Albatros Beach Hotel

“Fantastic Stay”

Just back from a weeks stay at the Albatros Beach Hotel and this was a fantastic option for a stay close to Taormina. The hotel was spotlessly clean throughout and our room was cleaned to a fantastic standard throughout. We stayed in a courtyard view room, the view was not the best, so we didn'… lisää

Just back from a weeks stay at the Albatros Beach Hotel and this was a fantastic option for a stay close to Taormina. The hotel was spotlessly clean throughout and our room was cleaned to a fantastic standard throughout. We stayed in a courtyard view room, the view was not the best, so we didn't spend a lot of time on the balcony, so I would consider upgrading next time to a sea/pool view. Food was great - breakfasts were fine, mostly continental, but you had to pay extra for omelettes/eggs etc. We stayed on a half board basis, and dinners were a la carte style, which was a great change to the usual buffet style. Dinners were very fish-heavy, something to consider if like us you don't eat fish, but we always found something to eat. The beach is €20 for two beds and an umbrella, however most other places along the promenade are €10 for two beds and an umbrella and most of these places are also just about half the price for drinks etc too. The beach bar is lovely, but was very quiet when we were there, probably because it was the start of the season - other places were busy, so the prices might have something to do with this too. The hotel runs a shuttle service to/from Taormina for €10 return per person, which was fantastic - you just book your place at reception, advised to do this early as this fills up fast. Just about everything is charged to your room when paying for drinks etc, but you can just pay these as and when if you like - we done this to keep on top of things to avoid a large charge when checking out. Overall, a fantastic stay and a fantastic hotel. Would definitely recommend and consider returning if back in the area!

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“Lovely stay perfect location for Sicily trip”

Albatros Beach Hotel is in a great location. A 30 minute bus journey to Taormina with the bus stop being just a short walk away from the hotel. The bus journey was a nice travel taking in some of the sites on the way. Only costing about 1.30 euros pp ew. It comes once an hour though in the daytime… lisää

Albatros Beach Hotel is in a great location. A 30 minute bus journey to Taormina with the bus stop being just a short walk away from the hotel. The bus journey was a nice travel taking in some of the sites on the way. Only costing about 1.30 euros pp ew. It comes once an hour though in the daytime The staff are very helpful & have good knowledge of the area. We had breakfast every day whilst we were here, which had a good selection. We even had a takeout breakfast for our early departure and it was very good indeed. The room was nice & modern & very clean. However, the wardrobe is not suitable for dresses as it’s short with drawers underneath. The shampoo is terrible, it’s like water - no conditioner supplied so I’d recommend taking your own, of both. The pool area is nice however no parasols & it’s super hot especially on the floor, the seats are strange not fir lounging but okay to sit on briefly. A big bonus whist relaxing on the beach on the sun loungers, was that the WiFi reached! The sun loungers are chargeable at €25 for two on the first two rows and €20 for rows 3 and behind Lovely array of restaurants along the seafront close by. We ate at Mama a steak restaurant opposite the seafront which was nice just make sure if you do too, that they don’t charge you for drinks they bring out that you haven’t asked for but just bring over after you’ve eaten ie: limoncello or a different version to help with digestion they say haha - my husband had his but I declined yet they were both on the bill There is a local gym close by, out the rear entrance of the hotel turn left and keep walking up the road you’ll find it on the right hand side charges at €10 per day it’s not open everyday though but enough Overall a lovely place to stay in Sicily

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“Albatros Beach Hotel”

Albatros Beach Hotel is in a great location. Close to Taormina where we done a few excursions. The bus journey was a nice travel into Taormina, taking in some of the sites on the way. The staff are very helpful & have good knowledge of the area. We had breakfast every day whilst we were here, whi… lisää

Albatros Beach Hotel is in a great location. Close to Taormina where we done a few excursions. The bus journey was a nice travel into Taormina, taking in some of the sites on the way. The staff are very helpful & have good knowledge of the area. We had breakfast every day whilst we were here, which had a good selection of a full continental. The room was nice & modern & very clean. A big bonus whist relaxing on the beach on the sun lounger, we were in the first row & the WiFi reached 👍🏻

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“Great holiday in nice hotel but beware the-cost.”

So before I go on I would just like explain that I’m not tight and I don’t mind paying for stuff - but we did come away from this holiday feeling a tad ripped off. The hotel is really nice, smartly set out, and the staff are all credit to the hotel they really couldn’t do enough for you. The room w… lisää

So before I go on I would just like explain that I’m not tight and I don’t mind paying for stuff - but we did come away from this holiday feeling a tad ripped off. The hotel is really nice, smartly set out, and the staff are all credit to the hotel they really couldn’t do enough for you. The room was spacious well maintained and comfy, and kept immaculately clean with great air con (an absolute must with temperatures in the low 30’s). The resort itself is a bit hit and miss with some of the old world Italian/Sicilian charm - but restaurant choices weren’t great (this is Sicily) most where on the side of the beach and looked like beach shacks. One definitely worth trying is pasta amore e fantasia, just down from the hotel, great pasta and friendly service first class and at a reasonable price. Otherwise if you want a good meal I’d head to Taormina. For drinks and fab ice cream try sea blue bar in the town square. The breakfast in the hotel was ok but not four star. You had to pay for eggs and omelettes (some hotels do charge for these in Sicily- but not all) when you got the omelet it wasn’t worth 6 euro’s. There is the sun-loungers on the beach 25 euro for the front two rows and 20 euro’s for the rest. We knew there was a charge having read the reviews in trip adviser but they increased a by 5-10 euros since then. The other beach restaurants charge anything between 10-15 euros from what we could see. Also be aware the beach sellers they are a real pain the arse coming by your beds and waking you up to sell their crap. Lunch in the beach bar was ok the service was good. The hotel runs a shuttle service this is the only thing that was a rip off 5 euros there and back - cheaper than a taxi which is around 30 euros. There is a train station in the resort but we didn’t use as we spend our life commuting. Over holiday was nice and relaxing but we unlikely to return. Sicily is beautiful island with in our view much better resorts to stay in. PS we travelled on a package holiday through easy jet and this was the time we had ever used them and they were much better than expected and we would travel with them again.

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