Luxury hotel holiday Grand Hotel Mazzaro Sea Palace Taormina Mare, Sicily

Overlooking the azure waters of Taormina Mare, the Grand Hotel Mazzaro Sea Palace is a 5-star hotel. Adorned with its own private stretch of coast, visitors can enjoy the watersports, the HYD'OR Wellness Centre, and the calming atmosphere of the piano bar, with its stained-glass skylight, before dining on refined creative dishes of local delicacies in the Gattopardo Restaurant. The 98 rooms and public areas are spacious, and there is a panoramic swimming pool. Taormina can be reached by funicular, just two minutes from the hotel.
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Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Mazzaro Sea Palace, Taormina Mare

Grand Hotel Mazzaro Sea Palace is an elegant 5-star hotel in a superb beachfront location. The delicious cuisine and pampering wellness services, alongside authentic architectural features afford guests a stylish taste of traditional Sicilian style.

Facts in brief

Official star rating 5

Location The hotel is located overlooking the beach at Mazzaro

Annual opening 30 March to 10 November

Closest airport Catania Airport

Distance from airport The hotel is about a 1-hour's drive from Catania Airport

Closest railway station Taormina Giardini

Distance from railway station The hotel is about 5-minutes' drive from Taormina Giardini

Hotel facilities and services

Outdoor Swimming Pool, 24-hour Room Service, Concierge Service, 'Tancredi' Bar serving Lunchtime Snacks and Afternoon Tea, Roof Terrace, 'Il Gattopardo' Gourmet Restaurant, Private Beach, Parking, Fitness Centre, Laundry Service, Wellness Centre, Babysitter (on request).

Chargeable watersports

Sailing, Non-motorised and Motorised Watersports, Fishing.

Out and about nearby

Taormina, Roman amphitheatre, Concerts, Operas and Film Festival.

Sports nearby

Riding, Golf, Tennis, Watersports, Fishing, Sailing.

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I just wanted to thank you for putting together our recent trip. We thoroughly enjoyed it, We were happy with all the hotels.
Mr and Mrs S, June 2023

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Double or twin room for 7 nights

From about

£1,190

Holiday Code IE49

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Mazzaro Sea Palace, Taormina Mare

Room descriptions

Mazzaro Sea Palace has 88 rooms and suites with coffee and tea making facilities, bath, shower, wc, satellite TV, wi-fi internet connection, air conditioning, telephone, safe, mini bar, radio and hair dryer.

Inner Room single, double and family rooms located at the back of the hotel overlooking the playground
Classic Sea View Room facing Mazzaro bay and featuring a private terrace or balcony equipped with chairs and tables
Superior Sea View Room features a large private terrace equipped with chairs, tables and chaise-longue
Junior Suite features double bed, large living area and private terrace equipped with chairs, tables and chaise-longue
Suite features a separate living area, allowing for extra privacy, as well as a terrace offering panoramic views
Terrace Mini Pool Suite features separate living area, private terrace with chaise-longue, mini pool with jacuzzi
Exclusive Suite features 2 double beds, 2 marble bathrooms, large living area and unique private terrace

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I just wanted to thank you for putting together our recent trip. We thoroughly enjoyed it, We were happy with all the hotels.
Mr and Mrs S, June 2023

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Double or twin room for 7 nights

From about

£1,190

Holiday Code IE49

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Mazzaro Sea Palace, Taormina Mare

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to the Grand Hotel Mazzaro Sea Palace in Sicily, our clients usually fly to Catania airport. From the airport, we recommend a private car transfer which we would include in our holiday price, or we recommend that you use a hire-car for the duration of your holiday, especially if you want to tour the region. If you are staying at this hotel as part of a tailor-made touring holiday, we would include a hire-car for the itinerary.

Additional information

Minimum stays: 7 nights between 3 August and 1 September.

Children: Children are welcome at the hotel all year. Infants aged 2 and under are provided with a complimentary cot. Babysitting is available on request.

Other information: In 2017 Mazzaro Sea Palace underwent a major refurbishment, resulting in a stylish, modern interpretation of the classic, luxurious style that distinguishes it.

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I just wanted to thank you for putting together our recent trip. We thoroughly enjoyed it, We were happy with all the hotels.
Mr and Mrs S, June 2023

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Double or twin room for 7 nights

From about

£1,190

Holiday Code IE49

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Mazzaro Sea Palace, Taormina Mare

Highlights of Sicily

An ascent of Mount Etna, partly by car and then further on foot (guides available) through the luxuriant vegetation which includes oranges and lemons, bougainvillaea and poinsettias and then higher up the groves of walnuts, cherries, almonds, pistachios and vines. Palermo is known for its street markets, especially Vucciria and Ballaro, where traders and hawkers, pickpockets and shoppers converge amongst narrow streets and stalls of wares. See the traditional costumes and dialect of Piana degli Albanesi, where Albanians settled in the 15th Century. Revel in the splendid site of Taormina above the sea with views to Etna. Local crafts include cork, ceramics, honey, embroidery, raffia. Enjoy the calm and remoteness of the Aeolian Islands with their clear waters, beautiful scenery and peaceful way of life. Enjoy the gardens of the Villa Giulia in Palermo and the Public Gardens in Taormina.

Cultural highlights of Sicily

Palermo contains some of the greatest Arab-Norman buildings in existence - San Giovanni degli Eremiti, the Palazzo Reale with its striking Cappella Palatina and La Martorana. Monreale outside Palermo is the greatest work of Norman architecture in Sicily and contains beautiful 12th and 13th Century mosaics and cloisters. The Doric temples of the 5th Century BC in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. Cefalu has the `Portrait of a Man` by Antonello da Messina, dating from 1465 in its Museo Mandralisca.

Festivals in Sicily

Many Sicilian local festivals are linked to Saints’ Days. A few of the most well-known festivals generally include Carnival celebrations in Taormina and Acireale. Easter is celebrated especially in Trapani, Marsala and Piana degli Albanesi. Messina celebrates Ferragosto on the 15th August with a firework display over the Straits. The Sagra del Mandorlo in Fiore takes place in Agrigento in the first and second weeks of February to celebrate the almond blossom. Taormina Arte is a summer festival of music, cinema, ballet and theatre, held in the Greek theatre. The Palio dei Normanni takes place in Piazza Armeria in August.

Gastronomy in Sicily

The gastronomy of Sicily, like much of the culture of the island, has been heavily influenced by its history. Cuscus is a Sicilian version of couscous, and marzipan features heavily in sweets. Local produce includes citrus fruits, almonds, capers, olives, peppers and fish. Local specialities include Maccheroni con le sarde (pasta with sardines, fennel, raisins, pine nuts and saffron), Pesce spada (grilled sword fish), 'alla Siciliana' with capers, red peppers and herbs. Cassata is a popular dessert made with ricotta, candied fruit and pistachios and Cannoli are almond biscuits stuffed with ricotta. Sicily produces a variety of red and white wines including Corvo di Salaparuta and Etna, Marsala and Malvasia.

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