Overview
Nestling between Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea, immersed in garden nursery brimming with tropical and sub-tropical plants and trees, Donna Carmela is a boutique hotel offering Sicilian hospitality at its best. The sweet fragrance of orange blossom and the vibrant green of the surrounding vegetation ensure a calm, relaxing atmosphere while its strategic position, between Catania and Taormina, makes it perfect for touring the many wonders of Sicily’s east coast.
The Property
Inside: Donna Carmela has 18 rooms, including three suites, nine junior suites, four double rooms and an apartment. All are furnished with great attention to detail and the carefully chosen modern design touches exalt the traditional elements that hint at the building’s history. Guests are made to feel as if they are staying in a private house while at the same time being able to profit from the many comforts offered by a top-class boutique hotel. The restaurant is welcoming and comfortable, with its sofas and fireplace and the outside terrace, used for al fresco dining in the summer, proudly surveys the age-old olive groves that define the surrounding estate. The external motif of the olive groves continues inside with olive wood floors.
Outside: the mosaic-tiled swimming pool is splendidly positioned, enveloped in the vivid colours and fragrances of the surrounding Mediterranean greenery and offering timeless views of Mount Etna, Taormina and the Ionian Sea.
The Area
Situated near the town of Giarre on the east coast of Sicily about half way between Catania and Taormina, Donna Carmela is a good base from which to visit Taormina, Catania, Mount Etna and the various fascinating villages on its flanks. There are also several charming fishing villages and some nice beaches nearby. An eighteen hole golf course is about 45 minutes drive away.
Further afield, Syracuse, the baroque towns of the Noto valley, the quiet beaches of Vendicari and Capo Passero to the south and Messina to the north are all comfortably reachable for day trips.
We can also arrange for you to over fly Mount Etna and many other sites, or to make excursions to the Aeolian Islands, by helicopter.
Distances
Catania airport: 45km-28miles-41mins
Palermo airport: 269km-167miles-3hr
Trapani airport: 350km-217miles-3hr45
Nearest shops and restaurants in Riposto: 5km-3miles-10mins
Taormina: 33km-20miles-30mins
Mount Etna: 27km-16miles-42mins
Siracusa: 98km-61miles-1hr30mins
Pleasure craft port at Riposto: 10mins.
Call Us
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from the UK
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020 7377 8518
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from outside the UK
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+44(0)20 7377 8518
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Toll-Free from US or Canada
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1-800-490-1107
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We can take your call during London office opening hours:
Mon to Fri: 9:30am - 6pm, Sat: 10:30am - 5:30pm.