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Reviews of Hotel Isola Bella

3 out of 5
Hotel Isola Bella
Via Nazionale, 196, Taormina, ME

Reviews

7.8

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 559 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful views of Isola Bella. Great breakfast and the staff is very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

orchidea

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Michael

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's quite possible that anyone booking a stay for two or more people will have a different experience than I did, and thus get to actually enjoy themselves. I had a single, which gave me the non-pleasure of encountering the worst shower ever created by what I'm presuming were vacationing demons. You have two options when using this shower: leave the folding doors open, thus soaking the entire tiny bathroom -- or close them, and lose the ability to do the little things. Like turning around. Or lifting your arms. Should you consider either of those to be important and additionally, enjoy beds of human length, walls which aren't stained, and don't like fighting off mosquitos which constantly get in because the screenless door to the pool area is open for half the day, you may not want to book a single here. The staff consists of genuinely helpful people and if you're lucky enough to get a front room with its miniature balcony, the view is spectacular -- but good luck using the toilet without having one leg in the bidet. However, you do get easy access to the pebble beach area, the cable car is a short stroll away, and you can even walk to and from the train station -- as long as you don't follow walking GPS directions, because they will send you up the life-threatening switchbacks to the main city, then down the World's Most Sadistic Staircase. Two guests may get a better room. Singles should seek a better hotel.

8/10 Good

Theresa

Travelled with family
Get a sea side view. The higher up the better. Enjoyed our stay and definitely would go back.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Mihai

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice location, poor facilities. Shower very small and in poor condition. Very noisy, couldn’t sleep.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Melanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Amazing view from balcony Wonderful breakfast
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely loved this hotel. It was a perfect location. 5 minute walk to the beach - very convenient.room was nice too, washroom just a little small but the view and location makes up for it. Staff also super friendly and helped us with parking on site rather than paying 70 euros per day!! Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Loredana

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Francesco at the front desk made our entire stay. He was beyond amazing. He is an asset to this property! He has gone out of his way for me and my group through our entire trip. Thank you Francesco!! You have made our holiday amazing.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Kevin Gerardi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly staff. Room clean but very dated. Breakfast was good. Shower very cramped.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Silmara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Decent place
Excellent location and excellent breakfast. But hotel is very old and needs update. The faucet in the bathroom was all rusty. The furniture in the room is all very old...
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Beautiful view and the staff was super friendly and helpful!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

LESLEY

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

John, Cotati

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here during a business trip. I had wanted to use the gondola up to the town center but it was not working for the week I was there. That makes it much harder to get up there, either a nice cheap bus or an expensive taxi. But for staying int he beach area this is a great afordable option. The pool was also nice to have and you can have breakfast on the deck overlooking Isola Bella. A 5 start view for 3 star prices. The staff is great and very helpful.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Rajnish

Stayed 8 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location but needs investment
Great view of Isola Bella. Great breakfast terrace. Plus with swimming pool. Hotel very noisy from within and noise from road and rail. Room supplies meagre to say the least!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
This is a fabulous location with great view from the room to Isola Bella and walk to the beach. Easy walk to the cable car to the old town. Great service. Spoke English at reception. Breakfast was very good. Air conditioned room And doors to balcony opened. Room is in the small side so is the bathroom. Beds firm And pillows flat but overall very happy with the hotel. Great pool.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Auksentas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Zimmer zu dunkel ,kein Sonnenlicht. Das Badezimmer braucht Renovierung.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Georgina

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Justin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, excellent breakfast, amazing location, room very clean and comfortable with stunning views. Lovely pool and pool area.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

kelvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
isola bella
fantastic hotel with amazing sea views breakfast excellent staff very polite would definetly stay here again
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Bianca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Brigita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Liz, London

