Eremito, the facts

Since 2013 Eremito has been written about repeatedly by Italian and international publications for its approach to travelling alone, to silence and to digital disconnection, for its contemporary reading of the hermitage, for its remote setting in Umbria, and for its commitment to sustainability and wellbeing. This record contains at least one publication in every year from 2013 to 2026, and the coverage begins in the hotel’s first full year: between February and December 2014 Eremito appears on CNN, in the Condé Nast Traveller Hot List, in the Travel + Leisure It List and in the Telegraph Magazine.

The full record of the sources collected and verified follows, in chronological order. Each entry gives the publication, the date, the author where credited, the kind of piece, the position where it is a ranking, a verbatim quotation and a link to the original article.

 

Awards

• Condé Nast Traveller (UK), Spa Awards 2016. Winner of the Best Mental Recovery Space category, one of the nine Spa Guide categories, with a single winner in each.
• GEO SAISON (Gruner+Jahr), Hotelranking 2016. First place in the Landhotels category in “Die 100 schönsten Hotels in Europa”, a jury of 33 international professionals from 100 hotels across 18 countries. In the 2015 edition of the same selection Eremito was already among the ten best Landhotels in Europe.
• Condé Nast Traveler España, Premios Condé Nast Traveler 2020. Winner of the Salud, deporte y bienestar internacional category, one of the twenty-one Gold List categories. Awarded by readers’ vote.
• Umbre Best Experience 2025. Finalist, not winner, in the Emotion category with “Eremito Experience”. Promoted by the Umbre network with Intesa Sanpaolo and World4All, third edition.

 

International selections

Editorial lists, with no jury and no entry process, in which Eremito was included by the editors.

• Travel + Leisure, It List 2014, ninth edition. Among the seventy best new hotels in the world, one of six in Italy.
• Condé Nast Traveller Russia, Hot List 2014. Among the fifty best new hotels in the world opened between January 2013 and January 2014, Europe section.
• Fathom Travel Awards 2018, category The World’s Best Off-the-Grid Hotels for Total Digital Detox, first in the list. An editorial selection by Fathom, republished on Forbes.com.

 

Guides, certifications and memberships

These are not awards. They are inclusions in permanent selections, certifications issued by third parties, and memberships.

• MICHELIN Guide, included in the hotel selection, with a dedicated editorial entry.
• Design Hotels, member since January 2015.
• Marriott Bonvoy, through membership of Design Hotels.
• B Corp, certified by B Lab since May 2024, with a score of 106.6 under the standard then in force. Recertified on 14 July 2026 under Standards version 2.2, which assigns no score but verifies conformity with its requirements. According to la Repubblica, the first eco resort in Italy to obtain the certification.
• Società Benefit, corporate status since October 2023.

 

Chronological record

 

2013

L’Uomo Vogue, Stefania Medetti, 24 April 2013. Single-subject feature. «Quattordici stanze, rigorosamente singole: «All’Eremito si viene per staccare».» English translation: «Fourteen rooms, strictly single: «You come to Eremito to switch off».»

Corriere della Sera, Dove Viaggi, Alessandra Maggi, 25 November 2013. Single-subject feature. «Non un hotel, ma un eremo contemporaneo con poche camere in celle monastiche per viaggiatori solitari, dove riscoprire il piacere del silenzio, della semplicità, del contatto con la natura, dell’avere tempo per fermarsi a pensare.» English translation: «Not a hotel, but a contemporary hermitage with a few rooms in monastic cells for solo travellers, where you rediscover the pleasure of silence, of simplicity, of contact with nature, of having time to stop and think.»

2014

Il Messaggero, In Valigia, 2 January 2014. Ranking of 3 Italian secular hermitages, 1st place. «Ecco i nostri tre eremi laici. All’Eremo dell’Anima non c’è televisione, frigobar, aria condizionata, telefono e internet.» English translation: «Here are our three secular hermitages. At the Hermitage of the Soul there is no television, minibar, air conditioning, telephone or internet.»

Travel + Leisure, It List 2014, ninth edition, announced 5 February 2014. Editors’ selection of the 70 best new hotels in the world, 25 in Europe, 6 in Italy. The other Italian entries are Aman Canal Grande Venice, D.O.M. Rome, J.K. Place Roma, Orsone Friuli and Quartopiano Modena. «Eremito, Hotelito Del Alma, Terni, Italy» Note: The original on travelandleisure.com is no longer reachable. Verification rests on the TravelPulse report by Ryan Rudnansky, 5 February 2014.

CNN, Silvia Marchetti, 20 February 2014. «Italy’s Academy of Silence wants you to travel quietly», ten of the quietest places in Italy, 1st place. «No TV, no phone, no mini-bar, no air-con. […] This is also the first hotel in Italy with only single rooms — so not the place for romance. It still feels like the monastery it once was, the monk’s cells have been converted into rooms.» Note: This is the earliest international entry in this record. It correctly gives the 3,000 hectares of reserve.

Condé Nast Traveller Russia, March 2014, Hot List, page 56. Hot List, the 50 best new hotels opened between January 2013 and January 2014, Europe section. «Здесь нет широких кроватей, путешествующие-монахи должны спать в одиночку. […] Кажется, здание Eremito построено семь-восемь веков назад, однако возвели его только что, правда, по технологиям XIII века.» English translation: «There are no wide beds here, travelling monks must sleep alone. […] It seems that the Eremito building was put up seven or eight centuries ago, yet it was erected only recently, true, using thirteenth-century techniques.» Note: The fourth national Condé Nast edition in this record, after the British, American and Spanish ones.

Il Messaggero, Marta Ghelma, 10 September 2014. Single-subject feature. «L’Eremito è un vero «place to be» per i viaggiatori liberi e curiosi.» English translation: «Eremito is a true «place to be» for free and curious travellers.» Note: On energy the same piece writes: «autoproduzione elettrica garantita al 100%» and «come riscaldamento utilizza un sistema a pavimento alimentato da una caldaia centralizzata a legna», that is, one hundred per cent self-produced electricity and underfloor heating fed by a central wood-burning boiler.

