“I tried to reached to them a week before my travel to get some information about the transport options to the hotel nobody responded i was already heading towards the hotel when i received an email in italian with useless information. On the day of arrival at reception they told me most of the facilities are closed including the restaurant none of this was mentioned while i made the bookings. The lady at the reception on 23rd around 13:30 while speaking to me in between exchanged words in her……
“The property is a little bit out of the way, but in excellent shape, nice garden and a fantastic host.
Nino is one of the best hosts that I have ever met, he gave us excellent information about the nearby sights including restaurant recommendations and shopping suggestions. It appears that Nino is willing to go the extra mile to satisfy his guests, including driving us at night to a near by restaurant that was hard to find.”
“Que hotel lindo!!!
Atendimento impecável… Nos concederam um upgrade de quarto, sem que nem pedissimos…
O quarto é lindo, muito grande, extremamente limpo e tem um terraço com uma vista de tirar o fôlego ! O café da manhã maravilhoso no terraço de frente pro mar é um charme a parte! Super recomendo e com certeza voltaria aqui mil vezes!”
“Perfect location, right on the mains street and over the road from ‘restaurant alley’ as we called it.
It’s worth considering that the B&B is up 50 steps from the street.
Our room was comfortable and a good size, quiet with the shutters closed. A continental breakfast was provided in the room and we had a fridge which was a bit noisy but couldn’t hear anything with my earplugs in.
Francesca was very sweet and helpful.
Highly recommended. ”
“The view on top of Castelmola is breathtaking. Its hard to reach with many serpentine, but it was worth it.
Lorenzo, the manager, was phenomenal. He was really kind and helpful with all our matters.
Ariana, the cleaning and breakfast lady did also a fantastic job. Over all it was a really nice short trip to Sicily and we highly recommend Casa Blandano.”
“POSITIVE
- VERY service minded and helpful staff (especially Chiara and Giuseppe)
- good breakfast
- comfortable room
- walking distance to the city centre
- very close to restaurants (good advice from Chiara)
TO BE IMPROVED
- difficult to find the hotel, a description would be good to receive in advance (since many streets are only one-way or for residents)
- hotels.com need to change the phone no. on their webpage since it has changed and also take away the text that the hotel is……
“Sara from reception are very friendly and helpful, she introduced the room and Taormina around for our information, also provided some nice restaurant for our consideration. Hotel will contact you prior to ensure your arrival are seamless and be at any assistance. Good place for stay!”
“Hotel Rivage staff was excellent. They were courteous, kind and hospitable. We enjoyed the amenities (beach and restaurant). The breakfast was excellent and staff was above and beyond.”
“Ett fantastiskt hotell på en fantastisk plats. Vi ville knappt gå från vår balkong med den underbara utsikten över Etna. Personalen är familjära och mycket trevliga och poolområdet har skön stämning, en fin pool och trevlig bar. Fem minuters promenad till byn med vackra vyer. Bra restaurang i anslutning till hotell med god mat och fin service. Bra och stor frukost men hade vi fått önska något vore det lite bättre lunch. ”
“A magical place and experience. Stayed with my family in the Tower Suite which was amazing and quite large. My kids loved the room and the layout. If you are a family the 1.5 bathrooms makes all the difference.”
“Boas condições de espaço, asseio e fiquei encantado com a enorme simpatia e profissionalismo de Ângela. Uma boa relação preço, instalações. Muito adequado. Parabéns.”
“Francesco is a wonderful and gracious host and his property is magnificent. The property overlooks the ocean and Isola Bella and the view could not be better. Francesco was also very helpful with local knowledge of the area and helped us with dinner reservations as well. Maison Blanche is a wonderful place to stay!”