San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel

Wir waren eigentlich im Juni 2023 dort – aber ich habe bis jetzt vergessen, eine Bewertung zu schreiben. Spektakulär. Ein wunderschönes Hotel, das seinen Charakter bewahrt und sich voll und ganz auf sizilianisches Erbe und Kunst einlässt. Fantastische Lage, fantastische Empfehlungen. Exzellenter Service – das Personal war äußerst kompetent und freundlich. Monate später, als ich eine Empfehlung brauchte und nicht wusste, wen ich fragen sollte, schrieb ich Frau Perna eine E-Mail, und obwohl sie nicht verpflichtet war, mir zu helfen, tat sie alles, um mir zu helfen. Es gab die besten glutenfreien Schokocroissants, die ich je gegessen habe, und sie schickten mir sogar das Rezept!

I have never been as sad as I was today when I left Taormina and my stay at San Domenico Palace ended. It is undoubtedly my favourite hotel in the whole wide world at this point. Firstly, the hotel itself is a masterpiece. The art, the plantations, the architecture. Secondly, our room was LOVELY, overlooking the Ionian Sea with a personal pool. Shout out to the housekeeping team for leaving us lovely gifts and for their terrific attention to detail - the rooms were impeccable thanks to them. For example, everyday we came back to our room to find our hastily left spectacles neatly put on a personalised San Domenico Chamois. Or our cable wires would be nearly wound up with a leather holder. It really is the small and big stuff, isn’t it, that makes the experience great? The food - oh my god - the food! The beef fillet! The Ragu pasta! The breakfast spread! The cannolis! Gorgeous green olive oil! Just the pure quality of food and the mastery of cooking will promise you no bad meals at San Domenico. Also - Panoramic views of the Ionian Sea during meal times! San Domenico Palace is a food lovers paradise. The biggest shout out to Mr. Dario Amoroso who is the restaurant supervisor who hosted us during all our meals at San Domenico - he is so good at what he does. A huge thanks to him for making sure we had the best meals, for making us feel like truly special guests…we will remember our time with him very very fondly. A true gentleman! And a shout out to Giulia Torrisi (part of the concierge team) for helping us navigate through Taormina with the best reccos and 24x7 help. Your energy is contagious, signora!! San Domenico Palace is an expensive stay. But it is so worth it. Worth every penny. So so so very happy with the service, the stay, the experience. Came because of White Lotus, stayed because it was truly perfect. Thanks team San Domenico Palace for everything. 11/10 recommend as I am sure you can tell.