NH Villa San Mauro

The accommodation impresses with clean, spacious rooms and attentive staff. Guests enjoy the delicious breakfast and appreciate the well-maintained, cozy atmosphere.

Just got back from a 5 day stay at this hotel and will give my honest review after staying in many 3, 4 and 5 star hotels. Pros This hotel is beautiful and very rustic and authentically Scilian. It is slightly run down and certain areas could do with some work but the rooms are comfortable and clean and the views are outstanding. The pool area is also very nice and the water is warm unlike alot of European pools so it was nice to have a swim in a quiet pool area. The food was lovely although not as much choice as I would have liked. The staff were very friendly but the language barrier was a bit of an issue with some staff so google translate came very much a daily used thing. Cons If you stay here you have too hire a car. We made the mistake of thinking everything was close by but actually town was a good 25 minute walk and in 40 degrees heat it is almost impossible to do any walking. Taxis are very scarce unlike bigger places like Catania and Taormina so be prepared to pre order a taxi if you need one. The hotel is VERY expensive. They do not do an all inclusive option so for a small bottle of beer it was 8 euros and for a small can of local lemonade it was 5 euros. This may not seem alot but when you leave the resort and go to cafe/bars the drinks are a quarter of the price and due too the fact the shops are not local to the hotel if you are one to sit out by the pool having a few beers in the sun it adds up too a ridiculous amount. There is also the tourist tax that is paid when you leave so be sure too remember that when adding up expenses. Overall I enjoyed our holiday here but would not return just due to location and high prices. Knowing how nice Taormina is I would choose too stay there next time I return too Sicily.