Santantonioresort

Staff were friendly and welcoming. Grounds were lovely and the location across from the sea was beautiful! The pool is amazing. The restaurant service and food were top notch! Antony was a special server who was engaging and friendly!!

What a fabulous stay! We spent 4 nights in this wonderful hotel (part 1 of a 2 part holiday). It was absolutely amazing. From the minute we arrived I felt very relaxed, the a**osphere just works. The service was brill and the we were made to feel welcome with the children. The pool is stunning and also lovely and peaceful. For our final evening, we decided to stay in and dine at the hotel restaurant. It was fabulous, the food, wine and service were all just perfect! And all of this with a view of splendid Mount Etna. Please visit, you will not regret it

Just back from a 14 day stay and we are already missing the tranquility and warmth of this small family-run hotel. The owners and wonderful team are always attentive to details, and no request is ever felt a bother. Special call-outs to Evelyne, Paola and Elena who looked after us most of the time and are an absolute joy. The front is literally 10-15m from the sea, so sitting to enjoy a meal or cocktail or watching the sunrise is complemented by the relaxing sound of the waves. The rear though is even more stunning with a mini lake-style pool in beautiful garden surrounds and overlooked by the majesty of an ever-smoking Etna! The catering is excellent with a menu that offers just the right balance and choice. The Chef uses only premium local produce to present fine-dining standard dishes. Normally we would never simply stay in a hotel to eat, but after a couple of days eating out and being underwhelmed we decided to eat in - as choice and quality was perfect. To cap it off the owner is very proud of the selection of granite offered, which are all made on-site. On a couple of occasions he brought me over a new sample to taste. In my experience, the best granite are found on the coast line between Messina and Catania, and SAR certainly maintains the expectation of a super granita. We did walk to the adjoining towns but didnt find them particularly beautiful so we preferred to jump on a train and easily visit Catania or Taormina along the coast. The owners son Andrea happily drove/picked us up from the station which is too far to walk. If you want 7-10 days of peace and tranquility, without sight-seeing, I cannot recommend SAR highly enough. Alternatively if you are driving and want a base for a long weekend, then again the resort hits the spot. Bravo!