Castello San Marco Charming Hotel & Spa

Property class: 4
Beachfront hotel with spa, near Marina di Cottone Beach

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Putting you within a 10-minute drive of Marina di Cottone Beach, Castello San Marco Charming Hotel & Spa offers a private beach where you can enjoy beach umbrellas, beachside drinks, and sun loungers. The outdoor pool provides a splash of fun, while guests in the mood for pampering can visit the spa to indulge in massages, body wraps, and aromatherapy. Giardino di Pietra, one of 2 restaurants, serves Mediterranean cuisine and is open for breakfast and dinner. A poolside bar, an outdoor tennis court, and a hot tub are other highlights at this Baroque hotel.
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Reviews

9.4 out of 10, Loved by guests
Top-rated by travelers

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Airport transfer
  • Pet friendly
  • Free parking
$195 nightly
The total price is $219
Nov 4 - Nov 5
Total with taxes and fees

Room options

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A living room with a patterned armchair, a cabinet, a sofa, a coffee table, and a rug.

Suite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 377 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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A modern bedroom with a white sofa, a round table with a laptop, a camera, and a pineapple decoration.

Deluxe Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 484 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a bed, a chair, a desk with a plant, and a view of the outdoors.

Junior Suite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 377 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Grand Suite Cavaliere Costarelli

A wooden deck with a hot tub, surrounded by lush greenery and a view of the sea.

Grand Suite Cavaliere Costarelli

  • Garden view
  • 807 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with a desk, chair, bed, bedside table, lamp, and a framed picture on the wall.

Double Room - Disability Access

  • Garden view
  • 215 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Room

Executive Junior Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 377 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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A spa room with a large oval bathtub, a stone wall, a candelabra, and a small fountain.

Junior Suite Deluxe

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A modern room with a built-in pool, a white sofa set, and a small window.

Grand Suite Vinarium

  • Garden view
  • 700 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Grand Suite Aetneum

A swimming pool with a view of a mountainous landscape.

Grand Suite Aetneum

  • Mountain view
  • 646 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
Via San Marco 40, Calatabiano, CT, 95011

What's nearby

  • San Marco Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Marina di Cottone Beach - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Corso Umberto - 9 min drive - 11.6 km
  • Greek Theatre - 14 min drive - 14.6 km
  • Isola Bella - 21 min drive - 17.6 km

Getting around

  • Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) - 54 min drive
  • Strait of Messina Airport (REG) - 131 min drive
  • Calatabiano Station - 5 min drive
  • Alcantara Station - 5 min drive
  • Fiumefreddo Station - 10 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪Olympus Café - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Casa del Massaro Restaurant - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Navi bistrot del mare - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Area Servizio Calatabiano - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Ristorante Pozzo Greco - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Castello San Marco Charming Hotel & Spa

  • Putting you within a 10-minute drive of Marina di Cottone Beach, Castello San Marco Charming Hotel & Spa offers a private beach where you can enjoy beach umbrellas, beachside drinks, and sun loungers. The outdoor pool provides a splash of fun, while guests in the mood for pampering can visit the spa to indulge in massages, body wraps, and aromatherapy. Giardino di Pietra, one of 2 restaurants, serves Mediterranean cuisine and is open for breakfast and dinner. A poolside bar, an outdoor tennis court, and a hot tub are other highlights at this Baroque hotel.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 28 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
    • Express check-in available
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

    • The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - midnight
    • Front desk staffed during limited hours
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

    • One child (3 years old and younger) stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
    • Babysitting*

Pets

    • Pets stay free (dogs only, up to 18 lbs per pet)
    • Service animals welcome
    • Restrictions apply*
    • Food and water bowls available

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle*

Other information

    • Designated smoking areas

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Reviews

Castello San Marco Charming Hotel & Spa Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.6

Cleanliness

7.8

Location

9.6

Staff & service

9.4

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The restaurant served great food, with many guests praising the delicious meals and excellent service. (26 reviews)
  • The property offers a private beach and a short walk to a beautiful nearby beach with excellent sea water temperature. (17 reviews)
  • Breakfast was consistently described as outstanding, varied, and of exceptional quality with freshly baked croissants and fresh pressed orange juice. (12 reviews)
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Reviews

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10/10 Exceptional

Wonderful resort, amazing staff, great breakfast, quiet and almost-private beach. Excellent sea water temperature even in mid-October. Also great Mt. Etna views. Great for electric vehicles.
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent staff keeping us informed and booking an Etna tour for us. Nice parking area, beautiful beach club area, very nice pool. The restaurant for dinner was great along with the daily breakfast. Overall a great stay!
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful property and grounds and highly maintained. Staff very helpful. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay - only criticism, food availability was somewhat limited if you didn’t want to eat in the main restaurant at night.
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10/10 Exceptional

Upgraded to one of the renovated rooms, very spacious and tastefully decorated. The property itself was absolutely stunning, very "white lotus esq" Great pool!! Outdoor restaurant, and outdoor cocktail bar 👌👌
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10/10 Exceptional

Love it! Beautiful surroundings, peaceful. Good food and fantastic staff. Me and my daughter will definitely be back.
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10/10 Exceptional

