Hotel Vello D'Oro in Taormina, Sicily

The hotel offers 57 en suite rooms, with some providing a private sea-view balcony. Room options include standard double or twin rooms and larger rooms with premium bedding. Each room includes a TV, and the hotel has maintained original architectural features from its 1950s conversion from a ceramics workshop.

Breakfast is served daily until 10 AM in the dining room or on the scenic terrace with views of Mount Etna. The hotel provides a breakfast buffet with a variety of breads, cold cuts, cheeses, yogurt, fruit, and boiled eggs. For other meals, guests can use the on-site bar and snack bar, and room service is available for breakfast in the room.

The hotel sits 500 metres from Porta Catania, with direct steps down to Corso Umberto, Taormina's main shopping street. From the rooftop terrace and many rooms, guests see Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea. The Ancient Theater of Taormina and Villa Comunale Garden are within a 10-minute walk.

A 24-hour front desk, concierge service, and tour desk help guests book excursions and local activities. The hotel offers an airport shuttle, car hire, and meeting/banquet facilities for business needs. Daily housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, and ironing service are provided, along with a safe deposit box and 24-hour security.

The hotel is pet-friendly, allowing guests to travel with their dogs or cats. Its art deco-style architecture and original ceramic and ironwork decorations reflect the building's history as a ceramics workshop. Resident pets add a homely atmosphere, and the hotel has a lift for access to all five floors.

Location: Central to Corso Umberto, 500 m from Porta Catania

Rooms: 57 en suite rooms with sea-view balcony options

Dining: Breakfast buffet on scenic terrace until 10 AM

Views: Panoramic rooftop views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea

Services: 24-hour front desk, tour desk, airport shuttle

Pet Policy: Dogs and cats allowed