La Plage Resort

The hotel is boutique and situated in a cove. The walk is tough to get around, so it’s not for people with mobility issues. The cable car was closed! The gym was closed (my husband is an international sportsman, so that was not ok for him). The food is ok for breakfast, however, they run out a lot and I had to keep asking for things. The beds on the beach are not great, neither are they comfortable. Bella island was also closed. It was May so it’s confusing how things were closed. The hotel was noisy, they had an event and were shouting and laughing whilst dragging (yes dragging) big furniture outside along my room on stones. Woke me up at 3am! Seriously. Very bizarre behaviour for a hotel. Certainly wouldn’t go back.

Honestly: this is not a hotel, it’s not a resort, and it’s certainly not a five star experience by any stretch. This is an elevated motel on the beach that is the closest you can get to Isola Bella. We chose this location because we wanted a relaxing beach vacation in Sicily and we had seen that some of the scenes from White Lotus season 2 were filmed there. We originally booked a refundable rate for 7 nights. The week before we were scheduled to arrive, something came up and we needed to shorten our stay in Taormina. When I called to inform the hotel, the first thing I was told by the concierge on the phone was that we still needed to pay the full amount because we booked a non refundable rate. She had not even checked my reservation. I politely advised her to check her records because in fact we had booked a refundable rate. Only when she actually checked the records (that I provided via email) did she concede that we have a refundable rate. I asked her to send me an updated email confirmation with the new information for just the three nights. She assured me she would send it. It took me three or four phone calls to her in the span of two hours (with a 6 hour time difference, mind you) requesting an email with written confirmation of the new rate. Only when I put the pressure on her and asked to either put her manager on the phone or send it while I was on the phone, did she promise me I would have it within the hour. I gave her one last chance - and only then she did deliver. I should not have had to press this hard for a simple email confirmation, but I already felt I could not trust the hotel because of her not being thorough during our first telephone interaction. This is why I pushed very hard to make sure we were covered, in writing. We arrived at the property and upon check in were given a property tour by the concierge. We booked a double room with patio (not a bungalow, because we had read mixed reviews about the bungalows). When we approached the bungalow section of the property, the concierge noted that we were now in the area where the most important and most VIP guests stay. WHO SAYS THIS TO A GUEST NOT STAYING IN THAT AREA?! It made me feel horrible….as if because we didn’t book a bungalow, we did not matter. It truly hurt me. I didn’t address it in the moment, I was so shocked that I played nice about it, but inside I was very hurt, and was very upset privately later on. When we were allowed in our room we noticed there was no floor length mirror…. I had to ask for one, and they brought one quickly but it had shattered glass in one corner of the mirror. We had a hot tub on our patio; looked like someone serviced the equipment and left the top it uncovered so when we arrived we were treated to a less than glorious sight (see photo). The “walls” of our patio were large sheets of canvas - so you could hear everything that was said/happening on the patio next to yours. They didn’t even size the tar

The resort was everything we expected and more. The rooms are beautiful and immaculate overlooking the beach. The staff are amazing! The food was spectacular! Can’t say enough about this resort and staff. Thank you Salvatore for an amazing experience!!

We are still at this beautiful resort now. Excellent in all areas . Everything is beautiful… All the team here at the hotel are so friendly and go out of their way to make you feel EXTREMELY happy. The location is amazing The food is amazing The accommodation is so lovely Just everything is perfect . We are in room 304 and we already want to plan a trip back here !

Amazing place! Just unbelievable how beautiful is their resort. The staff is wonderful and extremely attentive. The reception staff is wonderful and so friendly. Thank you very much for everything you’ve done for us! All the best and see you soon.

This is an exceptional place. In addition to the beautiful setting, rooms and breakfast. The staff, from the reception, managers, waiters and lifeguards go above and beyond to make your stay memorable. We loved our stay and will definitely be back. I never write reviews but was so impressed on this occasion I had to. Thank you La plage.

We had a 2 night stay at La Plage Resort The staff is beyond helpful and kind. Everyone is so helpful. It was a big birthday and they were kind enough to give us an upgrade to a better bungalow. We were in bungalow 215. It is an odd shape and on the smaller side but it is extremely clean, private and has everything you need. we had our own private patio with lounge chairs overlooking the beach and Isalo bella. It was very romantic. The beach area has lounge chairs, umbrellas and towels for guests. Be aware that the beach is rocky. You will need water shoes. You can easily walk to Isalo bella and tour the little island. You might want to bring your snorkel gear as there is snorkeling in the protected nature water reserve. The breakfast buffet was excellent and extensive. It had everything and then some. The rooms at La Plage are not inexpensive but neither are the other luxury beachfront resorts in Taorima. The location is a very short walk to the gondola to get to the Taorima old city. Parking is on site.If you want to replicate the White Lotus Isola Bella experience, this is the place!!