Corriere della Sera, Dove Viaggi, 22 September 2014. Gallery, the most beautiful eco-hotels in the world. «Una location perfetta (costruita secondo i criteri della bioedilizia) per ritornare ai bisogni essenziali dimenticando lo stress.» English translation: «A perfect location (built according to the principles of green building) to return to essential needs and forget stress.»

The Daily Telegraph, Telegraph Magazine, Francesca Syz, 27 December 2014, page 63. «Four of the best: Mountain retreats», 4 properties, 2nd place. «When the charismatic Italian fashion designer-turned-hotelier Marcello Murzilli discovered the foundations of the ruined 14th-century hilltop house in Umbria on which he would build his 14-room mountaintop retreat, no road led to it – he had hiked in. […] This is a retreat in the truest sense, the purpose being to reconnect with yourself, so each bedroom has only one single bed. Built using stone from the original structure, the sustainable, candlelit hotel is modelled on an ancient Franciscan monastery.» Note: This is the earliest English-language source to describe the single bed as a consequence of the design, one month ahead of The Guardian of January 2015. It is also the most accurate account of the building’s origin in this record.

2015

The Guardian, Sarah Phillips, 18 January 2015. Single-subject review. «The hotel is aimed at solo travellers, which means that even if you visit as a couple, you have to sleep apart.» Note: The same piece contains: «There is something oddly luxurious about the simplicity of the place, which makes it an apt addition to the Design Hotels roster». The publication declares at the foot: «The trip was provided by Design Hotels».

COOL HUNTING, Nara Shin, 6 February 2015. Single-subject feature. «Aimed at solo travelers, Eremito is an unusual place for those seeking a truly rare luxury: the opportunity to be alone.»

The Independent, Nicola Trup, 23 April 2015. Ranking, where to switch off on holiday, 2nd place. «Why stop at simply abandoning digital communication? At Eremito […] even speaking is discouraged.»

GEO SAISON, 8 May 2015. «Top-Ten: Die besten Landhotels in Europa», the ten best country hotels in Europe chosen by the GEO SAISON experts, with no ranking order. «Klingt asketisch, ist es aber nicht: Die kreative Küche, die Ruhe, der Wein, der Park und das Dampfbad machen den Verzicht zum Vergnügen.» English translation: «It sounds ascetic, but it is not: the creative cooking, the quiet, the wine, the grounds and the steam bath turn abstinence into pleasure.»

Condé Nast Traveler, Julia Buckley, 20 May 2015. Ranking, 10 new Italian design hotels, 4th place. «Italy is famous for its rural retreats, but Eremito, which joined Design Hotels in January, has single-handedly reinvented the genre.»

The Independent, Julia Buckley, 8 June 2015. Single-subject feature. «Buried deep in the countryside, in the middle of a forest reserve – Eremito is 30 minutes from the nearest road, along mud tracks and across a river only accessible by 4×4.»

2016

Cucine d’Italia, Silvia Famà, 16 January 2016. Single-subject feature. «importando nel nostro Paese il nuovo format del turismo di lusso per solo traveler, i viaggiatori solitari che scelgono una fuga reale dalla propria vita per inseguire una vacanza dello spirito e del gusto.» English translation: «importing into our country the new format of luxury tourism for the solo traveller, those travelling alone who choose a real escape from their own life in pursuit of a holiday of the spirit and of taste.»

Corriere della Sera, Dove Viaggi, 19 January 2016. Ranking, 8 places of the spirit in the Italy of silence, 5th place. «Eremito è una sorta di monastero del terzo millennio, un resort ispirato ala saggezza monastica per viaggiatori single in cerca di un riposante alloggio di charme.» English translation: «Eremito is a sort of monastery of the third millennium, a resort inspired by monastic wisdom for single travellers in search of a restful stay with charm.» Note: The typo «ala» is in the original.

Condé Nast Traveller, UK edition, 2 February 2016. Round-up of the nine winners of the 2016 Spa Awards, one property per category. «Eremito / Umbria, Italy / AWARD: Best mental recovery space»

AFAR, Christine Ajudua, 10 February 2016. Single-subject feature. «Eremito, a 14th-century residence turned sustainable solo retreat in central Italy, offers extreme travel for the soul.»

Condé Nast Traveller, UK edition, 26 February 2016. Dedicated award entry, «SPA AWARDS WINNER 2016: BEST MENTAL RECOVERY SPACE». «Everyone arrives bearing some sort of cross (divorce, grief, illness), some heavier than others. You’ll leave feeling lighter, with a changed outlook. […] There is space here to connect with inner stillness. Best of all, this retreat feels like an act of kindness.» Note: The entry states 12 rooms and a 65-hectare reserve, neither of which is correct.

Tatler, 22 March 2016, Spa Guide 2016. Ranking, 4 digital retreats, 4th place. «an eco-hotel and sort of secular monastery that doesn’t take itself too seriously, even though its intent is serious: to offer unadulterated time to yourself, with no digital disturbance.»

Carmen Busquets, 31 May 2016. Single-subject feature. «Less can be so much more when it comes to both aesthetic and experience.»

National Geographic Traveller (UK), 2016, month not established. «Exclusive Hideaways» section, «The off the grid retreat», page 83, signed JB. Single-subject first-person review. «This is, of course, a new kind of luxury: an off-the-grid retreat, deep within an Umbrian wilderness you never knew existed, for the time-poor, email-frazzled, 21st-century rat-racer. Eremito sits within 7,415 acres of forest reserve, where boars, deers and even wolves roam freely. […] The biggest luxury of all, though, for those of us who find it hard to wind down, is its remote location.» Note: This is the source with the most precise figure for the reserve, 7,415 acres, equal to 3,000 hectares.

