Maison Blanche Taormina

Location

The room we stayed in would benefit from having another window in it

Property location is great for morning sunrises, incredible views over the Taormina coastline and refreshing coastal breezes. The hostess (Giovanna) is AMAZINGLY helpful and friendly. There is parking access (though we needed Giovanna and her husband's help to negotiate getting out) and incredibly tasty and plentiful breakfasts. I cannot overstate how helpful and friendly Giovanna is.

Unfortunately, during our stay, the air conditioning system was not working. As a result, the first two nights, we had to sleep with the windows open. Well, we did not know this, but Taormina (as well as many other Sicilian cities) has a lot of mosquitos, so we got pretty bitten the first two nights. The other problem on the second night was that the hotel just across the way played disco music until 2AM (it stopped promptly at 2AM), but that, combined with the mosquitos, made the second night almost unbearable. Our neighbors at the hotel complained about exactly the same things. After the second night, we raised the issues with Giovanna and she promptly responded by providing us with a fan for the room. That, combined with the fact that the music did not play, made the 3rd night VERY pleasant. So, if the air conditioning is not working, make sure you ask for a fan!! The other thing we discovered is that the accommodation is located about a 15-minute walk from the center of town either up stairs or a sinuous road. You can also take a local bus or drive (but parking is a problem once you get there). In our case, we walked for the exercise, but the second and third evenings, it rained pretty heavily and the road turned to a virtual river. This is pretty normal for these coastal Italian towns, but in our case, it prevented us from being able to get into town for dinner. Any hotel along the same route would have exactly the same problem, but it made us realize in this instance that a more centrally located hotel would have made it much easier to get around. Despite all of this, we would still recommend Maison Blanche as a place to stay.

It was really well located, clean and had beautiful views. The rooms were also spacious and comfortable. Giovanna and Franscesco went above and beyond to ensure that we had everything we needed at all times including recommendations and providing chauffeur services. Can’t imagine staying anywhere else.

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Localization

Uncomfortable bed. We were bitten