San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel

This Four Seasons exceeded our high expectations. Taormina should be on everyone’s bucket travel list as it is so unique and Four Seasons have done a wonderful job upgrading this stunning property and offering excellent service. Our room was beautiful, comfortable and quiet. Housekeeping demonstrated excellence and left nice surprises for us. The gardens and pool are beautiful with views of Taormina and was. The bar and garden court are excellent and restaurants also noteworthy. The concierge desk helped with tours, boat charter, dining reservations and transportation. I also enjoyed an excellent massage at the spa. End to end service from bellmen to front desk, concierge, housekeeping, restaurant, bartenders and pools staff were excellent. When one of the pool attendants leaned it was our last day he delivered a special goodbye dessert. It’s small touches like these along with the fabulous property that made this a new favorite.

The hotel is gorgeous. The view from the back rooms is insane. The pool area is incredible but small for the hotel so hard to get a chair. Phenomenal breakfast and view off the balcony. Every single person gave excellent service. We loved the night bartender. She was hilarious. The gym was the best we saw in all of Italy. The first room we had was amazing view but weird in that no hanging clothes for my wife's dresses and no tub. They kindly moved us to a bigger room but not as good a view. We enjoyed hiking up to the mountain town behind Taormina. But overall the hotel and town are over run by the White Lotus impact. It is gorgeous and a cool spot. But we regret not branching out in Sicily since we not fans of big crowds and big groups at the hotel looking to take pics from the show. But the employees and hotel are great.

The most discriminatory Fours Seasons property in the world. Just 14 days ago, I and my husband were guests of Four Seasons in Seoul. I have been to many FS properties in the world. Many. But this one tops it all when it comes to treating potential customers and guests as paria. They denied us access to the property because we did not have a reservation at the bar. Our hotel Timeo Taormina tried to book us for the Michelin restaurant or at least for the bar. They replied they are fully booked. Just because of White Lotus TV series they have this absurd and discriminatory policy. I never ever heard a hotel open to public to deny access to consumers on the premises.

I was lucky enough to spend my birthday at the Four Seasons Taormina. They went out of their way to ensure it was a special and memorable day, I received more cakes than I could count! At breakfast, in the room, at dinner and amazingly the staff often stopped and wished me a happy birthday - that kind of personal service is really exceptional in such a busy place and it really made my day. The hotel itself was stunning. It felt like a real privilege to stay in such a historic building. The staff were exceptional, check in was great and the tour of the property was really interesting. At breakfast, Arianna was outstanding and deserves an individual mention. She was fun, chatty, gave great tips about things to do in Sicily and really made our morning (and afternoon when she served us at the bar!). The food across the board was faultless. The selection at breakfast was exceptional and we really loved the inclusion of Sicilian dishes and not just a standard american style breakfast menu. The bar snacks and dinner we enjoyed were also excellent. There is a good quality gym, the location for exploring Taormina is excellent and the concierge gave us some amazing tips for local spots to try the best arancini etc. A big thank you to all the team for making my birthday stay so special.

This is a simply breathtaking hotel in a converted monastery and made famous by series 2 of White Lotus. There is a sense of the history of the building everywhere with lots of original decor remaining. Even the door to our room was the original size that it would have been when the property was a monastery. There used to be lots to explore at the property, including beautifully manicured gardens, a spectacular swimming pool, courtyard, various lounge rooms and more. There used to be also a very well kitted out gym and a great choice for food and drink. We also enjoyed an amazing tour of the local area in a 1960s Fiat 500 which was an amazing experience. Our room was fantastic - a nice living area with sofa and two armchairs separate to the very comfortable bedroom with en suite bathroom. Breakfast was something to behold - a fabulous buffet offering a full range of fresh Italian food and Sicilian speciality dishes as well as an extensive a la carte menu with lots of choice. We enjoyed it on a terrace offering stunning views of Taormina. Service throughout was impeccable with a special thank you to Ariana who made our breakfast experience even more special with her interesting and fun conversation.

The whole experience was perfect! The spa was specifically amazing and Grace the masseuse is highly highly recommended. In general the staff were so welcoming and they do make you feel special and accomodate for all your needs and bookings

San Domenico Palace is a uniquely fantastic experience, a class above any other 5 star hotel I've ever visited. The property itself is magnificent. The staff are a case study of professionalism, friendliness, initiative, and care. The surrounding town is charming. The views are breathtaking. I'm actually concerned I'll never enjoy another vacation as much as this one.

The hotel is beautiful , wonderful decor and brilliant staff ( all extremely helpful) great food in the restaurants and a super pool. But, my husband has a mobility issue and walks with a stick and found the distances between the lifts and the pool or the restaurants and bars etc very long . We realise this is an old building and lift shafts cannot be placed anywhere but we do think that there are simple things that could be done to help such as handrails on all staircases , and not just starting half way up as in the toilet near reception. We had a suite for five days and I personally would have preferred a dressing table with a mirror and most importantly a plug for a hairdryer - I don’t like having to dry my hair in the bathroom ( safety issue) or to do my makeup standing up. I was surprised that in a hotel of this quality that this was the arrangement. On balance however, we enjoyed our stay at this beautiful hotel but wished we were younger and better walkers!