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Reviews of Villa Diodoro Hotel

4 out of 5
Villa Diodoro Hotel
Via Bagnoli Croci 75, Taormina, ME

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

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Rating 8 - Good. 172 out of 474 reviews" "
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Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 474 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 474 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Maryanne

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
return guest second time
beautiful old grand hotel with amazing views of Mt Etna and the Taormina coastline. Yes it's old and somewhat dated but it's easy to look past. Easy walk into town
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Francisco

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There should be options other than buying water for customers

8/10 Good

Leonid

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Very nice but parking is a nightmare. Rooks are clean and have everything you need. Breakfast could be better.

10/10 Excellent

Ana Marija

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall a lovely hotel With amazing views and excellent service. Center of Taormina.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Zeynep pinar

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
İt is located at a perfect spot where you can observe sun rise, enjoy Etna view and sea view. Very spacious room and a big balcony. The staff was very helpful, breakfast was excellent. The hotel is a bit outdated, nevertheless is one of the best locations. It has on site parking, also it is very easy to get to the highway.

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Huaisha, Welland

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location. A bit hard to find because I arrived in late evening. Staff were very helpful in parking. The view from the hotel is gorgeous!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Cassy, Mooloolaba

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of the property was fantastic. I travelled on my own and i felt safe and easily walked into town to enjoy great local meals and attractions. The breakfast was a highlight!

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Rooms are slightly dated - but doesn’t matter. You have everything you need and the views are amazing from EVERYWHERE. Get a balcony room. Hang by the pool. Yummy aperol spritz. Easy walk to bus stop, Town, funicular. Great place.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning property and views.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Danielle

Travelled with family, Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I liked the hotel even though it could use a refresh because of its location to the center of town for dining and shopping; Breakfast was very good with many options; Service at breakfast, by the pool and the front desk was very good. I would recommend this location to my family and friends.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
The hotel was great - the check in was very rushed, I didn't catch half of what he said but he was very hurried. The room was lovely, the bathroom was tiny!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely views from balcony. Excellent staff. Beautiful pool. Wonderful breakfasts.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sally M

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a wonderful hotel. Amazing view! Restaurant excellent. Only suggestion- fill the hand sanitizers.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel and staff in a perfect location with outstanding views from pool and terraces.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful area and views. The park next to hotel was gorgeous.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great location, nice pool and views, very helpful staff
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Swank view with great pool
Diodoro was a very nice hotel with clean rooms and areas. Great pool and spectacular views. Good breakfast selection. Free parking lot a real thing for most. We parked at an overnight lot about 6 minute walk away. 20 euro a day. Better than driving back thru narrow streets though. Quad room worked well for our family. Long walk down lots and lots of stairs to reach Isola Bella beach area. Take the cable car back up for sure and give yourself time to wait in line for the ride. Good location for restaurants and shopping.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very poor. It is a hotel from the 80’s that has not been renovated.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gerlando

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super clean! Beautiful stay
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

sabrina

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very kind and the property was very clean. The location was perfect with the most beautiful view!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Raffaele

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Location, Amazing View, Charming Hotel, Great Swimming pool...
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Stacey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The grounds and location are fantastic. Of course the rooms themselves and the facilities could use an update but still very pleased with our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Phuong

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Perfectly located Hotel
A very well-located hotel with amazing views. It is next a lovely public landscaped garden with view of the coast and the city. Directly above the hotel is the ancient Greek theatre and the main shopping and dining streets of Taormina are just a few minutes' walk away. The car park is small but very welcomed as parking is impossible in this area. There are a few public parking areas 5 minutes away but they are expensive @20 Euro per day. Once parked, you really don't want to drive again, best to walk around town - it has a one-way system throughout and the roads are very narrow. The town centre itself is pedestrianised. It is quite an amazing place with a very long stretch of interesting shops including some high-end stuff. Lots of restaurants to choose from. The hotel itself is fine, the rooms and beds are comfortable and clean, although not huge. We had two rooms with balconies and sea view. Mount Etna was also visible so having a drink in the evening on the balcony or at the terrace bar is a must. The hotel is built into a cliffside so there are many levels, with the swimming pool on the lowest level - again with spectacular views. If you don't like stairs/steps ( there are lifts to most areas) this might not be for you. The breakfast is ok - croissants and pastries were good, but not much choice on the savoury side. Served between 7:30 - 10:00, but very little left by 9:20am and they don't seem to restock things like fruits. The staff were helpful with parking.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Hotel was located in an excellent location to walk to the Center. A little dated, poor water pressure in shower, knob of bathroom door fell off, small room, no toilet paper in room when arrived. Staff were nice and helpful. Free parking but difficult to navigate.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Pablo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Hotel
Fantastic hotel with amazing facilities and the view is to die for.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

