Hotel for Solo Travellers
Travelling alone, by design
Eremito is a hotel in Umbria, Italy, designed above all for those who travel alone.
Almost every hotel prices a room for two people and charges you a supplement for being alone. Eremito does the opposite: a Celluzza is priced for one person, and the second person is the supplement.
Most of the 18 Celluzze are single by design, monastic cells conceived for one person, which means arriving alone is not the exception here, it is the point.
A place built around the solo traveller
The travel industry tends to treat those who are alone as an anomaly: spaces designed for two, the constant question of whether you are waiting for someone. Eremito was imagined the other way round. Its founder travelled the world alone before creating, in 2013, a contemporary hermitage where solitude is the guest of honour.
The Celluzze, inspired by monastic cells, hold exactly what one person needs: a bed, a desk, a window on the valley. In the evening, the silent dinner removes the awkwardness of eating alone: everyone shares the same table and the same silence, accompanied by Gregorian chant. Afterwards, by the fireplace, conversation happens naturally, if you want it.
There is no Wi-Fi and no signal inside the hermitage: a digital detox that gives solitude back its quality. Days flow between morning yoga, guided meditations, walks in the UNESCO Monte Peglia Biosphere Reserve, the relaxation area with Turkish bath and jacuzzi, or simply a book and the horizon.
A day on your own
The rhythm of the day is the same for everyone, and everything in it is optional.
7:30 Awakening of the soul, readings in the chapel
7:50 Awakening of the body, gentle yoga
8:30 Breakfast
10:30 Free time, walks in the woods
13:00 Lunch
16:00 Relaxation area, Turkish bath and jacuzzi
18:00 Meditation and readings in the chapel
19:30 Silent dinner, accompanied by Gregorian chant
20:30 Conversation by the fireplace, for those who wish
You may follow all of it, or let it flow past you.
Alone, but looked after
Arriving is simple even without a car: the nearest station is Fabro-Ficulle, 30 minutes away, with a transfer available on request, booked in advance by letting us know your train number, and from the car park the staff brings you up by jeep.
The all-inclusive rate means there is nothing to decide or pay for once you arrive: meals, wine, activities and the relaxation area are all part of the stay.
The Celluzze lock with a key, from the inside and from the outside, and at night there is always a member of staff in the house. At dinner seats are not assigned: you sit at the shared table wherever you prefer, and those who arrive alone never eat at a table for one.
Many guests arrive alone and leave with the feeling of having rediscovered time and space for themselves. Some return every year, alone again, on purpose.
The hermitage welcomes guests aged 16 and over.
Not in a city, two hours from Rome
Most hotels recommended for solo travellers are in cities: single rooms, shared breakfasts, lively neighbourhoods.
Eremito is the other answer. It sits at the top of a valley with no other houses, inside the UNESCO Monte Peglia Biosphere Reserve, about two hours by car from Rome and Florence and thirty minutes from Fabro-Ficulle station.
No town to explore on foot, no bar to meet people in: you come here to be with yourself, and if you want a day in Orvieto, it is under an hour away.
The essentials
One all inclusive rate, from EUR 220 per night for one person.
Rates vary by season and Celluzza: the exact price for your dates is the one shown at booking. The minimum stay is two nights: the time it takes to settle into the rhythm of the hermitage.
It includes vegetarian full board with water and wine, herbal teas, morning yoga, guided meditations, the relaxation area and the jeep ride from the car park.
Where: Località Tarina 2, Parrano (Terni), Umbria. About 2 hours from Rome by car, A1 exit Fabro. Nearest station Fabro-Ficulle, 30 minutes away, transfer on request.
Questions we are often asked
Is there a single supplement?
No, and there cannot be. Our rooms are priced for one person, from EUR 220 per night. It works the other way round here: a second person in the same Celluzza is EUR 150 per night.
Will I feel out of place on my own?
Quite the opposite. Most guests are travelling alone, and the rhythm of the hermitage, shared meals, optional activities, wide silences, is designed so that solitude never turns into isolation.
Do I have to socialise?
No. Silence is respected here. Those who wish to spend the whole stay in silence may wear the “I am in silence” badge, available on request, and everyone will understand.
Is it suitable for solo female travellers?
Yes. The hermitage is a small, cared for place with staff always present, a single shared table and no anonymous corridors. Many women choose Eremito precisely for the ease of being alone here.
Not for everyone. For those who wish to inhabit time, not fill it.
Rediscover your rhythm
Eremito was not created to offer escape or entertainment. It was created to offer a space of listening, presence and sobriety. A place that originates in a personal story, but finds its meaning only in the experience of those who pass through it.