Hotel Villa Sirina - Taormina

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Jul 2007

Room was nice, spacious, nice balcony. Bathroom has some mold/mildew and shower pan leaked water. The gentlemen were nice. Pool was refreshing. Taormina was wonderful. Villa Sirina not too far from town, we had a car, but had no problem finding parking in the garage and walking thru town. A bit overpriced, but hey look where you are. Pictures on venere do not do this place justice. A little hard to find at first, but only passed it by once. But it is right next to the hospital and the sirens are a bit annoying, and therefore the price might be lower.

Guest name: DM, USA

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Oct 2007

tourists, business people. king size bed, mini bar, safe The room also had a balcony with a terrific view

Guest name: Victor And Karin Perosi, USA

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2007

Villa Sirina is excellent value for your money. We highly recommend the restaurant L'Antico Ulivo both for its service and food. The restaurant is located about half-way up the hill towards town and parking garage.

Guest name: PG, Canada

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Aug 2007

Staff very friendly and helpful. Salvatore speaks good english. Hotel rooms very clean and well decorated. Good breakfast buffet. Definately recommend this hotel. Minor problem is the road up to Taormina (centre) from the hotel is too busy to walk along. A car is needed or you have to take the bus (€1.70). Taormina is a wonderful town with plenty of good restaurants and shops. Views across the bay are spectacular. Good beach activities and scuba diving at Taormina Mazzaro & Isolabella.

Guest name: IP, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Aug 2007

trés bien situé (parking inclus)pour la visite de la région, de Taormine et de l'Etna; Taorminé: Parking(payant) facile à l' arrivée et obligatoire et idem pour acces à la plage au pied du telecabine. Calme et tranquille avec accueil en Francais bien agréable.

Guest name: Philippe KERGONOU, France

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Oct 2006

This place was simply stunning! The hotel staff were brilliant and happily provided me with any information I needed. The price paid for rooms seemed cheap following my stay as the size of the rooms and the comforts were superb. The location of the hotel is also near perfect with the train station and coast a five minute walk away and the main centre of Taormina not far away either. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay here and will almost certainly return! I would recommend this hotel to anyone who wishes to go to Taormina.

Guest name: Mark Page, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2006

Salvatore and his crew were top notch. I would highly recommend this place to anyone.

Guest name: James Stajdel, USA

Average rating:  4.1

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2006

Nice property and helpful staff, but highly overpriced for location, room, view and noisy environment.

Guest name: Hans Koller, Switzerland

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

The hotel is exquisitely furnished in the common areas mixing antiques and modern furniture. Rooms are quite spacious and some have a good size balcony. Taormina centre is only a couple of Km away via a steep climb, which makes for good exercise after the yummy breakfast provided. Sevice is excellent and personalised and Salvatore & Giuseppe made us really feel at home. We'll certainly return and I recommend it to all those, who are looking to relax in beautiful surroundings.

Guest name: Cristina Bergamin, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

We had a wonderful stay at Villa Sirina over the Easter holidays 2006. The villa is a most beautfiful place with a lovely garden, a great view to the seaside and is extremly nicely furnished. It was much nicer than I had expected from the website. The hotel staff was very helpful. Thank you for everything. I can really recommend your place and would come back at any time.

Guest name: Jennifer Fricke, Germany

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Nov 2005

Not as close to the ocean as it seemed and difficult to find. Being off season, we were the only ones there so the restaurant wasn't open. Beautiful public areas, bedrooms small and bathrooms very small.

Guest name: Carol Labrow, USA

Average rating:  6.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Nov 2005

Every thing about this hotel was good, but no where on the web site or comments did it mention the very noisy busy road next to the hotel. We found the noise quite intrusive, but then again we do live in the country and are not used to traffic noise.

Guest name: John Leahy, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.1

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Oct 2005

The situation of the hotel is not too hot. Very near to a big motorway bridge and next door to the local main hospital. But the hotel itself is very nice as well as the people. May be a little over-priced considering the situation of the hotel.

Guest name: CD, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Oct 2005

This was a wonderfull place to stay but to fare out from the main town although we had a car so it was easly to get to town.

Guest name: Edward Zachariah, USA

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Sep 2005

The location of this hotel looks unpromising on arrival in the area, but once you are there it is like a little oasis. There was a spacious patio/balcony with a view of the sea and the hills, the room was pleasant (if a little dark in the Italian style) and the pool and gardens are pleasant, with vines, olives and a lemon grove. There was an excellent hot buffet breakfast with fresh fruit salad, taken outside in the shade of trees. ALthough there was some commuter traffic in the lane, this was not noticable from the hotel. It was a short drive up an extremely narrow twisty steep lane to Taormina, but the new multi-storey car park at the top was very convenient for easy access to this very attractive town. The beach was nearby.