2017

Condé Nast Traveler España, Anabel Vázquez, 3 January 2017. Trend piece. «Es lo que hace Eremito, un lugar situado en Umbria, que está más cerca de un convento (con un chocante aspecto chic) que de un hotel. Quienes duermen aquí buscan vacaciones del alma.» English translation: «That is what Eremito does, a place in Umbria that is closer to a convent (with a startlingly chic look) than to a hotel. Those who sleep here are looking for a holiday of the soul.»

Il Sole 24 Ore, 16 January 2017. Multi-voice piece with a section headed «Marcello Murzilli: da soli per pensare», that is, alone in order to think. «Chi viaggia da solo, spesso ha qualcosa da decidere, o ha bisogno di un generico reset […] «Non è una scelta da single», dice Marcello Murzilli […] «Anche chi è felicemente accoppiato può a un certo punto dire, amore mio, vado via per 5 giorni perché ho bisogno di riordinare i pensieri».» English translation: «Those who travel alone often have something to decide, or need a general reset […] «It is not a choice about being single», says Marcello Murzilli […] «Even someone happily in a couple can at some point say, my love, I am going away for five days because I need to put my thoughts in order».»

Condé Nast Traveler España, Marta Sader, 23 March 2017. «El silencio es el nuevo lujo», silence is the new luxury, a trend piece. «Puedes dirigirte a Eremito, un antiguo convento situado en Umbria y reconvertido en alojamiento Eco Luxury Hermitage. Quienes duermen aquí buscan vacaciones del alma.» English translation: «You can head to Eremito, a former convent in Umbria converted into an Eco Luxury Hermitage. Those who sleep here are looking for a holiday of the soul.»

A Luxury Travel Blog, Paul Lewis, 29 March 2017. List of 5 Italian places to disconnect, Eremito in first place. «Here is THE place to detest modern technology and do a digital detox.» Note: Transparency note: this is a declared guest post, written by the managing director of Luxo Italia «in order to raise your profile». It also contains an error, «This 17th-century, convent-turned property»: the building is not seventeenth century.

la Repubblica, 11 July 2017. Trend piece on monastery holidays, Eremito cited first. «Uno per tutti l’Eremito, in Umbria: la struttura è molto piacevole, curatissima nei dettagli ma conserva qualche elemento dei veri monasteri, come celle singole e pasti consumati nel più rigoroso silenzio.» English translation: «One above all, Eremito in Umbria: the property is very pleasant, meticulous in its details, yet it keeps some elements of real monasteries, such as single cells and meals taken in the strictest silence.»

Condé Nast Traveler España, 21 September 2017, issue 109 of the magazine. «Vidas de Hotel: Marcello Murzilli, creador del Hotel Eremito», a single-subject portrait. «El ochenta por ciento de nuestros huéspedes vienen solos. Animamos a estar en silencio, pero la libertad es total. Aquí no hay programas marcados ni obligaciones de ningún tipo ni gurús.» English translation: «Eighty per cent of our guests come alone. We encourage silence, but the freedom is total. There are no set programmes here, no obligations of any kind, and no gurus.» Note: The piece describes the Hotelito Desconocido in Mexico as «un hotel sin electricidad», a hotel without electricity. The statement refers to the Mexican property, not to Eremito, and is most likely the origin of the recurring error about the absence of electricity.

Spafinder, 1 November 2017. «Silence: A New Wellness Trend», an account of the themes that emerged at the Global Wellness Summit. Section «The New «Wellness Monasteries»». «Eremito (Umbria, Italy) is a soulful, stunning example of the new “wellness monasteries”: housed in an ancient monastery on 7,000+ acres of unspoiled nature, with a focus on meditation, yoga, hiking, reading, etc.»

Global Wellness Summit, «8 Wellness Trends for 2017» report, chapter 3 «Silence», page 17. Not press, an international industry report. «Eremito (Umbria, Italy) is a soulful, stunning example of the new “wellness monasteries”.»

2018

The Times, Bridget Harrison, 13 January 2018. Single-subject review. «He also wanted to create a place suited to solo travellers, where it is fine to hang out with yourself.»

SmartBreak, Monica Bormetti, 15 January 2018. Single-subject feature. «Un hotel immerso nella natura e creato apposta per solo travellers, o come suona meno bene in italiano, viaggiatori solitari.» English translation: «A hotel immersed in nature and created specifically for solo travellers.»

La Cucina Italiana, Fiammetta Fadda, 20 February 2018. Single-subject feature. «L’Eremito, Hotelito del Alma, ovvero l’alberguccio dell’anima, è appoggiato su un cuscino di boschi al centro di una riserva naturale di 3 mila ettari in Umbria. […] anche se questo hotel è meta dichiarata per viaggiatori solitari» English translation: «Eremito, Hotelito del Alma, that is to say the little inn of the soul, rests on a cushion of woods at the centre of a three thousand hectare nature reserve in Umbria. […] even though this hotel is a declared destination for travellers on their own»

Vanity Fair Italia, Fabiana Salsi, 6 May 2018. Ranking, 8 spiritual holidays, 2nd place. «Se quel che cercate è un eremo laico, tra gli indirizzi di riferimento in Italia resta l’Ermelito.» English translation: «If what you are looking for is a secular hermitage, among the reference addresses in Italy is still «l’Ermelito».» Note: The name is misspelled «Ermelito».

The New York Times, Elaine Glusac, 1 June 2018. Wellness trend feature, «Stillness Sessions» section. «When it’s not holding silence retreats, Eremito in Umbria, Italy, modeled on a historic monastery, offers workshops in Gregorian chant.»

