We spent the most wonderful week as a family of five at Le Grand Bleu. It really is a perfect location just yards up a picturesque stepped alley from the Corso Umberto at the dead centre of Taormina, yet quiet, peaceful and quite separate. It is a clean and very characterful home. A lovely peaceful balcony off the main bedroom is delightful in morning sun or evening cool.
Maria was the perfect host – she provided a host of practical items – including loads of provisions, and all the items/consumables that you need at home, as well as countless treats for both adults and children and was incredibly generous. There was wifi too. She was obviously proud of the place and was so keen to ensure we made the best of her home. Her detailed recommendations were all spot on and we took advantage of most of them. We particularly liked the Re di Bastoni for lunch, around 20 metres from Le Grand Bleu and really fresh local ingredients for a simple and reasonable lunch and I suspect great in the evening too.
Taormina is a delightful picturesque town, perfect in the Spring.
We hired a car, the Porta Catania multistorey was really close and a week’s ticket was 51 euros, allowing us to come and go as we pleased,
We really cannot recommend Le Grand Bleu or Maria as a host any higher. We hope to come back.