The hotel is in a nice location just in front of Isola Bella beach and is walking distance from cable cars that take you into Taormina town centre. We had a beach view from our room which was really pretty and you can sit out on the terrace with a cup of tea or coffee and just watch the sea. The room was clean, there were cleaners pretty much every day and they topped up on tea coffee. My only critique of the room is that there was no iron, that would have been quite handy.
We tried the breakfast which was ok, but also not the best and definitely not worth the price. There are better breakfast restaurants in town.
I didn't use the pool much as I prefer the beach, but the beach is quite pebbly and difficult to walk or swim in the sea. It is really pretty look at though and a short distance from the hotel.
Overall the staff were reallty friendly. I just think that the hotel in general is quite over priced for what you get. I think you could get more for your money in other destinations. For e.g., the breakfast ended up costing the two of us over 50 euros for two days. The cab to and from the airport is approx 90 euros and it's only a 30-45 min journey.