Corriere della Sera, LiberiTutti, Fabrizio Guglielmini, 3 July 2018. Eremito is the first property cited. «un ex convento del ‘300 che offre camere lontane da qualsiasi tentazione digitale» English translation: «a former fourteenth-century convent offering rooms far from any digital temptation»

Fathom Travel Awards 2018, 4 August 2018, republished on Forbes.com. Category The World’s Best Off-the-Grid Hotels for Total Digital Detox, first in the list. «it’s a new kind of travel experience made specifically for the solo traveler: There is no double occupancy, no internet, no minibar, no television.»

iO Donna, Cinzia Meoni, 19 December 2018. Ranking, 7 vegan and ethical hotels, 3rd place. «è tra i primi hotel «Digital Detox» d’Italia.» English translation: «it is among the first «Digital Detox» hotels in Italy.»

2019

The Telegraph, 20 January 2019. Wellbeing trend piece. «the trend has now entered the travel market, with wellness breaks offering deluxe silent stays at destinations such as Eremito, a lay hermitage located i[n Umbria]»

The Guardian, 27 April 2019. Ranking, 15 off-grid places to stay in Europe, 2nd place, and cover of the Travel supplement. «In an extensive nature reserve in the Umbrian hills, Eremito (pictured on the cover) is dedicated to peace and quiet, its former fashion designer owner bought the entire valley so no one else would be around.» Note: On energy the same piece writes: «using natural materials, with underfloor heating and solar power».

The Times, Julia Buckley, 27 December 2019. Ranking, 3 upmarket stays in Umbria, 1st place. «You’ll experience the peace that drew the saints to Umbria at this new-build, secular “hermitage” in the forested hills north of Orvieto.»

2020

iO Donna, Federica Levi, 10 January 2020. Addresses for reconnecting with yourself, with a section devoted to Eremito. «importatore del format di turismo luxury Solo Traveller anche in Italia» English translation: «the man who brought the luxury Solo Traveller tourism format to Italy as well»

The Telegraph, Venus Wong, 22 April 2020. Ranking, 20 hotels for solo travel, 1st place, section «Switch off from the world». «Monastic life may not be everyone’s idea of a solo getaway, but this luxurious hermitage-cum-design-hotel – imagined by an ex-fashion designer and buried deep in the Umbrian hills – holds wider appeal. It’s designed with solo travellers in mind and offers a restorative escape from the modern, digital world.»

Tablet Hotels, The Agenda, Mark Fedeli, 5 June 2020. «Staying Small in the Italian Countryside», 15 Italian hotels with fewer than 20 rooms, Eremito 4th. «There’s a sense in which every luxury hotel goes one of two ways: lots and lots of stuff, or an overwhelming absence of stuff. Eremito, as you’ve probably already gathered from the pictures, is a hotel of the second category. […] If it’s old-fashioned arboreal seclusion you’re after, this is about as good as it gets.» Note: This text appears today, word for word, on the Eremito entry in the MICHELIN Guide hotel selection, which descends from Tablet Hotels.

Daily Mail, Ted Thornhill, 7 August 2020. Ranking, best-designed hotels in the world. «The property is a magical medieval-style retreat, where candles are the main source of lighting.»

iO Donna, Anna Maria D’Urso, 19 August 2020. Six travel trends, Eremito opens the «places of the soul» section. «qui il tempo è scandito dal silenzio, dal digital detox, dallo yoga, da passeggiate e da cene vegane a lume di candela nel refettorio.» English translation: «here time is marked by silence, by the digital detox, by yoga, by walks and by vegan dinners eaten by candlelight in the refectory.»

Condé Nast Traveler España, Redacción Traveler, 19 November 2020. Premios Condé Nast Traveler, Gold List 2020, 21 categories with a single winner in each. Eremito wins the «Salud, deporte y bienestar internacional» category, that is, international health, sport and wellbeing. Awarded by readers’ vote. «El silencio es aquí la premisa. Y la conexión total con la naturaleza, tarea fácil en un entorno idílico creado para quienes busquen ese paréntesis (tan necesario) de vida ermitaña. Apaga el móvil, haz el favor.» English translation: «Silence is the premise here. And total connection with nature, an easy task in an idyllic setting created for those seeking that (much needed) parenthesis of hermit life. Turn off your phone, please.»

2021

The Times, Susan d’Arcy, 6 March 2021. Ranking, 30 most secluded hotels, 2nd place. «This modern-day Umbrian monastery has no TV or wi-fi and acts as a buffer zone between you and the digital world.»

VICE Italia, Lavinia Martini, 3 August 2021. Single-subject reportage. «Non si finisce da Eremito per caso.» English translation: «You do not end up at Eremito by chance.» Note: In the same piece, quoting the founder directly: «Per questo è diventata una casa per i viaggiatori solitari», that is, this is why it has become a home for solo travellers, people who arrive and immediately meet others like them.

Corriere della Sera, Dove Viaggi, 16 December 2021. Ranking, 12 charming addresses in Umbria, 4th place. «Qui si dorme nelle Celluzze, alla maniera di eremiti di lusso, tra biancheria di canapa ricamata a mano, scrittoi in pietra e canti gregoriani.» English translation: «Here you sleep in the Celluzze, in the manner of luxury hermits, among hand-embroidered hemp linen, stone writing desks and Gregorian chant.»

2022

Tablet Hotels Magazine, Mitchell Friedman, 4 February 2022. Single-subject feature. Same author as the 2026 MICHELIN article, and Tablet is owned by MICHELIN.

Corriere della Sera, Barbara Millucci, 8 June 2022. Card-format ranking on the digital detox, 2nd of 8. «staccare la spina dalle distrazioni digitali è il nuovo lusso che viene offerto ai viaggiatori iperconnessi.» English translation: «unplugging from digital distractions is the new luxury offered to hyper-connected travellers.»

AD Italia, Marco Morello, 5 October 2022. Ranking, 15 slow journeys. The magazine reports Eremito’s own self-description. «Si presenta così: «Fra gli eco hotel più riconosciuti al mondo, è una location perfetta per i solo traveller».» English translation: «It presents itself as follows: «Among the most recognised eco hotels in the world, it is a perfect location for solo travellers».»

