Description: The San Domenico Palace is a 5-star Luxury hotel in the heart of Taormina. Built on the site of a 15th century monastery, of which it still conserves the original structure, the San Domenico Palace Hotel is framed by beautiful scenery, which sweeps from the ancient Greek theatre to the peak of Mount Etna. The hotel features cloisters and manicured gardens, a pool-side outdoor area, a wellness centre, fitness area and boutique, in addition to restaurants, including the Principe Cerami with its gourmet cuisine. All immersed in the unique, sun-drenched landscape of Taormina, Sicily.

Rooms and Suites:

Room Types:

Single Room sea view
Originally built as cells where the monks rested in religious meditation. Offering a stunning view of the hotel’s formal gardens and of the sea, these rooms are equipped with all the conveniences and are ideal for relaxing, peaceful stays, either short or long.

Standard Double Rooms
History and tradition without forgoing modern conveniences.
Different in shapes and sizes, some with cloister view others with town view.

Superior Double Room sea view
Built within the old monastery, these rooms are furnished with elegant simplicity. Overlooking the unique Mediterranean garden and the stunning bay of Taormina.

Deluxe Double Room sea view
Elegant furnishings. All rooms have a breathtaking sea view on the bay of Taormina and some also on the suggestive setting of the ancient Greek Roman theatre with private balcony, which can be your own solarium or the ideal setting for a romantic candlelight dinner.

Grand Hotel Executive Double Rooms
Executive Grand Hotel rooms, with their large furnished terraces to admire a splendid panorama.

Garden Room with Jacuzzi Mini Pool
Mediterranean garden and Jacuzzi for reserved relaxation.
The Garden room with Jacuzzi Mini Pool is located in the Grand Hotel wing offers, among a lush garden, a private terrace with a Jacuzzi mini pool overlooking Taormina’s bay and the Greek Roman theatre.
 
Suite Types:
Decide between the warmth of history in the Old Monastery wing or the spaciousness and sunniness of the more modern suites of the Grand Hotel wing.

Junior Suite - sea view
Charming rooms, fresh decor, incomparable panoramas
Open space bedroom with sitting area, the Junior Suite are furnished in the warm colours of the sun, with large and comfortable terrace overlooking the stunning Taormina’s bay.
 
The Convento Suite – sea view
Luxurious with refined furniture, all panoramic, functional and different to common places, with sea view.

The Grand Hotel Suite – sea view
Exclusive apartments on the Bay of Taormina
This exclusive suite of the hotel San Domenico Palace offers a private balcony or terrace and a spectacular view, with separate living area and large bathroom.

The Garden Suite – sea view with Jacuzzi Mini Pool
Located in the Grand Hotel wing. This unique suite offers the privacy and cosiness of a luxurious one bedroom suite surrounded by sea view terrace with Jacuzzi mini pool.

Suite Truman - sea view
Exceptional furnishings, spectacular scenery
The unique and exclusive Truman Suite is named after the American president who stayed there. Unique red-lacquer furniture, specially imported from Asia includes tables, chairs, and other pieces, dressing table and an old, wrought-iron bed.

In the bedroom, one of the two large windows looks onto the ancient Greek theatre, the other on the spectacular scenery of the San Domenico’s Italian gardens, high above the sea.

Restaurants and Bars:

4 Restaurants:

Principe Cerami - Michelin star gourmet restaurant

The Antico Refettorio
Open from November to March
International cuisine with locally grown products.

Les Bougainvillées
Open from April to October
Alfresco dining on the broad terrace perched high above the sea, where the air is heady with the perfume of bougainvillea blossoms.

Il Giardino dei Limoni
Open in the summertime from April to October
For an informal lunch, offers a rich variety of low-calorie light dishes.

Bars:

Oratorio dei Frati lounge bar
Furnished with small marble and wrought iron tables and cosy armchairs, warmed in the winter season by the fire burning in the great hearth, the fireplace of the monastery’s old refectory.
 
Poolside Bar
The summer poolside bar, sheltered from the sun.
Open during Summer season, from April to October.

Facilities and Services:

Spa and Wellness
The Beauty Corner is the ideal choice for getting ready for a day in the sun or to take time out for an experience of absolute wellbeing, with its offering of massages and personal beauty treatments.

Phytomer
Beauty treatments for her
Beauty treatments for him
Facial Treatments
Spa Prestige Phytomer
Beauty and well-being for the Body
Massages
Lady & Men Packages

Gardens
Cascades of flowers, colossuses of succulent plants, vine-covered walls and the intense perfumes of exotic essences: gentle touches that the San Domenico lavishes on the interiors and cloisters of what was originally a monastery that dominated the entire coast. From up here the sea offers commanding views.

Swimming Pool
The exclusive, reserved terraces perched above the sea are broken up by well-tended clumps of vegetation and gravel walkways leading to the swimming pool. (open from april to october).

Internet Point

Boutique