Guest name: CB, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2005

The Villa Sirina is a very comfortable place with a pleasant and welcoming staff. The physical surroundings are excellent; it's a charming small hotel. The courtyards and surrounding gardens are beautiful, and the building itself is in splendid shape. There is a lovely swimming pool, and for visitors only anxious to lounge in the warm sunshine, it can't be beat. And although the bed pillows were a bit lumpy, all in all, the cost/value ratio is decidedly favorable. There is one major drawback, however: location. For a Taormina-listing, it must be noted that it is barely within the geographic confines of Taormina, and not very convenient to the main attractions. Although the website says it is 0.7 km from Taormina beaches, it is really 0.7 km from the Giardini-Naxos beaches, and even then, that's to the nearest end of the (stony) beach. It's not an easy hike back and forth, even with a sidewalk most of the way (not all). As for driving down to the beach, if you have a car, there's little likelihood of ever finding a parking space anywhere near the beach anyway. As for visiting the sights in Taormina proper, where most of the restaurants are, and the Greek Theater and views of Mt. Aetna, once again, it depends on whether you have a car or not. If you do, it's a relatively short but hair-raising slalom-course drive up the mountain to a public parking garage. The drive back at night is worrisome enough that one should forego any thoughts of wine with dinner. There is the occasional bus, we heard, and one can get a taxi. Although the Villa Sirina serves both breakfast and lunch, dinner means going either to Taormina (lots of excellent places to eat) or Giardini-Naxos (not so many).

Guest name: RD, USA

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

Nice hotel with very friendly management and great breakfast. Could do with a porter service, however, as there is no lift and it can be quite a climb to the rooms on the second floor.

Guest name: BK, Italy

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Aug 2005

What a fantastic hotel, we felt as though we were staying with old friends. The welcome and service was superb. The rooms are spacious and the pool and hotel are very clean. The breakfast is also excellent. Whatever your holiday plans Reception will help out to make sure you make the most of it. Highly highly recommended. We will be back for sure!

Guest name: LS, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

Villa Sirina is a wonderful place to stay! The hotel and it's staff were excellent and it was a wonderful start to the day to take a really good breakfast on the terrace near the pool. Although you can walk to the edges of Giardini Naxos, a car is needed to visit Taormina and surrounding areas.

Guest name: DIANE ADCOCK, United Kingdom

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2005

We had an excellent stay at The Villa Sirina and highly recommend it. It was as though we were staying with old friends, very relaxed. We shall be returning next year!

Guest name: LS, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.1

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2005

En la página promociona playa privada, no es cierto. Estuvimos en una habitación en el tercer piso por escalera y no tuvimos ayuda para transportar las maletas. El resto es bueno, siempre que se disponga de automovil, ya que la ubicación es alejada de la playa y los lugares a visitar

Guest name: Miguel Bascans, Argentina

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2005

The hotel is not in the centre of Taormina but is only a 10 minute bus ride from the nearby train station (5/10 min. walk. This turned out to be a benefit for us as it provided a welcome oasis from the overcrowded streets of Taormina. The hotel is a beautifully converted villa with swimming pool and terrace on which breakfast and lunch are served. The breakfast is good covering most peoples tastes i.e. cereals, fresh fruit salads, cold meats, bacon & eggs and bread/croissants. Our room was well furnished with large balcony overlooking Giardini-Naxos and was thoroughly cleaned daily. All the staff are friendly and made us feel very welcome. The only downside of the hotel is the entrance which is situated on a blind bend which makes leaving a tricky task. The hotel has provided a mirror to assist vision but this still didn't prevent us having a minor collision leaving the hotel! Overall the Villa Sirina provided us with a great base to explore Taormina and recommend it to anyone staying in the area .

Guest name: CB, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

Villa Sirina was absolutely beautiful. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Taormina, were Villa Sirina is situated is amazing and I want to go back.

Guest name: Helen Argyropoulos, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

My wife and I had an excellent visit at Villa Sirina. The location was very easy access to Toarmina; The breakfasts were great - outside on the patio by the pool - The rooms and views were very pleasant and enjoyable. Our only negative was the outdoor pool closed at 18:30 and the sun didn't set until 20:00 and they did not allow a swim in the evening. We enjoyed our stay and would return.

Guest name: Robert Goric, USA

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

friendly service, excellent breakfast, good location

Guest name: Peter Haehn, Italy

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in May 2005

The hotel is next door to the local hospital and we heard a helicopter and an ambulance come in with an emergency: it woke us up and was the only really unpleasant surprise.

Guest name: LG, Spain

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in May 2005

A very nice place with a lot of threes and flowers inside (and a swimming pool) and a lot of old pictures inside. We were very desappointed on our arrival to see the hotel was 1 km far from taormina, circled bu ae road ! Instead, a pleasant journey

Guest name: FB, France

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2005

Loved it. Just hard to find.

Guest name: SS, USA

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Apr 2005

This was a beutiful place with a great view of the coast. I would suggest anyone who is going to Taormina to stay here.

Guest name: MA, USA

Average rating:  4.3

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Oct 2004

The welcome was very poor and unfriendly. I can recommend the hotel only if you have a car, because it is a long way to walk to Taormina.

Guest name: Regine-Christiane Fleischer, Germany