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Property Overview
The Ashbee Hotel is set in a peaceful 20th-century Sicilian villa in the heart of Taormina. In the early 1900s, Colonel Shaw-Hellier commissioned architect Charles Robert Ashbee, an English designer and entrepreneur and key figure of the Arts & Craft movement, to design the original house. Just few steps from the main street and chic boutiques of Taormina, the hotel offers easy access to the top restaurants, main theaters, museums and key points of the artistic and historic heritage of the city. Today, this newly revitalized property offers some of the finest accommodation in Sicily, with everything the sophisticated traveler requires for a relaxing stay.
Property Highlights
1 / Accommodations
Each guest room is a grand statement of color and style, dressed with fine fabrics and antique furnishing in a contemporary concept.
2 / Design
The House was built in the 1908’s by the famous Architect Charles Robert Ashbee, English designer and entrepreneur, prime mover of the Arts & Craft movement.
3 / Location
Easy to locate, just few steps from Taormina's main street, the hotel offers easy access to the main museums and all over objects arts, heritage of the city.
Property Highlights
1 / Accommodations
Each guest room is a grand statement of color and style, dressed with fine fabrics and antique furnishing in a contemporary concept.
2 / Design
The House was built in the 1908’s by the famous Architect Charles Robert Ashbee, English designer and entrepreneur, prime mover of the Arts & Craft movement.
3 / Location
Easy to locate, just few steps from Taormina's main street, the hotel offers easy access to the main museums and all over objects arts, heritage of the city.
Rooms
Features
- Total Rooms: 17
- Total Suites: 7
- Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Babysitting Service
- Private Airport Transfers
- Beach Shuttle
- Meetings & Events
- Historic Landmark
- Swimming Pool(s)
- Wine region
- 2-Michelin Starred Restaurant
Local Information
The Ashbee Hotel
Via San Pancrazio, 46, 98039 Taormina, Italy
37mi/60km from Catania Fontarossa Airport (CTA); 186mi/300km from Palermo Airport (PMO); 2.48mi/4km from Giardini-Taormina Rail Station.
(Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, UK) Call 00800 10 10 11 11
(USA & Canada) Call 1 800 745 8883
(Japan) Call 0120-086-230 toll free (Japan Only)
(Italy) Call 800 822 005
All Other Countries39
country dialing code
GMT+1
time zone
Awards & Accolades
Local Recommendations
Best Shopping Neighborhood
This vibrant main street of Taormina leads from the Porta Messina across the city to the Porta Catania. A great place to find shops, bar and restaurants.
What to Buy
Ceramic production in Caltagirone is a millenium old tradition making the town one of the most important ceramic production centers of Sicily, renowned in the entire Mediterranean. Address: Piazza Santa Domenica. Telephone: (+39-0942) 625285
Best Activity/Excursion
Discover all the colors and the fascinating natural history of the volcano Etna. Be adventurous and book an exciting jeep tour to explore the nature of this still active volcano.
Top Architecture Find
This beautiful piazza is located at the western end of the Corso Umberto in the old section of Taormina where there is the cathedral "DUOMO". The church was built around 1400 A.D. and was constructed over the site of an older church. At the center of the piazza, there is a Baroque fountain that contains a centaur (from Greek mythology – part human, part horse), which is the symbol of Taormina.
Best City Secret
A real "green lung", populated by lush vegetation of palm trees, cacti and a large quantity of flowers, that, in summer, make this place a delight for the eyes. Address: Villa Comunale, via Bagnoli Croce.
Best Family Activity
Located along the coast of Taormina, Isola Bella has become, with the Greek Theatre, the symbol of Taormina. Picturesque and charming, the island still maintains intact its beauty and charm. A swim in the crystal clear water is a must. Address: Via Nazionale Strada Statale, 114.
Best View
The ancient theatre is without question the most important feature for sight-seers in Taormina, also because for its very fortunate natural setting, with splendid view toward the Calabrian coast, the Ionian coast of Sicily and the spectacular cone of Etna. Address: Teatro Greco, via Teatro Greco, 40. Telephone: (+39-0942) 23220
Owner Information:
SIAL srlVia Lucchese 84/C - Sesto Fiorentino 50019 (FI)
T: (+39-942) 23537