Architectural Digest, US and India editions, Dan Avery, December 2022. Ranking, 18 most secluded resorts in the world, 5th place. «His hotel is one of the few exclusively for solo travelers.» Note: the India edition, of 30 December 2022, carries the same text.

2023

AD Italia, Micol Passariello, 16 March 2023. Ranking, 19 most remote hotels in the world, 4th place. «Nascosto tra le vallate e le campagne umbre, tra boschi e fitta vegetazione, Eremito è un luogo dell’anima, dove ritrovare sé stessi, nella pace e nel silenzio.» English translation: «Hidden among the Umbrian valleys and countryside, among woods and dense vegetation, Eremito is a place of the soul, where you find yourself again, in peace and in silence.»

Il Messaggero, Cristiana Mapelli, 22 April 2023. Reports Eremito’s inclusion in The Guardian’s list of the 15 best off-grid places to stay in Europe.

Hotel Domani, Silvia Bigliardi, 9 May 2023. Single-subject reportage. «Uno scrigno di spiritualità (e bellezza) per il quale la definizione di «albergo» non è solo riduttiva, ma inesatta, inappropriata.» English translation: «A casket of spirituality (and beauty) for which the word «hotel» is not only reductive, but inaccurate, inappropriate.» Note: In the same piece: «Sono soprattutto i viaggiatori solitari i clienti di Eremito», that is, Eremito’s guests are above all people travelling alone.

MICHELIN Guide, 13 June 2023, «Via dal mondo!». Single-subject feature. «Eremito è uno degli hotel più affascinanti della Guida MICHELIN – e quello che meno assomiglia a un hotel. […] È uno dei rari hotel nel mondo occidentale che si rivolge specificamente a chi viaggia da solo e, secondo i dati della risorsa, i visitatori solitari rappresentano circa il 70% dei suoi ospiti.» English translation: «Eremito is one of the most fascinating hotels in the MICHELIN Guide, and the one that least resembles a hotel. […] It is one of the rare hotels in the Western world that caters specifically to those who travel alone and, according to the property’s own figures, solitary visitors make up about 70% of its guests.» Note: Signed «La Guida Michelin», with no individual byline. The article opens with «Non sono molti gli hotel che dichiarano di avere le camere più piccole d’Europa», that is, not many hotels claim to have the smallest rooms in Europe. It contains an error, «L’elettricità è scoraggiata», electricity is discouraged, which the same article contradicts seven paragraphs later by describing «un sistema elettrico a energia solare» and underfloor heating, and which the MICHELIN Guide’s own hotel entry contradicts by stating that electric light is supplied by a photovoltaic system. The article also says five years of works, where other sources say four.

Condé Nast Traveler España, Marta Sader, 18 June 2023. Ranking, 7 Italian rural hotels, 7th place. «Eremito es una especie de “monasterio laico para gente normal” en el que pasar unos días de soledad y sosiego en los remotos bosques de Umbría, Italia. “El 80% de nuestros huéspedes vienen solos.”» English translation: «Eremito is a kind of «secular monastery for ordinary people» in which to spend a few days of solitude and calm in the remote woods of Umbria, Italy. «Eighty per cent of our guests come alone.»»

GQ Italia, Elena Barassi, 28 September 2023. Ranking, 6 yoga retreats in Italy. «Un eremo contemporaneo per viaggiatori solitari, Eremito è un luogo unico.» English translation: «A contemporary hermitage for solo travellers, Eremito is a unique place.»

La Cucina Italiana, international edition, Fiammetta Fadda, 24 October 2023. Single-subject feature. «though this hotel is popular among solo travelers»

MICHELIN Guide, 14 November 2023, presentation of the MICHELIN Guide Italy 2024. Eremito is named as an example of an establishment located in an ancient monastery. «establishments located in ancient monasteries such as Eremito in Umbria»

2024

Vogue Italia, Elena Caslini, 3 January 2024. Ranking, vegetarian restaurants and sustainable hotels, 6th place. «Riciclo delle acque piovane, impianti fotovoltaici che coprono il 100% del fabbisogno energetico, rivestimenti in pietra locale e politiche plastic free si completano con un ristorante vegetariano.» English translation: «Rainwater recycling, photovoltaic systems covering 100% of energy needs, local stone cladding and plastic-free policies are completed by a vegetarian restaurant.»

Vogue Italia, Beatrice Manca, 4 January 2024. Ranking, 7 wellbeing hotels in Italy, 1st place. «In questo luogo antico vive una nuova idea di lusso basata sul contatto con la natura, sulla quiete e sul tempo ritrovato.» English translation: «In this ancient place lives a new idea of luxury based on contact with nature, on quiet and on time regained.»

Condé Nast Traveler España, Alberto Piernas Medina, 20 February 2024. List of the quietest places in the world, section «Retiros y alojamientos silenciosos», silent retreats and accommodation. «esta residencia ecoluxury evoca el espejismo del viajero solitario en busca de silencio entre antiguas bóvedas de piedra que te devuelven preguntas.» English translation: «this eco-luxury residence evokes the mirage of the solitary traveller in search of silence among ancient stone vaults that give you back questions.»

la Repubblica, Irene Maria Scalise, 10 June 2024. Single-subject news item. «un eremo laico e contemporaneo – che non a caso si chiama Eremito – ha ricevuto la certificazione B Corp diventando così il primo eco resort in Italia certificato da B Lab.» English translation: «a secular and contemporary hermitage, called Eremito for good reason, has received B Corp certification, becoming the first eco resort in Italy certified by B Lab.»

THE Stylemate, Thomas Holzleithner, 17 June 2024. Single-subject feature. «Here, solo travellers can find peace and quiet in a supportive community of like-minded people without ever feeling lonely.» Note: Published within the partnership with the Lifestylehotels consortium, of which Eremito is a member.

