We stayed at Villa Riis for 2 days and then we visited Siracusa and Noto, after which we decited to come back to charming and amazing Taormina. Thus, we camed back to Villa Riis and enjoyed 2 other days with them, having the nice surprise to receive an upgrade from a room with a sea view to an apartment, for... More

I stayed at the Villa Riis Hotel for 3 days, and I really enjoyed. I think the hotel is beautiful and particular, since It was an old palace and the rooms and suites all renovated, have the neoclasic style, Barocco .., I love it.. Then the position is very good, 10 mt from the city centre and the view from... More

Villa Riis is a preciuous Hotel, good location and fashioned old style. They have to improve breakfast, it's not good at all and cleaning in the rooms. Nice Sara!! She's a really beautiful person that helps you for everything you ask, she speak perfect english, she helped us in the excursions too cause she speaks arabic and we thank her... More

This hotel is not worthy of its stylish surroundings. The hotel is old and dirty. The bedrooms are dated without modern furniture. The hot water is switched off at night so that it is impossible to have a hot shower after a late evening out. The cost of this hotel would be comparable to the cost of a five star... More

This hotel is a two star at the best in its current condition and under its current management but the prices do not reflect that. The staffs are friendly but not professional or accommodating to the standard needs of a traveller. The rooms are dated and poorly maintained, shabby not chic, scuffed wall paper, broken furniture and exposed wiring. There... More

This is one of the most awful hotels in Taormina. Though it has a great location and great potential the managment have clearly abandoned any attempt at delivering a qualitative service to guests and are only interested in extracting as much money from guests as possible while providing the the bare minimum in service. This hotel should not be star... More

Myself & my husband stayed at Hotel Villa Riis on our last night in Taormina. To say we were disappointed with the entire experience is an understatement. This could possibly be the worst hotel in Taormina. The stench (a combination of mildew and sewage) in our room was overwhelming. When we first complained, the night porter suggested we should open... More

I just stayed at this hotel for the past two nights. It is a tourist trap. I do only agree that in its day, it must have been beautiful. To begin, the first room smelled of cigarette smoke, mildew, and mild. I have asthma and allergies, so it wasn't a good fit. The 2nd room was the same. The 3rd... More

Many people have slated this hotel, unfairly in my opinion, having stayed for a week this year. This is a fabulous old hotel, in the process of being improved over time, but importantly not spoiled with bland modern fittings. The decor may not be exactly to your taste, but it is Sicilian and very much in keeping with it's period.... More