travel42 Hotel Review: Grand Hotel San Pietro

Grand Hotel San Pietro travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Situated in a lovely garden setting above the deep-blue Mediterranean, near the town center and archeological highlights (a 20-minute walk), this modern tribute to old-world hospitality is one of the more unusual offerings in and around Taormina.

Two Danish sisters who loved the island built the original villa San Pietro in the early part of the 20th century. Unfortunately, the villa has since been razed and rebuilt to resemble something more akin to an u...