Hotel Aloha D'Oro

Description:

• This hotel was constructed in 1968 using materials and techniques evocative of the old farmhouses surrounding Mount Etna. Architectural grace notes include wooden windows, arches, handmade tiles, and wrought-iron adornments. This offbeat and very comfortable choice is one of the better stopovers between Taormina and Catania. The complex includes a main building, called the castello, and another 33 accommodations in outlying units. Opt for a room with a view, which in this case means in the rear, looking out onto the Ionian Sea and a government-protected nature reserve. The hotel is within walking distance of a good sandy beach and the thermal baths.

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010