Baia Azzurra

Amazing location, directly across from the best beach in the Taormina area. Staff including Pamela were super kind and helpful. Get the Superior room for incredible ocean views. Wonderful and varied breakfast spread. Super comfy beds and modern bathrooms. We are Marriot Platinum level and this hotel had equivalent level of service. Will be back! Thank you, Pamela and team!! Loved it!!

This place is a dump! The pictures online are very misleading. Our room was very small and dirty. The shower was barely big enough to get into. Our window looked out into an alley and had a rooster that crowed and a dog that barked all the time. We were supposed to stay there for 4 nights but checked out after one and found a much better hotel in Taormina. They refused to refund us for the 3 nights we did not stay. But it was worth it to get out of that place. It was terrible!

Booked a room with a balcony and it didn’t disappoint! For the price and location I was happy with my stay. The room was clean and comfortable, with a beautiful view. The breakfast was decent, coffee was awful but you can ask for a fresh one from the staff instead. As a (relatively) young, solo traveller I thought the location was perfect, it was right beside the funicular that takes you straight up to Taormina town but with all the benefits of being by the beach. I rented a sea kayak each morning from Isola Bella beach (5 min stroll way) which I highly recommend, great way to explore the sea caves and get a lovely view of the coast (buy a waterproof bag for your phone on the beach!). Massaró beach (directly in-front of the hotel) is a bit pricey for sun beds and food so I recommend walking over to Spisone beach (15 min stroll) to get better prices and for a less crowded beach. I went to La Dolce Vita beach club for a €15 sun bed & parasol combo, it was very basic (suited me) but there are fancier options at Tao beach club too. Do invest in some water shoes/booties because all the beaches are rocky and hard to enter the water without them. There’s lots of little convenience stores beside the hotel that make fresh ciabatta sandwiches for lunch if you want to save a bit of money, especially because dining out in Taormina is pretty pricey! Stock up on presents and Italian goodies at these shops too instead of buying at the airport which has very little and is insanely expensive for the same items. If I come back to Taormina I’ll definitely book this hotel again.

Mazzaro was a busy little place during the day but very quiet at night.(late Apr) Ideally located by the cable car to Toamina. Hotel was very comfortable, food plentiful and staff very accommodating.

It's a fantastic hotel with excellent service. The breakfast is good as are the evening meals. A skip and a hop to the cable car up to the fabulous city of Taormina. The terrace is delightful to sit and relax. I didn't want to leave.

Beautiful view of the bay from terrace. Very relaxed atmosphere. Our rooms were spacious and very clean. Lovely to have a bath to relax in after a hard day of sightseeing. The hotel itself was quiet but there is a noisy road and train below though only during the day. Evenings were quiet. Breakfasts were very good, dinner sufficient. The staff were very helpful. A special big shout out to Sara who looked after us really well and provided a lovely, personal and friendly touch. Would definitely recommend this hotel

The Baia Azzurra is billed as a 4* hotel unfortunately this is not the reality. The staff are first class and friendly, the cleanliness in the hotel is also first class however the fabric of the building would be around 2*. First impression of the hotel made us think what have we done, absolutely no kerb appeal whatsoever The rooms are very dated with peeling and stained wallpaper, the wood work around the doors and skirting board were chipped and looked as if they had not been painted in some time. In the bathroom one of the walls was painted brown making it dull, dingy and dirty looking, it also had the smallest shower I have ever seen The bar in reception was unmanned and had an honesty policy whereby you took what you required and noted it on a clipboard beside the bar. The hotel had a very large roof terrace with fabulous views over the sea and beach. This area was in dire need of some TLC it had 3 sunbeds and an array of broken chairs and tables, such neglect in what could an amazing space. It is in such a great location but looks run down and in need of a complete make over, the decor is very much 1970s era Such a shame as it could be a lovely hotel

How this is a 4 star hotel I will never know, the rooms were clean but more like hostel hotel rooms, shutters on the windows so you can’t even open the windows, no swimming pool, I booked breakfast and dinner included, the breakfast was the same everyday and not much to close from, and the only hot drinks you could have was a cappuccino or hot milk, the dinner was ok but it wasnt a buffet and you have to choose what you wanted and no drinks included you even had to pay for water, the bar area no one was never there and you probably had a choice of about 10 alcohol drinks to choose from, most of the staff was ok apart from the afternoon/evening receptionist seem like you was bothering her every time you asked a question, so I didn’t bother even speaking to her after the first day

