Day one at Isola Bella, we went to the free area and ended up getting a few scraps from the rocks…read more Day two, we decided to do the beach club. It was 10-12€ for each chair + umbrella rental for the full day. They also have towel rentals. WORTH IT. That's a full day of lounging, you have direct access to the bar/food/snacks/restrooms - very clean restrooms. They don't let you share, so if you have four people in your group, you must rent 4 chairs. No swapping out if people are coming and going, etc. Call ahead and make a reservation if you have a particular spot you want - right along the water, full shade, partial shade... Main gripe is the annoying vendors they permit to enter the beach club and bother non-stop. I couldn't fully relax with a rotation of massage people, jewelry vendors, sunglass vendors, etc wanting to sell me something.

This is a pleasant and adequate place. There are three beach clubs in the Isola Bella cove. This is…read morein the middle, with one nearest Isola Bella, and another further, to the left of the stairway down from SS 114, Via Nazionale. The entry to the water is on the stony beach. Here's some deets: - 7.5 EUR for admission and the chair - 3 EUR per towel rental - 3 EUR for 1.5 L acqua fizzante Total was 24 EUR TIP parking nearby in Isola Bella parcheggio was 6 EUR for 5 hours

Beautiful historic hotel; fancy atmosphere, well kept. We stopped by for a full breakfast at 8am…read morebecause nowhere local had food yet. Terrace seating with amazing view of water; waitstaff were phenomenal with 5 star service. Full breakfast was 20 euros each but was essentially all you can eat from the menu. Would definitely come back and consider staying at hotel in future.

Very nice hotel in the center of Taormina! The view from the rooms is breathtaking and the a la…read morecarte breakfast is really good. On the negative side the hotel has a very limited number of parking slots. Better to book them well in advance. In alternative there is a quite close private parking but expensive.

Absolutely stunning location, beautiful breakfast. Plenty of spaces beautifully decorated. We…read morestayed in the Rock Suites, worth every Penny. Special staff, especially Joshua.

This is a truly special hotel in one of the most special towns in all of Europe. Taormina is of…read morecourse sensational and Hotel Villa Belvedere offers the very best of what you can find in the area. It's a little out of town, but the walk through the public gardens or via the teatro greco make for a lovely stroll into the main area (do know, however, that if you are looking for something near the main tourist strip, you will likely walk 10-15 minutes to get there). Overlooking the waterfront by the pool with an Etna spritz is really an unforgettable experience, as is the incredible breakfast, the excellent staff and the comfortable albeit somewhat cramped rooms. One caveat to all: we had requested interconnecting rooms or something adjoining when we booked months in advance. The manager assured us he would do his best. They also offered a family villa for the price we had paid for the 2 rooms, which we should have accepted (we didn't, and we ultimately wish we had, despite the fact that the view was not as special - you can really enjoy the view any time in the breakfast and lounge areas, or by the pool). When we arrived, the best they could offer were rooms nearly 8 doors apart. We worked out a favorable compromise and they were really very willing to work with us, to their credit. But, if you are hoping for truly interconnecting rooms, you will not find them here. The garden suite has sufficient space in the living room for two twin beds (but the garden area is full of mosquitos and frogs, so both unusable during the day and evening and noisy at night), or perhaps the villa rigamonti would be a worthy alternative. We managed to make do with a small suite that had an extra twin bed, which they augmented with a second bed for our young kids. It was perfectly adequate for us. Ask for room 65 if you are in a similar situation and wish to pay for just 1 room but have your kids nearby). All that said, the service is very special, the location is stunning, the beds very comfortable. The breakfast is unmatched and Taormina itself is simply not to be missed.

An appealing idea, and the hotel is indeed nestled away from…read morecity and among the trees. It doesn't really feel like a true farm stay- but like a hotel in the part, I would rather say. The service was great-the staff were really nice! But at 160Euros/double-room, it's not worth the price. It's a very basic room-a sport hotel type of accomodation, with a nice pool and OK food (but still not worth the payment).