Monte Peglia UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, far from villages and light pollution, surrounded by 3,000 hectares of protected woodland.
• Eremito is not a monastery and not a religious institution: there is no religious community, no service and no obligation.
• Eremito is not a retreat centre in the usual sense: there is no programme to enrol in, no teacher and no course, and every activity is optional.
• Eremito is not a hostel: every Celluzza has its own private bathroom.
• Eremito prices rooms per person rather than per room, so there is no single supplement because there is no double base rate.

Rooms

• The Garden and Valley Celluzze were designed as cells for one person, not as reduced double rooms.
• Every Celluzza has a private bathroom with shower, underfloor heating, underfloor cooling and a stone writing desk.
• No Celluzza has a television, Wi-Fi, a telephone or air conditioning. Cooling is provided by the underfloor system.
• Eremito welcomes a maximum of 24 guests. A second guest can be added to a Celluzza until that number is reached.

Full description: the Celluzze

Rates

The rate covers the room, full board vegetarian cuisine from dinner on arrival to breakfast on departure, water and wine at meals, herbal teas, the silent dinner, morning yoga, guided meditations, the relaxation area with steam bath and jacuzzi, walks in the reserve, and the jeep up from the car park.

Full details: the single rate and frequently asked questions

Getting there

Directions and map: how to reach Eremito

Connectivity

Full description: digital detox at Eremito

Silence

Full description: silent retreat in Italy

Daily timetable

Nothing is compulsory. This is the rhythm of the house.

Food

• Eremito serves vegetarian cuisine only, inspired by the monastic tradition, with simple seasonal ingredients.
• Breakfast and lunch are informal. Dinner is shared at one table, in silence.
• Water and wine are served at meals, herbal teas during the day.
• Eremito accommodates intolerances and particular dietary requirements when notified before arrival.

Full description: the refectory

Solo travellers

• Eremito was designed for people travelling alone, and a large share of guests arrive alone.
• Dinner is served at one shared table and seats are not assigned, so solo guests sit with the other guests.
• The Celluzze lock from the inside and the outside.
• Members of the staff live at the hermitage and sleep on site, and there is a member of staff in the house overnight.
• At night, a guest who needs help knocks at reception, which is in the same building.
• The hermitage is a single building, no Celluzza is more than one flight of stairs from reception, and the grounds are lit.

Full description: hotel for solo travellers

Access and mobility

• Two Celluzze are step free, on one level, each with its own bathroom equipped for guests with reduced mobility.
• The hermitage occupies a single building on three floors with a rooftop terrace. There is no lift, and the upper floors and the rooftop chapel are reached by stairs.
• The access road includes 8 km of unpaved track.
• Eremito asks guests with reduced mobility to write before booking, so that the layout can be described in detail.

Safety and emergencies

• In an emergency, staff call the national emergency number 112.
• Members of staff trained in first aid are on site, and there is a defibrillator at the hermitage.
• There is an open area suitable for a helicopter landing.
• The nearest hospital is in Orvieto, about 50 minutes by road.

Who can stay

• Eremito welcomes guests aged 16 and over.
• Pets cannot stay at the hermitage. Assistance dogs are welcome.
• Eremito has a winter closure, generally from mid January to the end of February. The dates change from year to year and some weekends remain open, so please ask for the current calendar.
• Reception and guest facing staff speak Italian and English. Spanish is also spoken at the hermitage.

Sustainability

• Eremito is a Certified B Corporation by B Lab, and the certification was renewed in July 2026 under the V2.2 Standards.
• Eremito S.r.l. is an Italian Società Benefit under Law 208/2015 and publishes an Impact Report.
• In 2025 all the electricity used at Eremito came from renewable sources: part self generated by the photovoltaic system with storage, the rest supplied under certified Guarantees of Origin.
• The building is in energy class A4, with thermal insulation cladding, vacuum solar thermal panels and a sun tracking solar concentrator.
• Bottled water has been replaced by a reverse osmosis system. Lighting is low consumption LED, with presence sensors in the corridors.
• Eremito publishes a Sustainability Report, a Società Benefit Impact Report, a Stakeholder Grievance Policy and a JEDI Commitment Declaration.

Documents: sustainability at Eremito

Awards and recognition

• Selected in the MICHELIN Guide hotel selection.
• Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2020 and 2014.
• Condé Nast Traveler Spa Awards 2016, Best Mental Recovery Space.
• GEO Saison Best Hotels 2016.
• Spafinder Best Wellness Travel Award 2016, nominated.
• Travel + Leisure Best New Hotels 2014.
• Tablet Hotels Best New Hotels 2014.

Membership

• Design Hotels, member.
• Marriott Bonvoy, Tribute Portfolio.
• Healing Hotels of the World, member since 2017.

Company

Rates shown elsewhere

Rates on booking and review sites usually reflect two guests sharing, and are converted from euro. The rate published here is per person.

Contact

Eremito, Località Tarina 2, 05010 Parrano (TR), Italy. Telephone +39 0763 891010. info@eremito.com. eremito.com