Currently in room 306. Contrary to what others have written about this hotel, ie, some real negative reviews, we have found the hotel to be an excellent little bargain! Our room is a decent size, with a large double bed. We have a small tv, a fridge and a small sized balcony on the side of our room which has a lovely view of the hills and the sea! Our bathroom is a really good size! Some have commented on the small shower cubicle! It's more than adequate! Rooms are cleaned regularly and you can exchange towels at any time! Again, some have commented on the noisy trains! It's not constant and the noise last a few seconds! Nothing to bother about! Staff are friendly and helpful, especially in the breakfast room! For those expecting a 'full English'..(makes me laugh), it's not for you! Lol! You're not in England! Lol! The breakfast is lush! Lots of fruit, cheese and bread! Cereals! Juices! Croissants! Boiled eggs! Scrambled eggs and lots more! My faves are the mini croissants with ham and cheese! If you want to travel..the bus stop is on the road, just outside and the cable car, to take you to the top, where all the shops are, is 20m away! Beach is a few steps down the underpass! There's some real good restaurants just outside the hotel and a very reasonably priced shop, just next door, which has everything you need for a takeaway lunch! Sandwiches, arancini etc! Would definitely stay here again!👍🏽

This hotel is a 4 star hotel however our experience at this hotel is a struggling 3 star (between 2/3star). Here's the points for truly doesn't comply to a 4 star; 1. Bedrooms are small . It's like a bed sit style with table and small fridge. 2. Wardrobe is small like a triangle shape with only 5 hangers. Have to ask more. 3. Very small balcony with 1 chair. As we put the dressing table chair in the balcony so that we could sit out and unwind but our knees are over on each side as the space is so small. It might be ok for 1 person balcony. 4. Bathroom is too small with a tiny shower cubicle that's enough to turn round. The screens that open is not wide enough for someone to get in. You have to go sideways. The floor area is enough to turn round and the shower head is fixed. So you either have the hot or cold water down on you as you work on the temperature as you haven't got space to move away from the shower. You can control the temp from the outside of the shower before getting in. 5. The corner shower screen had its days: chrome part is rusty and the corner is truly had its days. Can't move outside the shower because the sink is so close to the shower. The good thing is that it has a bidet and the room is cleaned everyday. The room is not ready for you to relax between 3:30/4pm. 6. No tea making facilities in the room. 7. There's only 1 lift that can take a max of 4 people but if you have a big person maybe another small person can join. If you have a big case that will just you and your suit case. 8. No sun bed facilities to use in the small roof top area.....only 3 good ones and 4 plastic chairs with 2 tables. It's appalling facilities. Plenty of broken unusable chairs at the back. 9. No swimming pool. 10. It's not wheelchair/walking stick/ pram friendly as the beaches are accessed via steps; ex. . 68, 168, etc 11. Dinner at the hotel is rubbish so it's better to eat at the side cafes/resto/etc. 12. Road crossings are not a strong point as the drivers don't stop. 13. Not a friendly lounge and the bar is not always manned. It looks sad and no life. GOOD POINTS: 1. Good view looking to the sea at the sitting area and beaches down the steps. 2. Near to eating areas with mini markets nearby. 3. Near the cable cars/lifts transport to Taormina 4. Near to bus stops and quite regular. 5. Brilliant weather.

This hotel, is in dire need of investment, first room we stayed in was on top floor, accessed via a very narrow corridor.with a small step down into the room with no warning and was difficult to see. The room was more hostel standard, with old dilapidated furnishings, wall paper hanging off walls, bathroom walls stained, fittings badly corroded, paint peeling due to damp. Asked to be moved, 2nd room slightly bigger still poorl furnishings, bathroom not different to the first but had the addition of black mould on ceiling and upper walls. As half board customers we were not allowed to select from the A la Carte menu were given limited selection from 3 sraters 3 mains, with one fixed side dish and one fixed desert. There are few facilities, bar only opened st 5.30pm, one member of staff manned the bar and when restaurant opened at 7.30pm took food orders at table and waited on. There is no pool the hotel has a private beach, across the road for which you are charged €36 a day, for sunbeds and are so tightly packed no room to put your own towel or mat down. The only plus points are the location and the very friendly staff who try their very best with limited resources to help in any way they can.