We have stayed in Italy many times and wanted to try Sicily for a change. If you want peace and tranquility, this is the place, the pool area is lovely and quiet, no boom boom, just quietness, beautiful views and nature. Taormina is a short distance away, by the fun cable car. The rooms in the Hotel are clean, food... more

First trip to Sicily but been to Italy lots of times including getting married in Sorrento. Bay Palace is a good albeit basic standard hotel, clean with friendly staff althought the food is not the best in quality,volume or variety. Fruit was in short supply too. We loved the views from our balcony & the dining room. Maintenance was variable,... more

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Bay Palace Hotel. The staff there are friendly, extremely polite, and very hard-working. The rooms were an average size, simply decorated and extremely clean and cool. Each room has a colour TV and free air conditioning. Most rooms have a terrace, although ours on the ground floor at the back of the hotel... more

We noticed that Italian customers are given preferential treatment over other foreign guests in an unpolite and obvious way. This is really unacceptable. Some of the male staff at this hotel will try to seduce any good looking foreign woman, which made our stay quite unpleasant and we felt uncomfortable for a good part of it. If you complain, they... more

My wife and I have just returned from a one week stay at the Hotel. Prior to our departure we had visited several websites and had thought we had made a dreadful choice. Imagine our surprise when we found the Hotel absolute value for money!!! The staff are fantastic sticking to the seen and not heard rule unless engaged by... more

There`re only a few Parking lots, with a very narrow entrance, so it is not easy to drive in. The rooms are OK but the furniture is old. The sheet was patched up. The view of the balcony was great. The clerk was verry unfriendly, maybe the 3 persons has been to less to serve the dinner for so many... more

Agree with everything from hjkh from London but would like to add, yes the breakfast was edible but it was the same every morning - ham cheese crispbread, rock hard rolls crousants and cereal until they ran out. Very boring. The evening meal was weird ie dried up fish (probably cooked in the morning and warmed up) and overcooked sprouts.... more

here are some reasons why... -The swimming pool was dirty -The pool bar was shut -The hotel bar and lounge was dark and uninviting. You had to search the hotel for a bartender. -The staff understood English, until you complained. -Was unable to find holiday Rep. anywhere. -The breakfast buffet was edible, but the evening meal however was cold, bland,... more

Having booked independently I was surprised to find that the hotel was used by Thomson holidays and that one review was "absolutely awful" and another said "dreadful hotel". My wife and I were naturally concerned, but we had a great stay there. Yes there was only parking for about 6 cars on a steep drive off the main road, but... more