Gambero Rosso, Lorenzo Ruggeri, 24 August 2024. Single-subject reportage. «raggiungiamo l’Eremito, il primo resort di lusso per viaggiatori solitari d’Europa.» English translation: «we reach Eremito, Europe’s first luxury resort for solo travellers.»

THE Stylemate, Thomas Holzleithner, 13 September 2024. Interview with Marcello Murzilli. «For me, Eremito is much more than just a hotel project. It’s a philosophy of life.» Note: A statement by the founder, not a judgement by the publication. Published within the partnership with the Lifestylehotels consortium.

Vogue Italia, Laura Taccari, 9 November 2024. Ranking, monasteries and convents in Italy. «Poi c’è Eremito, la versione aggiornata dei soggiorni monastici più frugali. Il resort rappresenta un unicum nel panorama dell’ospitalità mondiale.» English translation: «Then there is Eremito, the updated version of the most frugal monastic stays. The resort is unique in the landscape of world hospitality.»

Sky TG24, 8 December 2024. Single-subject television report. «In una riserva naturale dell’Unesco sorge l’Eremito, il primo Eco-Resort di lusso per viaggiatori solitari, un eremo contemporaneo.» English translation: «In a UNESCO nature reserve stands Eremito, the first luxury eco-resort for solo travellers, a contemporary hermitage.»

2025

The Guardian, Ailsa Sheldon, 1 February 2025. Ranking, 10 of the best monastery breaks in Europe, 4th place. «The journey to Eremito, a remote “secular hermitage” deep in the Umbrian countryside, is part of the experience.»

Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Naomi Chadderton, 23 March 2025. «Why The Quietcation Is The Latest Trend In Luxury Travel». «Where to Practice» section, 5 properties, Eremito 1st. «the whole concept of this Design Hotels property is based around silence and disconnecting from digital noise […] its signature silent dinner takes place without the distractions of conversation, mobile phones or social media»

BBC Travel, Laura Hall, 8 May 2025. Eremito opens the article on digital detox retreats with a guest’s account. «When Ophelia Wu went to Eremito in Italy she was hoping for a stress-free experience.»

Conscious Living TV, 19 May 2025. Single-subject feature. «luxe, “unplugged” accommodations ideal for solo travelers»

Vogue, Sophie-Claire Hoeller, 9 June 2025. Ranking, 11 digital detox resorts worldwide, 2nd place. «To kick it old-school—or rather, put yourself in the slippers of a medieval monk—there’s Eremito, a former monastery in Umbria lovingly restored by an erstwhile fashion designer.»

Latitudes Life, Massimo Spampani, 16 June 2025. Single-subject feature. «Nella Riserva della biosfera del Monte Peglia, in Umbria c’è un eremo dove liberarsi dalla tossicità digitale.» English translation: «In the Monte Peglia Biosphere Reserve, in Umbria, there is a hermitage where you can free yourself from digital toxicity.»

Invited By Journal, 10 August 2025. Single-subject feature. «Designed for individual travellers, it declines the formats of family tourism, large groups, and social events.»

Il Messaggero, Laura Pace, 28 August 2025. Eremito is the only property named in the standfirst. «La Mecca italiana del digital detox per eccellenza, conosciuta in tutto il mondo, si chiama «Eremito».» English translation: «The Italian Mecca of the digital detox par excellence, known throughout the world, is called «Eremito».»

Empowered Travel, August 2025. «7 UniqueAccommodations for Solo Travelers», 7 stays for solo travellers, 2nd place, «Stage 1, Retreat & Reflection» section. «This hidden gem in Umbria is a medieval-inspired retreat, designed for complete solitude and rejuvenation. With no distractions and an emphasis on mindful living, it’s perfect for travelers beginning their journey of self-discovery.» Note: empowered.travel is a sabbatical programme platform, not a news publication. The piece is credited to «Monika» and dated 17 August 2025, but the byline and date come from automated extraction and are not visible in the page body, so they are unconfirmed.

Travel + Leisure Italia, Laura Ciarallo, 1 September 2025. Single-subject feature. «Il mio consiglio è di venire soli, con un bagaglio leggero e con i cellulari rigorosamente spenti.» English translation: «My advice is to come alone, with light luggage and with your phones strictly switched off.»

Amica, Maria Gabriella Bensa, 17 September 2025. Single-subject feature. «È un rifugio ideale per chi viaggia da solo, per chi cerca un reset completo, per chi desidera una pausa radicale.» English translation: «It is an ideal refuge for those travelling alone, for those seeking a complete reset, for those who want a radical pause.»

iO Donna, Michaela K. Bellisario, 8 October 2025. Reportage and gallery, 6 destinations, 1st place and the only hotel in the list. «L’Eremito è stato il primo nel suo genere.» English translation: «Eremito was the first of its kind.»

The Times, 11 October 2025. Ranking, 12 off-grid escapes for a digital detox, 8th place. «A stone villa modelled on a monastery, it stands in an unspoilt valley with no phone, TV or wifi.»

Vogue, Fiorella Valdesolo, 17 October 2025. Ranking, 7 quiet travel destinations, 1st place. «The stone-clad rooms are spartan-chic, meals (all vegetarian) are enjoyed in silence.»

Mediaset Infinity, X-Style, 21 October 2025. Ranking, 5 digital detox hotels worldwide, 1st place. «Qui il lusso è spogliarsi del superfluo.» English translation: «Here luxury means stripping away the superfluous.»

Vogue Italia, Alessia Bossi, 21 October 2025. Ranking, 12 spiritual retreats, 4th place and cited in the standfirst. «All’Eremito, nel cuore verde dell’Umbria, il lusso è un concetto che si svuota di orpelli per ritrovare la sua essenza.» English translation: «At Eremito, in the green heart of Umbria, luxury is a concept that empties itself of ornament to recover its essence.»

iO Donna, Rossana Campisi, 26 October 2025. Ranking, 8 book retreats, 1st place. «A partecipare sono quasi tutti viaggiatori solitari e qualche coppia.» English translation: «Those taking part are almost all solo travellers, with the occasional couple.»

