Seasonal outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers

Reviews of Grand Hotel Miramare

4 out of 5
Grand Hotel Miramare
Via Guardiola Vecchia 27, Taormina, ME

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 194 out of 412 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 163 out of 412 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 412 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 412 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 412 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Merry

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
An absolutely gorgeous location with an air of elegance.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Joan

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

JANET

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Hannah

Liked: Staff & service
The Grand hotel is no longer Grand
Our stay was very nice, hotel convenient but it needs to be kept cleaner. Hallways were not so clean, shower was in the bathtub so very inconvenient for older people. We were beneath the dining room, so chairs were being pulled out from tables making the room noisy. The breakfast was very satisfying. The staff were friendly and helpful. Just the hotel cannot be considered a “Grand” hotel. That era has passed
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Lars

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Miramare provides beautiful views of the coast of Taormina. Very close to sights, shopping and restaurants. The room was somewhat old-fashioned, but nice. However, there was a funny smell on the floor where we were staying.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

MariaElena

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location and views are amazing! Easy walk into town for shopping, sightseeing and dinner. Delicious breakfast included with your stay. Friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice property. Super friendly staff took care of all our needs.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

christine

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not 4 star hotel.
This is an old hotel in need of serious updating. The view is 4 stars. Note that access to the pool is many many flights of stairs down.
Moldy wall in bathroom
Yuck in bathroon
View
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with family
Great location
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amit

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent..! Need outlets in room for Phone charging.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Sally

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay at this 4 star hotel was toward the end of our six week vacation through Europe. We booked 4 star hotels at every location with the exception of an apartment in Dubrovnik. This was by far the worst of all hotels we stayed at. We checked in after dark, we found garbage in the bathroom waste basket and an empty bottle on the patio via moonlight as there are no lights for the balcony. On our way to dinner we complained to the front desk, we returned to find trash had been emptied. The following morning we found the room filthy, I took pictures and once again complained to the front desk as well as delivering them an opened bottle of water we found in the mini fridge. Again when we returned the room was cleaned. We understand the age of the building and the history of the area that does not constitute uncleanliness and feeling like it’s unsanitary. I’m not sure if this is something that needs to be addressed or not but I found it odd that we didn’t turn on the TV but there was a red light on on the bottom left it made me feel uncomfortable so I threw a shirt over it, after our complaints and room cleaned the following two nights the light was no longer lit. The breakfast and staff was good, on site parking and the location of the hotel are the best parts of this hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Bulent

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location, views, comfort, hospitality!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Ronen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel review, this hotel has great bones and you can tell it has gloomier history. The pool is run down, the tennis courts are also in a need of a major renovation the hotel is desperate fir it needs a total makeover/ renovation. The location is amazing and the view is breathtaking very closed to town. I really hope someone will fix this hotel. That been said stuff are very nice, breakfast was also very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
The Grand Hotel Miramare is a very nice hotel and is well located, we have stayed at the hotel twice. The first time was six years ago and it was excellent in so many ways, however, six years on and it’s become average. The rooms have not been updated at all, they have become dated and very tired, particularly the en-suite condition and facilities. Black mould and a black drain hole in the bath / shower isn’t very appealing, plus I our room the shower head height adjustment was broken so was at the lower part of the travel bar so was too low to use as a shower at above head height. It was fixed by putting the head at the highest setting using electrical insulation tape to stop it slipping down, but then no ability to move the shower head down. Breakfast was good, but average rather than excellent. Overall disappointing this time around and not to the standard expected of a four star hotel. A four star hotel should be excellent in such areas.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Michel

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Did not like staff; very rude
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Helena

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful property, yes it's dated in areas but we were fine with that. Our room was spacious, we had a huge patio and the AC worked well. The views from this hotel are stunning, it's located 5 minute walk from the centre of Taormina, so close enough to everything but away from the crowds. Breakfast was good and the staff at breakfast were very nice. The pool area is lovely but as mentioned by others, not for anyone with mobility issues. The downsides included the smell of cigarette smoke in the hallway every afternoon where our room was. We weren't sure if it was staff members smoking or other guests, but it was very strong. Thankfully it didn't come into our room. None of the front desk staff were helpful with anything or even remotely pleasant, which was very surprising.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Some TLC needed
Amazing location. Hotel is a little outdated and was surprised to find the rooms extremely dusty and uncared for.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Barbara, Alexandria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel. Convenient to the bus, but not to from the center. We had a room with a balcony, which was stunning.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Frank, Purmerend