Really beautiful property. The pool was a nice perk. The room was very spacious. I would suggest maybe a robe and slippers for guest. I have no complaints though. The staff were very friendly, food tasted wonderful and it was only maybe 15 minutes from Taormina.
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful property, gorgeous room always cleaned and towels changed etc Only problem was no drawers for any clothes and a very small wardrobe space for such a large room
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful large rooms, pool and grounds. Staff & food A+.
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10/10 Exceptional

Absolutely loved our stay here! The Castello San Marco really is charming! The property is beautiful, the room was extremely spacious and comfortable, the breakfast was fantastic, and we can't say enough about how lovely the staff was! Alexandra and Flavia were so wonderful and helpful with everything we asked for. We would stay there again any time!
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10/10 Exceptional

This was the most amazing hotel… staff were so friendly and helpful. They could not have been more friendly or helpful. The grounds were so charming and not too manicured but beautifully kept and tidy. The birdsong all day was just delightful. The pool area was so clean & felt luxurious. The smell through the hotel was gorgeous. Not the cheapest but you definitely get what you pay for and it was all worth it! Only slight negative was the lack of plug sockets but given the property is over 300 years old it’s forgivable and was still very manageable! And the AC was amazing which I did not expect given the age of the property! We would return in a heartbeat!! And we got engaged here so would love to return!
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10/10 Exceptional

Best of everything. Traditional, beach across the road, restaurant options close by and 20min drive to Taormina. Beautiful hotel and amazing staff and surroundings.
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10/10 Exceptional

Nice relaxed place it's like you have the place to your self very nice and peaceful set in greats grounds will defo return
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10/10 Exceptional

The resort is like a gorgeous and peaceful oasis near the frenzied touristy Taormina. The location was like a movie set Italian villa. The staff were excellent, the room was clean and lovely. The morning breakfast was outstanding. Would stay again and again.
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10/10 Exceptional

We had a really lovely stay for 2 nights at this hotel. We stayed in an executive junior suite, it was the renovated room in the photos. The pool was very big and the grounds of the hotel are beautiful. Had a nice dinner at the restaurant and great cocktails at the bar. The hotel had an event on each night which was a bit noisy at times but it didn’t bother us at all, was fun to see what was going on. There’s a nice little casual seafood restaurant a short walk away if you wanted a change from the hotel. Breakfast omelette was good. The hotel doesn’t offer complementary drinking water (other than one bottle on arrival) so recommend stocking up before you arrive (or a short drive to local supermarket in Giardini Naxos). The beach is not a pretty sandy beach, we visited once but it was so painful under foot we didn’t return. Would highly recommend the hotel for a relaxing couple of nights.
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10/10 Exceptional

This hotel is beyond incredible, the grounds are immaculate. Our family enjoyed the gorgeous pool and sea. We were there in July. Everyone was so welcoming and we would absolutely come back. Just a 15 minute drive from Taormina.
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10/10 Exceptional

Easily the top highlight of our sicily trip. Besides the magnificent site and beach nearby, big thanks to the hotel and restaurant team for making our stay and couple anniversary extra special! We enjoyed every minute of it. Will definitely come back next time we visit sicily!!
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10/10 Exceptional

We were at Castello San Marco for my wife’s 30th birthday. The hotel was fantastic, and all the staff were very friendly and helpful. Highly recommended.
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10/10 Exceptional

Stunning grounds. Kind and attentive staff
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10/10 Exceptional

Wonderful stay

Absolutely charming - the perfect combination of modern resort amenities with old world ambience and sophistication. Only thing I would change is the menu at the restaurant. Would have ate there every night if the food wasn’t all so gourmet. Instead had to find other places in town for something more casual and traditional
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10/10 Exceptional

My partner and I stayed here for a week long holiday. The property and staff are amazing. Good dining on and near property and amazing pool and beach. Taormina is a short taxi ride away and very accessible. Quiet and romantic. Staff is great. We will be returning.
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10/10 Exceptional

Amazing hotel with fantastic personnel. The attention received is extraordinary. We felt so welcome by all staff, we are already considering going back next year.
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10/10 Exceptional

Lovely stay

The hotel is wonderful, set in beautiful grounds, very close to an enormously long, albeit unguarded and not well-maintained beach. Convenient for trips to Taormina and Mount Etna, but set on a quiet and secluded area. The restaurant on site is nice, and the one across the road by the beach is great, with friendly staff, good food and reasonable prices.
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10/10 Exceptional

Unique Property. Grand on all aspects. Fan Grounds Beautifully Landscaped. Michelin Quality Restaurant with Amazing Staff.
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10/10 Exceptional

This hotel was exceptional in every way, the staff, the service, the room, the breakfast. Simply everything. Well done Castello San Marco for thinking of everything !
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8/10 Very good

Relaxing week in Sicily

Lovely quiet setting. Very close to the beach. Great restaurant. Beautiful gardens. Very helpful and charming staff although, by the pool, sometimes hard to find staff or towels. A pack of hotel information in the room would have been useful - restaurant times/bar times/telephone number for reception & room service/local facilities etc.