Hotel Mediterranée

Great location. Fabulous pool. Fantastic staff .

Breakfast could of been a little more varied

Everything to be honest. The location, staff, the hotel itself, the views. It's wonderful.

The shower was too small.

Amazing location a very short 10 minute walk to the Main Street. Although up the top of a short, steep hill, this was absolutely fine for us to walk off our dinner each night! Loved the pool area, this was gorgeous, very chill and always beds available (this was end of June). All of the staff were lovely. Continental breakfast was delicious with a variety of hot food and baked pastries available. Rooms were spotless. You can also use their sister hotel down at the beach and book to be dropped off and picked up and use their private beach area and loungers. This was great, we took advantage of this a couple of times and found this wee private beach much quieter and nicer than Isola Bella which was overcrowded on the day we went. The resort of Taormina was stunning with lots off gorgeous restaurants and the ancient Greek theatre. We will definitely be back loved it all.

Nothing!

The location is great, staff are very friendly and helpful, and the hotel was very clean. The jewel in the crown for this hotel is the swimming pool and the view which is amazing. Parking was really useful too, but it is now €20 a day.

It is very dated. It has hardly changed since it was built in 1960 and whilst there is a charm about stepping back in time, I think it was more about cost, than about preserving it in its original state. The bathroom was tiny and hadn’t been updated at all, the shower cubicle was so small if you dropped something there was barely room to pick it up. On our last morning the drains smelled strongly of sewage and the whole room stank but running the shower and taps helped. We made friends with another couple and they left a day early because of the smell in their room. The mattresses and pillows were rock hard and I found them uncomfortable. One very small lift to service the entire hotel which worked fine but was very old and rickety. Breakfast was Ok but the coffee wasn’t good, it tasted like it had come from a cafeteria machine - Italians are famous for their coffee, it was a let down not to have good coffee. I looked up what makes a hotel 4 star and on paper it ticks the boxes but sadly it is not luxurious and is more 2-3. Even the sign at the front is rusty and barely readable. But oddly I have a lot of love for this grand hotel, I hope it has some serious money spent on it and significant updates in keys areas as it would be a loss for it to go.