Name: Hotel Villa Ducale
Address: Taormina, IT
Price range: From $832

Hotel Villa Ducale, TaorminaHotel Villa Ducale in Taormina, Italy has a corrected score of 4.1 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 4 of 28 hotels we score in Taormina. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.3 before correction: Booking.com 3.9, Tripadvisor 4.8. Rooms from about $832 a night (cached, not a live quote).Hotel Villa Ducale is a boutique hotel set high in the hills above Taormina, with views over the sea, Mount Etna and the Strait of Messina. Guests can use a rooftop terrace, an outdoor swimming pool, a Jacuzzi and a fine-dining restaurant, and a complimentary breakfast buffet is included. Rooms and suites are decorated in Italian style, and the hotel offers free Wi-Fi, valet parking and an airport shuttle. It sits close to Taormina's cable car and Greek Theatre, with Catania-Fontanarossa Airport about a 50-minute drive away. It suits travellers wanting views and attentive service, though the pool is on the small side and some rooms feel cramped.What stands out

Panoramic sea and Etna views

Attentive, friendly staff

Free breakfast buffet included

Rooftop terrace and Jacuzzi

Watch out for

Swimming pool small and dated

Some rooms cramped and dated

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