This historical 32-room hotel, in a building dating from 1908, is surrounded by a large garden filled with lemon, orange and mandarin trees and the stone terraces overflow with aloes and typical Sicilian prickly pear trees. The hotel is air conditioned and offers a lobby, 24-hour reception and check-out service, TV lounge, bar, breakfast room, Internet access and room service. It also has a private parking area. For an additional fee, a laundry service is available.

The public gardens are close to the hotel and the centre of Taormina is only a 10-minute walk away. Isola Bella beach is around 1 km away, while Catania and Mount Etna are both around 1 hour's drive from the hotel. Gole Alcantara canyon can be reached in about 45 minutes. The nearest train station is around 4 km from the hotel and Catania-Fontanarossa Airport is around 60 km away.

A breakfast buffet is served daily.