Hotel Ariston

Good location, very close to centre; view from terrace; swimming pool; breakfast and restaurant service not bad

Staff not very helpfull and sometimes unfriendly; busy hotel for mass tourism, many groups of tourists - too croudy; rooms with mosquitos; make sure to request a room with view; no parking (or paid parking further away from the hotel)

all the staff can talk english and they were very helpful - breakfast was very good, and a very nice view from the room

The check-out time is too early (10am). But after speaking to them they were so gentle with us letting us stay in the room until 11.30am

Great location and very helpful staff. Good breakfast. Cleanliness. Near to amenities e.g. bus station,local shops for water etc.

Swimming pool was lovely but could do with handles on side to enable the less strong swimmer to hold on to and float. Extra shelving in bathroom for washbags etc.

Excellent location, nice views from the room, good food. Easy access to town and other sites of interest. Staff generally freindly and helpful. Overall and excellent choice of hotel.

Some food choices a little monotonous, evening entertainment (pianist / organist / singer) a little dreary and behind the times - every night!

Visted the local town and surrounding area, relaxed by the pool, played scrabble

The room , The view and the location near the city center.

No parking

The swimming pool

Personnel is unfriendly, room is very far from clean, the shower and the sink look unacceptable for a hotel, let alone a 4star one, the room had no view at all... I would not recommend Taormine for a stay altogether, prices are high, people unfriendly and quality low and there are so many other beautiful places in Sicily!

The peace and quite, good food, the bar and its lovely design. It is also quite large and the gardens around it is wonderful.

The hotel would be more eficient if the staff would speak better English.

The view (we had a room with sea view and balcony). The cruise ship atmosphere at night with a live pianist singing Sinatra and cute elderly couples dancing, if that's what you're looking for.

The rudeness of the staff and the unavailability of parking. The cruise ship atmosphere at night with a live pianist singing Sinatra and cute elderly couples dancing, if that's not what you're looking for.

Close to main bus terminal. Expansive breakfast buffet

Front desk staff rude and impatient. Hotel is only accessible by walking up steep inclines and lots of steps. Furniture/furnishings in rooms are old, worn and dirty.

great price

a little out of the way

Reception and most dining staff. Beautiful setting.

Safety: Locking of fire door to bar from lift and stair shaft- late night and early morning. Closing off dining area for convenience of staff towards end, one hour, of breakfast session - was mostly rectified after verbal complaint. Rear rooms - no view. Pool attendant's attitude, often missing and limited interest in providing service.

The location of the hotel was very nice and the views impressive. We had two rooms, and were on the far side of the hotel, at the end of the property.

There were apartments built directly below the hotel and there was a motor scooter repair shop in the ground floor of one building. The constant in-and-out traffic (scooters and people) and reving of scooter engines early in the morning and into the evening literally drove us out of our rooms.