Villa Sant'Andrea, A Belmond Hotel, Taormina Mare

Villa Sant'Andrea sits on Via Nazionale, directly positioned where the coastal road meets the sea. It is a fifteen-minute walk from the sands of Isola Bella and a twenty-five-minute walk from the ruins of the Teatro Antico di Taormina.

While the property offers a private beach and sea views, its real utility lies in how it bypasses the intensity of Corso Umberto. Choosing to stay here is a deliberate trade: you forfeit the immediate foot traffic of the town’s main thoroughfare for a direct shoreline connection. It functions best for those who prefer the quiet of the water over the noise of the centre, as the hotel creates its own geography away from the climbing streets of Taormina.