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This hotel had everything I needed for a pleasant stay however there wasn’t much natural light in the room and the beds were stiff other than that the staff were very helpful and breakfast was nice!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great view
Amazing location Great views of Isola Bella, hotel was clean but a but of maintenance/ update wouldn’t be a bad thing.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Breathtaking views
The concierge and cleaning staff were beyond helpful, kind, and accommodating. The view is obviously the best in the area, waking up with a full view of the blue sky, sea, and isola Bella in the middle is like no other. My only issues are that the rooms are very outdated and the beds are unusually hard and firm - I’m usually not that fussy with beds but the mattress felt more like a block of wood. I also felt the breakfast buffet process was uncomfortable - the selection was not the best or particularly fresh - and I had to stand around for a while waiting for a member of staff to explain how the buffet process worked as I was not allowed to serve myself - which is understandable due to Covid but I believe the process could be made more efficient. Obviously these issues are small and I would still stay here again as the views literally take my breath away. The pool was lovely and pleasant with the hills towering over one side and the sea poking out from either side of the hotel on the other. It’s also pretty well located, it’s a short walk to Isola Bella and I also walked to the cable car and back a few times pretty easily. They make sure to provide you with a little map and explain how to get everywhere which I thought was a very nice touch! A lovely hotel which could easily charge double its price were it to make renovations!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Steve, Melbourne beach, fl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view from our balcony was amazing, easy walk to gondola taking us up to Taoromina proper. Break fast was amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

D, Vancouver, Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is absolutely beautiful - with stunning views! We were so lucky to have 3rd floor corner suite with 3 balconies! Wow... to wake up to the view was top notch!. The location is a little ways away from the old town. But a 10 min walk down the road to the gondola will take you there.The breakfast was really good too - it had everything! The Hotel even had a pool that had a view as well! I would recommend this place for sure!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Didi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Although my single room was tiny, it had a magnificent view of the ocean and coast with a gorgeous tiny balcony where I sat each night
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Love Hotel Isola Bella
Staff were amazing, very helpful. Building very tired, needs work doing to it, we stayed 7 nights but had to move rooms (we extended our stay), the lower ground floor rooms are in need of updating, showers are tiny, electrics not great, wires sticking out & smelt of damp, needs painting. Breakfast good, but you have to ask if they run out of stuff. The pool is good but its just a pool, if you want drinks you have to go downstairs to the ground floor which takes about 10 mins, they had problems with the ice machine, 2/3 days without ice. The reviews from front rooms are amazing, so lovely to wake up to sun/sea.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It had a very good view over the bay and a nice terrace area in which to sit.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn't like the room as it was just above street level with all the fumes and the top of the coaches were level with our window (no balcony) asked to be moved to a room with a balcony we moved into a not very nice room with a small balcony the day after we arrived they asked for more money per night but we refused to pay as this room wasn't an improvement on the first room we had which was nice and large but not in a good position both rooms were what I would call very basic the bar wasn't very well stock no orange juice to go with vodca the (hot) breakfast was warm or cold the tables were not cleared the resturant staff were not very helpful or friendly the reception staff were friendly and helpful
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location .....couldn't be better ......friendly staff ...good choice at breakfast ...definitely recommend
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is very close to the beach and lift up the mountain. Parking on the street (literally) If you want some privacy and to avoid the crowded beaches, this hotel has a clean and private pool with ocean views. Breakfast was good- take a few minutes and squeeze some oranges to make some OJ. Friendly, helpful staff. Large hotel patio, overlooks the ocean
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Lucy S

Liked: Staff & service
OK
Nice pool and view. Rooms basic but ok- very firm bed and tiny shower. Have to walk on road to get anywhere which is dangerous. Breakfast average. But fine for overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful view of Isola Bella Island.
Beautiful view of Isola Bella Island! Our room had 3 balconies. A short walking distance to the beach and cable car to the top of the town.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Flora

Liked: Staff & service
Great staff and location
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very noisy room inside the hote the walls and doors are not sound proof you can hear everything from the Neighbours. Great location and price though
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Miriam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Taormina stay
Weekend break thoroughly enjoyed the hotel & area. Friendly & helpful staff especially front office
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful beautiful location. The view is perfect. Bed is not that comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Apartment was clean, Valeria was very helpful, would come back again.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place, just be aware it is down by the beach, NOT up in Taormina. If you're in great shape, or hoping to be :-), then you can walk up the stairs to Tsormina proper. I came to appreciate the location - it is close to the beautiful Isola Bella pebble beach, and I hadn't known about Isola Bella itself - you can wade out to it and there's a nature preserve there. It is beautiful. Also, there's a cable car down the road s not that went up to Taormina every 15 minutes when I was there - another convenient, cool and different thing I might not have done if I stayed up top. There are buses, too, but the time I was trying to go up was early and the buses weren't helpful for me.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gemma, Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really liked thia hotel, the view was amazing, the staff were lovely, breakfast was plentiful, only negetive i can think of was the bathroom was a bit small, kept banging my elbows whilst taking a shower! But the rest of the hotel made up for it. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018