We drove to the hotel from the direction of Catania. Simply follow the winding road up the hill towards Taormina and the hotel cannot be missed, on the right hand side of the road.

This is a first class hotel with all the trimmings. We found all the staff extremely helpful, and the rooms spotless. We were on honeymoon and had an upgraded Junior Suite overlooking the sea. The room No.206 was very large and had a huge balcony. Clean bed sheets every day, clean towels twice a day, and the bed covers pulled back for you before nighttime.

Breakfast was between 7.30 and 10.30am with a large selection including cereal, egg, bacon, cheese, fruit and meats. Enough coffee for 5 cups each!

Overall, lunch and evening meals were pricey, but the food was exceptional. Although we didn’t eat there often, It’s well worth spending the money for at least one meal there. Alternatively there are hundreds of restaurants to choose from in Taormina, which is a 10minute walk from the hotel.

Most of our days were spent by the swimming pool. The pool attendant is very friendly and we got on very well with him. Towels are supplied and there were plenty of spare sun loungers all day (September). The pool is perched on the cliff edge with spectacular views and open from 9am till 6pm. Although I think this is dependant on the weather. It was hot all week for us.

A bus service is provided to the town and local beach, although we only used this once to visit the beach. It runs on a regular basis throughout the day.

Apart from the meals, there are no hidden costs, even the internet access is free. Although the hotel isn’t the cheapest, its well worth spending that little extra for the benefits you receive. If we go to Sicily again, we will only stay at one hotel, San Pietro.

We had a good look around, and I think you’d be hard pushed to find a better hotel in the area for views, position, quality and service.

We stayed in Sicily for 2 weeks, our last week was in this hotel, we saved the best till last.

We, my husband and I, have just returned from a week staying Bed and Breakfast in a Junior Suite at this lovely hotel. Our room was very spacious and spotlessley clean, it had a huge comfy bed (the sheets were changed every day!). We had a large sunterrace / balcony which overlooked the hotel gardens and the sea.

The hotel food was superb, we had two evening meals there during our week and both were very special. The staff are great, very friendly and helpful, especially Andrea, the bar man, the only negative thing to say is that the bar prices are ridiculously high even for a five star hotel.

The pool is a really good size and set into the cliff overlooking the sea and bay below, there was never a battle for sunbeds during the whole week we were there and sitting by the pool was so peaceful and calm, incredibly relazing. There is a free shuttle to the hotel's beach but we didn't use this facility so cannot comment. We did however go to another beach one day at Mazzaro which was accessible via the cable car, this was very busy with sunbeds crammed onto every available inch of sand. the sea was warm and very clear.

The hotel is situated just a 10 minute walk into Taormina which is a busy bustling town with an abundance of shops, restuarants and bars. A great place to go for the evening.

I would highly reccommend this hotel to anyone wanting a excellent holiday in a beautful location and if you are looking to totally relax this is the place for you.

What can I say this Hotel is splendid.
I booked a weeks holiday for my wife in Mrach and I and I have to say this Hotel did not let us down. I paid extra for a balcony with a sea view and was given room 416.This has a fantastic view over the sea and a side view of Mount Etna albeit throughout our stay Etna was cover in mist.

The food in the restaurant was fantastic and the waiters were equally as good.

There was a free hotel bus to the beach or to Taormina town. We went up to Taormina a number of times.A fantastic place but very very expensive so shopping for small presents to take home was not possible.Very designer.

Beach was of lava sand and we could not swim on the day we went because of an influx of jelly fish.

In all though a fantastic holiday with only one small complaint:

Price of drinks in hotel...16 euros for a gin and tontic 7 euros for a half a beer...needless to say bought my own Gin and drank it before dinner on my balcony ( 14 euros for 70cl in Taormina )

Wine not too bad I settled for a Scilian wine 'MURGO' ETNA that was made near by. VG and at 22 euros a bottle a steal.

Have just returned from a two week stay at this hotel and what an absolutley fantastic place! It was for our wedding anniversay and we originally booked a standard room, but on arrival we were upgraded to a superior room looking out towards Mt Etna. Half way through our stay on return from the beach we were informed at the reception that there was a problem with our air conditioning so were given a room with a huge balcony overlooking the med and wow what a view!!
The staff a the hotel were always extreemly polite and nothing was too much trouble.
There are shuttle buses (mercedes people carriers!!) that take you to the beach and into town on regular intervals.
During our stay Liza Minelli was playing in concert at the ampitheatre in town and was staying in the hotel.
Overall the hotel isnt the cheapest you will find but it made our holiday on of the best we have had and would definitley return.