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and with a sea view room, spectacular views
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rowan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel grounds and gardens with a large swimming pool, many terraces and places to relax and enjoy the magnificent view. Nice staff and accommodating. Such a lovely spacious property built on the hillside that would be very hard to find in a new hotel. Wonderful breakfast buffet and fab setting. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Jane M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Jaber

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms could have Nespresso machines and bath robes but otherwise nice and spacious
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Telma

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The best location ever. The view is spectacular. Make sure you get a sea view, it’s worth the upgrade. Breakfasts are great and the terrace a true joy.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Philip

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disgusting place the room smells like mold. The bathroom was horrendous. We slept in our car.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Convenient with million dollar views and a pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful older hotel. Great views from balcony. Very good breakfast in a comfortable, quiet setting. Good location. Close to bus station. Easy walking distance to center of Sorrento. Beautiful grounds. Staff very accommodating. Easy on site parking.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Chloe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Had a lovely stay here. The views and location was exceptional. The two gentlemen on reception were so lovely. Only bad thing we would say is that it was a little noisy, the toilet flushers were very loud, everytime the people staying upstairs flushed it would wake us up it was that loud, so I assume it was the same for the people below us. Otherwise I would be 5 stars for me
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

kobi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

flavio

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was likely a gem 50 yrs ago, needs a Reno, worst part is we slept in 30 degree heat as their air conditioning as old as the property. Room was dirty with hairballs, shower head barely worked.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

John

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Pros: great views, regal hotel, nice pool restaurant and breakfast. Cons: room descriptions deceiving not as listed on Expedia 2 twin beds instead of 3, gotta be said…front desk borderline rude, air conditioner not functioning mind you it was 100F.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

yuxue

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed one night - the hotel is very clean, comfortable; staff is very helpful and recommended a great restaurant for our family to enjoy a beautiful evening with delicious food in a garden-setting place. Thank you so much! Breakfast is great with lots of choices and stunning view.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from SB on 23 Jul 2023
Thank you so much for the compliment, was a pleasure to have Guest like you. We hope to have you in our Hotel in the next future.Best regards

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Shower head was not tight enough on shower fixture
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Monique

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location was excellent!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Moya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A lovely hotel with great staff set in a brilliant position overlooking the sea and a short walk into town
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Joanna

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
A classic Italian hotel….beautiful structure but terrible beds, pillows and deco
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Dawn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel Good location with views to die for. We had a delux room which was large and clean The pool is lovely but there are 183 steps down and up so bare that in mind.There was never a problem getting sun beds My only negative would be the quality of the pool bar food -. Breakfast was nice lots of choice and a lovely little bar at night to have a nightcap The nicest thing about this hotel was the staff From the front of house staff to the girls in the breakfast room to the pool staff Everyone was so friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The staff at the Miramare are a credit to your hotel.
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Annie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location and lovely sea view. Beautiful breakfasts on a terrace looking over the sea
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from SALVATORE on 4 Jul 2023
Thank you, for us was e pleasure to have Guest like you.Best regards

10/10 Excellent

dale

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location in Taormina. Staff was helpful. Knew we were leaving last day at 7:00am and suggested checking out night before. Breakfast very good, with a great view. Pool grounds meticulously maintained. On site parking a huge bonus. Already planning a return trip.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Sujal

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Could have been grand but for the reception staff
This hotel is situated very well and the views are excellent. However, the reception/lobby and staff are so cold and grouchy. You do not feel welcome. Breakfast was so-so, the staff serving breakfast were friendly. The cleaners did the bathroom only and skipped cleaning the bedroom, including coffee cups etc. Room amenities are stuck in the 1980s: faucets, shower, electrical outlets, AC control are very outdated. Wi-Fi worked well, which was saving grace.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Jane Caroline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, stunning views but v steep climb up and down to pool. Noise from neighbouring rooms (you can hear bathroom plumbing!) Hotel decor rather “tired” - would have liked tea/coffee making facilities in room. Staff v pleasant and helpful. Plentiful varied breakfast with beautiful vista. Town is lovely - loads of great bars and restaurants. We’d love to go back to Sicily.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous property!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The daily staff ( cleaning lady and breakfast team) were lovely. The location is close to the historical area of Taomina and the view from our balcony was quite special too. The hotel is a little dated and there was only one power point suitable to charge our devices.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023