Borromeo Resort Hotel

Great hotel with a beautiful view of the beach. We stayed there 6 nights and were very happy with the friendly family atmosphere and pleasant service. Great breakfast and very close to a very nice beach. Thank you Franchesco for your kindness and helpfull attitude. Highly Recommended !!! l

Overall we had a very nice stay in Borromeo Resort. The swimming pool, the amazing view on the sea from the terrace and the pool, the friendly tenants and, last but not least, the wonderful Sicilian weather made our stay very enjoyable. However, I wouldn't recommend it to people sensitive to noise (during the day, trains passing just behind the hotel and in the late evening/night, music from clubs around) and to families (main road just in front of the hotel quite dangerous due to much traffic). Breakfast is quite disappointing in my view. Nonetheless, I recommend it to couples for a short or long stay ! Strengths: (+) Breakfast with an amazing view; (+) The room has a nice terrace; (+) The pool is opened 24h/24, 7d/7 and has massage jets; (+) Location -very close to the beach, easy access to main road; (+) Free safe in the room; (+) Friendly tenants; (+) Late check-out (midday). Weaknesses: (-) Italian breakfast -very basic and everyday the same; (-) Noise: railway located just next to the hotel with trains passing from time to time + disco located just underneath the hotel and very noisy several days a week (think about bringing earplugs); (-) Room cleaning service: at very random hours, not giving enough toilet papers; (-) Internet: not reliable; (-) Car parking: very difficult to park the car close to the hotel during the day (people going to the beach) and at night (people going to the disco).

A less expensive place to stay than most places in Taormina so if your are on a tight budget good place to choose, Borremeo is run by a young man (didn't get his name) who is very helpful and sorted us out with lots of information and booked things for us, his parents help out and his mum who doesn't speak much English is really nice, his dad is very quiet. But it's not a 4 star as listed and just a couple of things to consider before booking: the front sea view rooms (great views) are about ten metres from a train line and the trains do run throughout the night although didn't really bother us. There is a beach bar/disco nearby and although I think this only takes place on a weekend you might as well be sleeping on the dance floor till about 3am. Taormina is a great little town with lots to do but if you are staying here it is too far to walk to and need to work out the ten minute bus travel but they do run often and late. The reception is not 24 hour and the nearest place to get anything such as bottled water is a good 20 minute risky walk along a busy highway. We enjoyed our stay though as we are not that fussy and were not expecting too much because of the price but think it is worth pointing out these things to avoid other travellers being disappointed.