ANNA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel with spectacular views
Hotel Villa Diodoro was excellent for our short stay in Taormina. The location,views, service, breakfast and rooms where just Perfect. We will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was clean and in a perfect location to walk into the main street of town. It was hot during our visit and no air conditioning was available.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Molly

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Dmitry, Potomac

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location snd amazing views. However for the past years hotel has sustained wear and tear to the point that it would be just appropriate to refresh the decor. Overall all is great.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sally M

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel! We had trouble finding the hotel on the GPS and parked on the street quite far away. The staff found our car and drove it to the location for us. They were so accommodating and kind! The hotel is beautiful and had incredible views! It was November and a slower time of year so they upgraded our room to a balcony!
View from our room
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Expedia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Most beautiful views
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jean Pierre, Vancouver

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful old style hotel. Breathtaking views from room balconies, terraces on Etna volcano and the bay. Extra large pool. Excellent breakfast. Located on the heights of Taormina. Internet wifi could be faster. Caution: Google maps does not give the right directions. Put via Roma in google maps and follow all the way! Eco friendliness: towels changed everyday, smalll plastic bottles of shampoo replaced when empty. We prefer more sustainable options!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and pool view is amazing!! Picked it for view and parking and wasn’t disappointed for either. BUT- this hotel needs an overhaul- it’s sooo old fashioned- no regular bar tender- bar was never open at pool for sunset, breakfast sooo not worth it. Not very Wnglish speaking friendly. And wifi terrible In room.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Louis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They upgraded us to a great room with a view. Great location.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Cory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic location, incredible views from balcony
Really enjoyed our stay here. The location relative to where the tourist area is located is excellent. Within easy walking distance. We were treated very well here, giving us an upgraded room for our stay, which we extended by another two days. Rosario who assisted is at the front desk was extremely helpful as were the others attending. The pool area was clean and well maintained as were the grounds. The interior of the building, while somewhat dated was also very clean, well maintained and have an open, airy feeling in the corridors. The true benefit however is the view of the Taormina lagoon, which at this height which is nothing short of spectacular. Although not limited to this hotel, parking was tight and requires a skilled hand (not unlike other Italian coastal towns) to position the vehicles correctly.
From the balcony
Shot from balcony with mount Etna in the background
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Annemette

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect vacation. Great service :-)
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Second time staying at the hotel. This time our experience wasn’t as pleasant. We booked 4 rooms. All The rooms were on the lower level of the hotel. The air conditioning did not work in 3 of the 4 rooms. The hotel did nothing to correct the situation or even acknowledge the problem. Parking this time was a huge problem. They wouldn’t let us leave our car there so we went to a paid lot which was a 10 minute walk from the hotel. However, They were accepting cars from other reservations. I didn’t think you get the same treatment when you book thru hotels.com. Last time I booked through the hotel and had none of these problems. Either way I wouldn’t go back there.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

joanne

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sally M

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elegance in the perfect spot
Classic Old world hotel in a fabulous location. Elegance at a fraction of the price of other villas. Went in February and it was the ideal hotel. Worth the price just for the parking! Fantastic views of the Bay and Etna. Minute walk to the Greek Theater and Historic Park.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff and room very nice. The dining room was outdated tho, and the food mediocre at best.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019