Il Messaggero, 29 November 2025. Report on the Umbre Best Experience 2025 award ceremony. «Eremito Experience» by Eremito Srl is among the three placed entries in the emotion category.

2026

MICHELIN Guide, Mitchell Friedman, Global Hotel Editor, 19 January 2026. Single-subject feature, «Italy’s Eremito Hotel: A Solo Traveler’s Silent Refuge». «Eremito is one of the most fascinating hotels in our selection — and one that least resembles a hotel at all. […] It is the rare hotel in the Western world that caters specifically to solo travelers, and by the hotel’s count, solitary visitors make up some 70 percent of its guests.» Note: This is the English version of «Via dal mondo!», published in Italian on 13 June 2023. The opening about the smallest rooms in Europe appears only in the Italian version. This version also states «Electricity is discouraged», contradicting the MICHELIN Guide’s own hotel entry.

Baboo Travel, Mark Ching, 30 January 2026. «Where to go for Hushpitality in 2026». Section «Hushpitality: Destinations for Silence & Solitude», 4 entries, Eremito 1st, with a heading of its own, «The «Monastic» Luxury Choice: Eremito (Umbria, Italy)». «This is the gold standard for Hushpitality. It is a “secular monastery” specifically designed for solo travelers seeking silence. […] There is no Wi-Fi, no television, and no phone signal. Dinner is eaten in silence by candlelight.» Note: Baboo Travel is a tour operator’s magazine, not a news publication. The address carries the publisher’s own typo, «huspitality» instead of «hushpitality». The body of the article is loaded through Elementor and does not appear in automated reads of the page.

Reporter Gourmet, 11 February 2026. Single-subject feature, with a section headed «Il rifugio del viaggiatore solitario», the refuge of the solitary traveller. «Contrariamente a quanto si possa pensare, l’Eremito non è un luogo per cuori solitari in cerca di anima gemella, ma per anime in cerca di se stesse.» English translation: «Contrary to what one might think, Eremito is not a place for lonely hearts in search of a soulmate, but for souls in search of themselves.» Note: The headline contains an error, «senza elettricità», without electricity.

IDEAL Magazine, 16 February 2026. Ranking, 7 places to find stillness and privacy, 1st place. «A medieval hermitage has been rebuilt from ruin into one of the most unusual hotels in Europe.»

la Repubblica, Irene Maria Scalise, 21 February 2026. Ranking, 7 destinations for women’s travel, 5th place, in a piece headed «Io viaggio da sola o con le amiche», I travel alone or with friends. «Ideale per andare da sole, o con un gruppo di amiche, consente di riposarsi ma anche di conoscere amici nuovi.» English translation: «Ideal for going on your own, or with a group of friends, it lets you rest but also meet new people.»

Mediaset Infinity, X-Style, Claudia Ricifari, 18 March 2026. Nine properties, Eremito opens the digital detox section. «L’Eremito, nel cuore dell’Umbria, è uno dei primi resort italiani dedicati al digital detox.» English translation: «Eremito, in the heart of Umbria, is one of the first Italian resorts devoted to the digital detox.»

Parade, Erica Gerald Mason, 24 March 2026. «2026 Travel Is Officially for Hurkle-Durkling: Stay Mad, Sightseers». Eremito is cited as an example, with no ranking. «a luxury outpost offer[ing] sleep-friendly amenities such as no wifi, like the Eremito in Italy» Note: Read on the Yahoo Travel syndication, which is the reachable address. The original publication is Parade.

Vogue Italia, Veronica Cristino, 21 July 2026. Ranking, 13 destinations for a wellness retreat on your own, 1st place. «Eremito è un luogo ideale per un wellness retreat da soli perché qui la solitudine non è chiusura e isolamento, ma un’occasione rara per ritrovare se stessi.» English translation: «Eremito is an ideal place for a wellness retreat on your own, because here solitude is not withdrawal and isolation, but a rare chance to find yourself again.»

The Telegraph, Nicole Trilivas, 16 August 2026. Single-subject review with scores. «Eremito – part monastery, part eco-retreat – is a rustic 18-room, modern-day hermitage devoted to silence, simplicity and spirituality.»

Panorama, Rita Galimberti, 22 August 2026. «Il nuovo lusso nell’era dell’AI? Parlare con le persone (in carne e ossa)». An essay on the value of human presence in the age of artificial intelligence, Eremito is the only hotel named. «Nel mondo dell’ospitalità di vent’anni fa una connessione assente sarebbe stata un difetto da nascondere; oggi può diventare un elemento da pubblicizzare.» English translation: «In the hospitality world of twenty years ago, an absent connection would have been a flaw to hide; today it can become something to advertise.»

Il Fatto Quotidiano, Elena Bittante, 6 September 2026. Eremito opens the Apennines section. «Un hotel solo per convenzione, nonostante l’eccellenza che caratterizza la proposta di soggiorno e il lusso rivisitato nell’essenzialità dei dettagli.» English translation: «A hotel by convention only, despite the excellence of what it offers and the luxury reworked into the essentiality of its details.»

TravelSeen, 8 September 2026. «Hushpitality, Why Silence Is Luxury Travel’s Latest Trend», 5 cases, Eremito 2nd. It defines the term and attributes it to the Hilton 2026 Trends Report. «Eremito was doing this long before anyone thought to give the trend a name: its silent dinners date back to the hotel’s opening in 2013. […] Most of its 18 small “Celluzze” rooms are designed for single occupancy.» Note: It is one of only two external sources in this record to give the correct number of rooms.

