Grand Hotel Miramare

The lobby looks freshly renovated and it is very beautiful.

The pool has been renovated recently and it looks really nice, also the bar area is cosy. But unfortunately the bottom of the swimmingpool is dirty, leaves, ground and sand some umbrells are torn... But the worst is that it is open only between 10 to 18, then don't expect to take an early bath or a late one after your exhausting sightseeing.

The garden surrounding the pool is not maintained, it's a shame to see it messy like that, the tennis court has became a garbage dump and a parking lot.

The room looks a bit over old, welcome back in the 80'. The big bed is 2 gathered beds that is not convenient, they are hard and noisy. The bathroom is plenty of mould, some fixing have been roughly made, very dirty job... The AC is noisy even if it's switched off, you can not really manage the temperature, it's over cold, then better to switch off for the night.

The breakfast is included and is continental, quite basic : some cheeses, omelette, mini sausages and bacon and also yogurt, Cornflakes, non well selected fruits... The quality is industrial just average taste. Fruit juices are awful.

The staff is very nice and careful, that's a good point. We have been upgraded to a seaview room instead of the parking due to a twin beds mistake and we have really appreciated it. We have paid 128€ per night through a third part app, it isn't worth more.

NB: from the pool you can reach isola Bella and save many steps and time and it's quite easy, even the up.

To sum up he stay at the hotel was pleasant regarding the price.

Between I don't recommend to have a stay at Taormina, it's too crowded and very expensive compared to the rest of Sicily. It is nice but definitely a trap tourist town.