Hotel Sabbie d'Oro

Staff: Guests frequently praised the staff for being friendly, helpful, and accommodating. They were often willing to assist with early check-ins and offered valuable suggestions for excursions, contributing significantly to a positive experience.(based on 1 review)

In the first week of October we stayed at this lovely hotel. We had a twin room with a sea view. Clean and tidy with an ensuite shower. TV and small fridge with drinks. Breakfast was in my opinion great. I had scrambled eggs and local sausage, yoghurt and fruit and a little treat of sweet bakes every day with coffee and fruit juice. Reception staff were friendly and helpful. I enjoyed my stay. Its on the beach front which has a ***** of many restaurants to choose from. There is a lovely marina and a small historical park moments away. You do have to pay for sunbeds. But the restaurant on the beach provides food which is good and generous in proportion. The staff do not smile that much- grumpy lol. There are strips of beach where you can bathe without charge. Very local to the tourist mecca of Taormina, and Isola Bella. The bus services are interesting. You need to book a place on every bus you take, trust me, always book a return. Even out of season we were stuck with 2 hour wait to get home as we had not booked !! Easy access to Catania, again book your bus. Etna Travel bus station in town is seperate to the local bus station make a note of this!! Visits to the volcano Etna are readily avaiable and I personally had a great time, I was thrilled to be on the mountain. We walked along the front to Isola Bella, it is mostly road walking but the views are amazing. If I had brought my walking boots I might have walked down hill rather than suffering the bus services back from Taormina its really not far if your a walker. Taxi services are expensive. Prices in the local restaurants are reasonable. Catania bus services are confusing and not well signposted if you want to try and venture elsewhere on your own. But the historical centre is lovely. I would not visit the area in high season. Whilst Giardini Naxo was fine the hotspot of Taormina and around would be a nightmare with a full summer crowd.

The hotel was quaint. The rooms were small, and AC was non-existent. The housekeeping service was disastrous. They never left towels for us every day ! We needed to pay city tax at check out and their CC "machine not working" Absolutely ridiculous. Not a great experience. Some staff were nice. We will not be going back there again.