Hotel Isola Bella

Location! Breathtaking views, right on the front near the sea and directly opposite Isola Bella. 5 minutes walk to the cable car to go up to the town or you could tackle the Everest expedition types stairs up to the town! (I nearly died coming down them with my rucksack but I am fat and unfit!) Front desk staff very helpful and welcoming. Hotel was spotlessly clean and really comfy beds and effective air-conditioning which you will especially appreciate if you walk up or down the steps to your. There's a courtesy bus to the Copacabana Lido which is only €14, (other sunbed/lido places were a lot more expensive ) and was lovely. You book it at the front desk of the hotel and then when you want to come back you ask the lido people to ring the hotel. Breakfast is the usual continental stuff, delicious cornetti, eggs, meats, cheeses, fruit.

We got really lucky during our stay, as we got room on the highest floor with amazing terrace overlooking Isola Bella and the beach. That was one of the best room view I have ever seen and stayed in :) For that I want to say thank you to the hotel, that was amazing and we sat outside every evening, overlooking beach, stars and the moon. Room itself was fairly small but there was everything we needed. Breakfast was fine, the amount of different food choices was fairly okay, but it was still italian breakfast, although there were also "salty" options. Pool area is also very pretty and fairly large with nice view. Location of the hotel was good, really close to the beach (we walked for a couple of minutes). It is also nicely connected to buses running to/from airport, although some walking is required, because buses go uphill to Taormina. But you can change to another local bus or take a taxi from Giardini Naxos for example. You can also take train and change in Giardini Naxos. Beach itself was very nice and pretty clean, temperature of water was great, so refreshing. Just be prepared that it is a beach with stones, so plan accordingly and water shoes are a must in my opinion. It was nice that public part of beach was fairly large and clean too. There were also amenities like restaurants, shower and toilets.

Hotel Isola Bella is perfectly located, and just across the road from beautiful Isola Bella bay that we wanted to see. The room was spacious and had everything we needed, including a balcony overlooking the Isola Bella Bay. Breakfast was amazing, bus stops are nearby, lots of lovely restaurants to dine at, and very central to the cable car going up to Taormina. Isola Bella bay is a treasure not to be missed, and we enjoyed time on the little 'island' and in the ocean. We loved every minute of it.

The nicest spot with direct view to Isola Bella. Very kind and serviceminded staff. Breakfast was basic but nice. The whole area is wonderful and full of history and film-locations (E.g. The Big Blue and The White Lotus). 500 m walk to the beach. A wonderful place to workout by walking half an hour up hill to historical Taormina. If you like busy Italy with Vespas and a bit noisy but genuin .... This is the spot.

Staff was great, location was obviously great, cleaning everyday, perfectly average hotel breakfast, unbeatable experience for the price in the area.