Hotel Villa Ducale

Where to start? Friends recommended this beautiful hotel and Wow! We have never known such lovely staff and attentive service, especially from Max!!!! Nothing was too much trouble. Our junior suite was perfect and the view was unbelievable. Fine dining in the evening and the chef assembled a wonderful cheese selection for us, even though it was not on the menu. Daniel was very informative and was able to advise us with our excursions and surroundings and how the courtesy bus operated. A fabulous holiday and would fully recommend.

Just spectacular!! Beautiful views and awesome accommodations…but it’s the wonderful service of everyone there that makes this hotel a special place! Very friendly and professional service from all who work there, they set the mood for you to have a wonderful stay.

Would have been a 5/5 but we were given for our first night a very small and unfortunately very noisy room next to the kitchen, room 22. We asked to move shortly after arrival but we had to wait for another ‘Deluxe’ room to be made available. That night we had limited sleep due to the noise. Room 22 is very small, quite hard to walk around the bed, when we were moved on day 2 to another Deluxe room the difference was substantial and we were much more comfortable. Unfortunately this left me feeling like we had overpaid for night 1 of 4. The rest of the stay was great, service excellence, porters, drivers, waiters all very friendly and incredibly helpful. Breakfast is excellent, dinners of a high standard also. It of course is perfectly located for amazing views and also a short bus or steep walk up to Castelmola.

When my family and I arrived at Villa Ducale, we were greeted with warmth, kindness, and compassion— the true Sicilian way. Our accommodations were spectacular, with views of Mt Etna, and all of Taormina. After exploring the town all day, Villa Ducale helped arrange a bus to pick us up! They care about their guests, and will do all they can to ensure the best stay! I highly recommend staying here and cannot wait to return this upcoming year.

This was our second stay at Villa Ducale (May 2023 and September 2024). The hotel was recommended from friends that have stayed there in the past. Both stays left us with a desire to return. The accommodations were impeccable; the staff and cuisine were exceptional; and the views are breathtaking! Truly a "la dolce vita" experience that I recommend! Enza