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    Hotel Ariston

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    InTaormina, Italy

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    ABOUT THE HOTEL

    • Official Rating

    The Ariston Hotel’s onto a winner with its location – it’s neighboured by an ancient Greek amphitheatre and has hilltop views over the Gulf of Naxos to shout about.

    Taormina’s main drag – Corso Umberto – is within a 20-minute wander of this place. And if you fancy heading to the beach, you can catch the cable car down to Isola Bella – a pebbly number.

    It’s all about the views at this hotel. Thanks to its lofty perch up in the hills, you’ll have far-reaching vistas along the coast from the sun terrace, and many of the rooms get postcard-worthy panoramas down to the Med, too.

    • Rooms: 146
    • Lifts: 4

    Things you'll love

    • A la carte restaurant
    • Pool with a view
    • Weekly Sicilian evening

    Location

    • In the resort centre, near to bars, cafés and restaurants
    • The transfer coach will drop you off at the Taorina bus terminal, so there's a 50m walk to the hotel. Just so you know, it's a cobbled path and on a slight incline. A porter will collect your luggage from the bus terminal.
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    FOOD & DRINK

    Bed and Breakfast

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    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Evening Meal
    • Drinks
    • Snacks

    Buffet breakfast.  

    All Inclusive

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    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Evening Meal
    • Drinks
    • Snacks

    Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner. Selected local-brand alcohol, soft drinks, tea and coffee. Snacks at set times.

    Half Board

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    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Evening Meal
    • Drinks
    • Snacks

    Buffet breakfast and à la carte menu for dinner.  

    Facilities

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    • Outdoor pool

      The pool is 2.40 to 2.80 metres deep with no shallow end, and is surrounded by palms, pine trees and cacti. Bordered with sunbeds and parasols, it offers the ideal spot to relax.

    • Taormina restaurant

      Taormina offers a buffet breakfast each morning and a range of Sicilian specialities from the à la carte menu come the evening. There are highchairs for little ones.

    • Evening entertainment May - Oct

      A Sicilian folklore evening takes place weekly from May to October. You can also head to the bar for live piano music.

    Rooms

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    • Main Building Twin Room

      Light, bright and modern, these twin rooms are decorated in soft tones with complementary accents. They come with air-conditioning plus satellite TV and a minibar.

    • Main Building Twin Room with Sea View

      These twin rooms come enhanced with sea views. They're decorated in soft tones with complementary accents making them light, bright and modern. They come with air-conditioning, satellite TV and a minibar. Additional extras include bathrobes and slippers.

    Outstanding hotel
    06 Jul , 2019 Emmashea94
    Visited here for a week In June after recommendation from my mum and step dad and the hotel did not dissapoint the staff were great and nothing was too much of an ask the only downside is I don't think they like single travellers as I was on my own felt a bit of a pain like I was putting them out when asking a question the food was stunning I'd definitely go back half board next time rather than b and b thank you hotel ariston
    Excellent place to stay
    04 Jul , 2019 Stay08490805148
    Good value for money, clean and excellent breakfast. A little bit off the centre of Taormina but still within walking distance. Views from the hotel are extremely nice too. I would return to this hotel
    Holiday
    17 Jul , 2019 rugbyman15, 2042453
    Mixed feelings. Breakfast ok but tucked away inside and not possible to eat outside. No egg chef just boiled or scrambled. WiFi patchy in parts as hotel abuts a cliff. Our room for 3 was small and no balcony. Staff friendly. Decent restaurant on site. Room had a safe. It was next to bus station which was handy. We had two early starts and breakfast was open partly from 5.30 which was good. Hotel arranged trips well for us. Pool not huge and pretty busy. Nice and warm. Loungers bare with no cushions just a towel so quite hard. Pool not open until 9.30 so can’t have early swim and at 9.30 there’s a scramble for loungers. Between 11-3 not enough loungers for all or shade. Pool shuts at 6 which is too early. I enjoyed the trip and it was decent value but if I came back to Sicily I’d go to Taormina which is fabulous but probably not the Ariston. Mauricio on reception is brilliant. Very helpful. Taormina is split up on hill or down on beach linked by a cable car. There’s more up top and beach is pebbly and views better up. So stay up the hill and pop down by cable car when needed. Cheap and easy. Visit Etna it’s a blast and Naxos has nice beach and restaurants. Crossed from Messina to Reggio Calabria on mainland. Dump but found nice sea front restaurant for lunch. Bus service is good. Hope that helps x
    Beautiful Hotel!
    02 Jul , 2019 Clarece M
    Perfect for relaxation, stayed as a couple very romantic. Worth a walk up into town at night its magical, also worth a visit to the amphitheatre. Staff friendly rooms clean. Pool deep but was more of an adult surrounding which added to the relaxing vibes, no music round pool etc which we didn't mind but 100% not suitable for children. Will be returning very happy with stay :)
    Hugely impressive
    02 Jul , 2019 stuartw393
    We've just spent a really great week here. They do try their best, with some nice touches like complimentary wine in your room. Be warned that it's a two tier hotel, and if youre in one off the motel like rooms you're not actually in the hotel. Which really doesnt matter, these rooms are nice...but you'll have a small but sttep hill to walk up to get to the main part of the hotel. Having said that, the pool area is great, breakfast is terrific, restaurant area is lovely, and they try hard to help.
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    Special Assistance

    This property is generally unsuitable for those with reduced mobility. Having said that, we understand that everyone has different needs, so feel free to contact our Customer Welfare team if you have any questions.


    Our Customer Welfare number is 0203 451 2585. Lines are open Monday to Friday 09.00-19.00, Saturday 09.00-18.00, and Sunday 10.00-17.00. Calls from UK landlines cost the standard rate, but calls from mobiles may be higher, so please check with your network provider.

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