Mediterranee Hotel

One of the worst holidays we've had. A real disappointment. This was the last week before they closed for the season and it really showed in the standard of service. Due to low numbers staying ( in fact at times it felt that we were the only ones) there was no atmosphere. They decided not to provide the evening meals even though we were half board and so we had to trek each evening to a restaurant in town with a token provided by the hotel. The breakfast was so bad that we had to supplement it with our own supplies. The only thing going for this establishment was the views which were spectacular. In my view what we got was a 1 star holiday paid for at 4 star rates.

Our first visit to this hotel was in 2005, we returned in 2006 and then again in 2007. This is testament to the resort and hotel as we would not normally do this.
I can't recommend this hotel enough! My husband and I both fell in love with it. The staff are fantastic, we've actually become friends with most of them and are always well looked after. If you are looking for a fantastic location, spectacular views and excellent food, look no further! It's all here and the rooftop swimming pool is heaven on earth. We will definitely return again.

We returned to the same hotel we visited 2 years ago and it was exactly the same as we remembered it. We had a fabulous 2 weeks.
Most of the staff even remembered us from before. No complaints what so ever and would definitely recommend.
As before, the hotel does need some updating but the welcome and service and good quality food more than make up for this.
If you are looking for a quiet and relaxing base with some excellent scenery this one is hard to beat.

This is a little gem of a hotel - small, clean, cool (air conditioned), shady, with spectacular views (from the rooms with balconies that are very definitely worth paying the extra 15 euros a night for.)
The staff are courteous and very friendly, dining room with waiter service, snowy tablecloths, high backed chairs and traditional continental buffet breakfast on the terrace framed by a mass of purple bougainvillea blossom with panoramic view of still snow patched and gently smoking Etna.
The lift is tiny but reliable, the gardens pretty and the pool has a fabulous mountain setting with great downward coastline views.
Rooms are small but adequate, with free standing traditional wooden cupboards and wardrobes and free safety deposit box in the lobby -- guarded by a suit of armour! Guests have use of the hotel's private lido beach a 15-minute, 5 Euro pp trip away but there's no charge for loungers and no overcrowding.
Town centre is close by -- down a hill with 40 steps -- and very quaint with plenty of shops, bars and restaurants. There's also a stunning Greek theatre an easy stroll away. Though full of tourists Taormina feels and looks like a lovely local Italian / Sicilian town.
There were no yobs, or Germans, and overall the hotel, food and holiday were fabulous. 18 - 30's would hate it -- but this baby boomer and his better half loved it.
P.S. Take the Godfather tour. It's a lot of fun and the ancient villages of Savoca and Forza d'Agrò are not only beautiful but are -- just like something out of a movie!

We could have written the previous review submitted by Mrs Freedman. It summed up the hotel perfectly. Initial impressions where that the hotel needed some updating but none of that mattered as the food, weather, service and everything about the hotel and resort were fabulous.
So much so we've booked for 2007 - same hotel - only this time we're going for 2 weeks instead of 1! The climb up the hill back to the hotel was certainly a struggle, especially in the heat, but it was worth it, especially the views of Etna and the coastline below.
Whatever you do, it's definitely worth paying extra for a room with a sea view. One of my lasting memories will be eating breakfast each morning on the veranda, in the sun, looking out to Etna. It doesn't get much better than that.