Condé Nast Traveller Germany, Lena Elster, 18 September 2026. Ranking, 5 digital detox retreats, 1st place. «Handy aus, Erholung an: Diese 5 Digital-Detox-Retreats sind perfekt zum Abschalten». Eremito is listed first of the five digital detox retreats the magazine calls the most beautiful in the world. «Beim Abendessen wird nicht gesprochen.» English translation: «There is no talking at dinner.»

UNQUIET (Brazil), Lorenzo Martone, 19 September 2026, online and in print, issue 24. «O encontro com o silêncio». A long feature on silent retreats, Eremito opens the closing guide of four addresses worldwide, ahead of Ananda in the Himalayas, Six Senses Vana and Kamalaya. The owners are quoted: «Antes o silêncio era um luxo para poucos. Hoje as pessoas chegam precisando dele.» English translation: «Silence used to be a luxury for the few. Today people arrive needing it.»

Falstaff Italia, Micol Passariello, 19 September 2026. «Best of: 6 resort in Italia dove l’ospitalità è (letteralmente) sacra». Eremito is one of six Italian addresses the magazine selected among former sacred places turned into hospitality, the only one where the cells have not become suites.

MICHELIN Guide. Hotel selection, editorial entry. «There’s a sense in which every luxury hotel goes one of two ways: lots and lots of stuff, or an overwhelming absence of stuff. Eremito, as you’ve probably already gathered from the pictures, is a hotel of the second category.»

Falstaff. Hotel entry, Wellness Hotel category, adults only. Checked on 15 September 2026: the entry shows no score and gives 14 rooms and a rate from 370 euro, which are out of date.

Tablet Hotels. Editorial entry. «If it’s old-fashioned arboreal seclusion you’re after, this is about as good as it gets.»

Wellbeing Escapes. Operator listing. «Eremito is designed with solo travellers in mind. Most of the Celluzze are created for one person, making solo travel not just welcome, but the norm.»

Room + Wild. Listing. «Designed exclusively for solo travellers, it offers a rare opportunity to embrace solitude without loneliness.»

The Hotel Guru. Listing. «A beautiful 14th century monastery turned eco hotel which offers solo travellers and spirit seekers a new concept in mental detox.»

 

Rankings, full list

 

All the rankings and selections in which Eremito has appeared from 2014 to 2026, with the position and the total number of entries where determinable.

 

Publication	Date	Ranking	Entries	Position
The Telegraph	22 Apr 2020	hotels for solo travel	20	1st
Vogue Italia	21 Jul 2026	wellness retreats on your own	13	1st
Harper’s Bazaar Arabia	23 Mar 2025	where to practice the quietcation	5	1st
Vogue	17 Oct 2025	quiet travel destinations	7	1st
Vogue Italia	4 Jan 2024	wellbeing hotels in Italy	7	1st
iO Donna	8 Oct 2025	hermitage stays for solo travellers	6	1st
iO Donna	26 Oct 2025	book retreats in Italy	8	1st
Baboo Travel	30 Jan 2026	hushpitality destinations	4	1st
IDEAL Magazine	16 Feb 2026	places to find stillness and privacy	7	1st
Mediaset Infinity, X-Style	21 Oct 2025	digital detox hotels worldwide	5	1st
Fathom Travel Awards, on Forbes.com	4 Aug 2018	off-grid hotels for digital detox	10	1st
The Times	27 Dec 2019	upmarket stays in Umbria	3	1st
Il Messaggero	2 Jan 2014	Italian secular hermitages	3	1st
The Guardian	27 Apr 2019	off-grid places to stay in Europe	15	2nd
The Times	6 Mar 2021	most secluded hotels	30	2nd
Vogue	9 Jun 2025	digital detox resorts worldwide	11	2nd
Corriere della Sera	8 Jun 2022	digital detox	8	2nd
The Independent	23 Apr 2015	where to switch off on holiday	6	2nd
Vanity Fair Italia	6 May 2018	spiritual holidays	8	2nd
Empowered Travel	Aug 2025	stays for solo travellers	7	2nd
TravelSeen	8 Sep 2026	hushpitality, silence as luxury	5	2nd
iO Donna	19 Dec 2018	vegan and ethical hotels	7	3rd
AD Italia	16 Mar 2023	most remote hotels in the world	19	4th
Vogue Italia	21 Oct 2025	spiritual retreats in Italy	12	4th
Condé Nast Traveler	20 May 2015	new Italian design hotels	10	4th
Tatler	22 Mar 2016	digital retreats	4	4th
The Guardian	1 Feb 2025	monastery breaks in Europe	10	4th
Corriere della Sera, Dove	16 Dec 2021	charming addresses in Umbria	12	4th
Tablet Hotels	5 Jun 2020	Italian hotels with fewer than 20 rooms	15	4th
Architectural Digest	Dec 2022	most secluded resorts in the world	18	5th
Corriere della Sera, Dove	19 Jan 2016	places of the spirit	8	5th
la Repubblica	21 Feb 2026	destinations for women’s travel	7	5th
Condé Nast Traveller	2 Feb 2016	best spas in the world	9	6th
Vogue Italia	3 Jan 2024	vegetarian restaurants and sustainable hotels	6	6th
GQ Italia	28 Sep 2023	yoga retreats in Italy	6	6th
Condé Nast Traveler España	18 Jun 2023	Italian rural hotels	7	7th
The Times	11 Oct 2025	off-grid escapes	12	8th
GEO SAISON	8 May 2015	best Landhotels in Europe	10	among the ten
Travel + Leisure, It List	5 Feb 2014	best new hotels in the world	70	selected
CNN	20 Feb 2014	quietest places in Italy	10	1st
The Daily Telegraph, Telegraph Magazine	27 Dec 2014	mountain retreats	4	2nd
Condé Nast Traveller Russia	Mar 2014	best new hotels in the world, Hot List	50	selected
Condé Nast Traveller Germany	18 Sep 2026	most beautiful digital detox retreats in the world	5	1st
UNQUIET, Brazil	19 Sep 2026	places of silence worldwide, unnumbered list	4	1st

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