Hôtels et resorts de luxe

hôtel de qualité dans un très bel environnement ; bon restaurant. chambre spacieuse mais un peu triste et literie à améliorer

We can describe Luxury Residence Taormina in two words - Sicilian Splendour! Have just spent a wonderful week at Luxury Residence Taormina. Everything about this holiday was perfection. We booked via icastelli who were absolutely superlative in every way from start to finish, including our private airport transfers to and from Taormina. Many thanks to Marco at icastelli for creating such a personalised and excellent experience for us - cannot recommend highly enough. Also thank you to Tino who drove us to and from the airport, also excellent. Luxury Residence Taormina is a beautifully designed apartment residence in a simply stunning location with spectacular views of both snow capped Mt Etna and the lonian Sea from dawn to dusk. A real architectural and landscaping delight set into the hillside just below the main town of the picturesque and charismatic Taormina, which is literally just a few minutes walk away. Luxury Residence exudes peace and tranquility and is just exceptionally pretty all-round. Our apartment was really lovely - immaculate, bright and spacious with high specification furnishings and levels of comfort throughout, including a large terrace with a view which will literally take your breath away - wonderfully relaxing to return to at the end of an evening ... enjoy a glass of wine / coffee by soft candlelight and admire the twinkling lights of the bay of Giardini Naxos in the distance - sheer bliss! The owner Mr Fabbiano and his lovely daughter Flavia, were exceptionally kind, helpful and charming hosts from the moment of our arrival onwards - nothing was too much trouble and everything about the apartments / residence and guest use of them is explained in a very pleasant, helpful and friendly way. Very unobtrusive hosts but always available at any time if required and we thoroughly enjoyed meeting them both during our holiday and staying in their beautiful residence. The property is set into a hillside but we walked this easily at a leisurely pace in 5-6 minutes from the front door of the residence to the main car park further up the hill where you take the elevators up to Taormina town and onto the vibrant Corso Umberto with its myriad of shops, restaurants, cafes and quaint, flower adorned side streets. The walk is a short, slightly steep incline for 2 mins only from the residence to the main road and then another couple of minutes or so meander uphill (gentle incline) to the car park, which we did not find in any way taxing. The road has traffic light controls so traffic only ever goes in one direction at a time - drivers were courteous and we never found it particularly busy. The Residence is such a stunning property and tranquil location but just a few minutes walk from the active bustle of the town above, all of which we loved. There are taxis / car hire available if preferred and we hired a small car for two days and were able to park at the property. Taormina has a wealth of super restaurants and there is also a very nice restaurant "Tre Vie" located at top of first incline and just two minutes walk from the residence where it meets the main road - really great food, lovely staff. Good supermarket is located in Taormina just 5 minutes walk from elevator exits. Luxury Residence Taormina is an absolute haven of relaxation with tremendous views and lovely hosts - the perfect destination and base from which to explore the beauty and wonders of both Taormina and the rest of the island! Grazie Mille! NB A visit to Savoca is an absolute must during your visit - completely enchanting village - situated high up on a hilltop, it is reminiscent of stepping back into a bygone era (scenes from The Godfather were filmed there) of unspoilt Sicilian charm and authenticity. Utterly compelling. Aim to arrive first thing in the morning (avoid the crowds), have coffee in the little piazza and just soak up the atmosphere - it is completely "meraviglioso"! Views from the little Church at the very highest point are quite amazing and the metalwork sculptures of three Crosses positioned beside it, are both mesmerising and moving in equal measure, and provide an opportunity for some incredible photographs. Arrivederci Sicilia .....fino alla prossima volta!

L'unico inconveniente si è verificato a causa dell'improvvisa necessità di manutenzione alla piscina che ne ha impedito l'uso per gli ultimi 2 giorni.

It was my 50th birthday and staff went out of their way to make it special - especially Maria in the restaurant who is a real credit to your hotel. Many thanks