Grand Hotel San Pietro

Batu, the gourmet restaurant at the Grand Hotel San Pietro Taormina Sicily and its boutique hotel is an absolute five star gem and must experience for travel adventurers and foodies seeking a real touch of old world class! Food GM Luigi was our passionate and deeply knowledgeable personal culinary guide for an exquisite experience of Chef Luca’s Batu food artistry. Wrapped in the cashmere caress of the unique five star boutique on a cliff overlooking the Ionian Sea in a magical garden setting of glowing lights and beautifully appointed terrace, the story of elevated Sicilian cuisine tells a story of the Etna elements, authentic produce and traditions elevated with modern techniques set apart by its inner beauty. From exceptional amuse bouche to amuse bouche to an forgettable bread course with a whipped sweet cream hand turned butter, through each chapter of our selected menu of Sicilian flavors including a delicate crisped zucchini pasta to the perfect bite of Al Dente lasagna of ragu to a trio of perfectly seasoned and delicately grilled meats to a fantastical finish of miniature Italian desserts all beautifully plated and intellectually stimulating of the senses; topping a special evening of lovingly prepared food and beautifully presented and paced service. We very highly recommend the Batu and San Pietro, five stars all the way and without the tired forced pretentiousness so common now, from the moment we stepped out of our car thru every experience from breakfast to pool to coordinated excursions. Thank you so much to Luigi, Chef Luca, Fabio, Mikela, Nino, the very kind pool manager, and the entire GHSP dedicated staff for making our trip so memorable. Grand Hotel San Pietro truly rivals the best of the best!! 🙌❤️ Love, JAM from NYC

I was on holidays in Taormina with my cousin, intrigued by the images of a table suspended above Isola Bella we headed for some panoramic photos at the Grand Hotel Sanpietro and its unique spot, the surprise was not only the table but also the beautiful Bar located on the first floor the "Belvedere" incredible view and "summer" colors, the best surprise was the beautiful and perfectly designed cocktail list with delicious and beautifully presented cocktails, the bartender Christian was specially welcoming and intrigued us with his creations as well as many stories and historical notes. Really good! We will recommend it.

The San Pietro set a new low in charging a coperto(cover) charge for a drink in their lobby. Without warning and in my experience unprecedented. As it happened I had 8 people for a pre-dinner drink and the coperto came to 40 euros. One of my Italian friends said that they wouldn’t try that on an Italian! Too bad because I liked the hotel in many ways.

Spectacular. From the moment we arrived we ft like VIP. Virginia with Guest Services escorted us to our room and was available throughout our magnificent stay for all our need and questions. Marco the bar manager was beyond accommodating and welcoming. Young and handsome Andreas at the front desk perfectly managed our car service and city van shuttles. The entire restaurant staff was perfect. We enjoyed taking the shuttle to town for daytime shopping and evening dinners. The view is simply incredible. We had an expansive terrace and enjoyed our time relaxing while enjoying the seaside air. Beautiful pool, gardens and the hotel room feels brand new as it's just been completely renovated. We plan to return next year. Go to LA Botte for dinner. A Taormina classic!

This is my second time here and I absolutely love the staff from Paolo the front desk manager to Giovanni and my favorite breakfast staff: Stefanie, Yelitza, Nino. My waitress for evening has been Gabriella since last year and my bartender Alessio. Love everyone here. Great to see everyone again after 1 year. I will see you all again in October or next year same time. Cheers to success 💛

I spent plenty of time research accom in Taomarina. I was keen to give info on this place. If you haven’t been to this area it’s hard to know what area to stay. This was great. Good location 1/2 way between beach & main town. Lovely hotel with a great pool. Staff were great. Pool bar was good. View is amazing..

A magnificent hotel with stunning views (make sure you book a sea view). I booked only a few weeks before our 4 day break and the email correspondence via Max and others was excellent and helped me book the right options. The pool is beautiful and immaculately clean, as is the rest of the hotel. We were very impressed with the professionalism and kindness of the staff and the breakfast choice and service was very impressive. It was a perfect base (a 10 minute walk) from which to enjoy the beautiful town of Taormina as a late summer blast of warmth before the Welsh winter back home. We aim to go back in September 2024.

Absolutely loved this hotel! The attentiveness of the staff made this a true luxury experience. It felt to me like a Four Seasons without the pretension or haughtiness . The views from our two seaview rooms were breathtaking! I had a medical emergency and staff was amazing at getting me help and asked about how I was feeling throughout the trip. So caring and kind. Breakfast was excellent. Rooms very clean. Housekeeping gave constant attention to the rooms. Shuttle was fantastic. Tours booked through hotel were great experiences. Taormina itself is beautiful. Can’t wait to go back! Thanks to everyone at St. Pietro - you were amazing!