History and Tradition Comfort and Romance Family owned Villa Schuler was converted from a Sicilian villa into a hotel in 1905. In recent years the hotel has been extensively refurbished emphasizing its original elegance charm and atmosphere. Superbly situated high above the Ionian Sea its unique position offers stupendous views of snow-capped Mount Etna and the Bay of Naxos. Centrally located next to the delightful Botanical Gardens and just 2 minutes from Taormina's famous traffic free Corso Umberto. The ancient Greek-Roman theatre and the cable car to the beaches are just a 10 minutes walk away. The hotel is surrounded by its own extensive subtropical shady terraced gardens where the fragrance of jasmine and bougainvillea flowers blend into a heaven for guests seeking comfortable romantic surroundings. 21 spacious rooms 5 Junior Suites and 1 Garden Villa Suite all with individually controlled AC full bathroom hairdryer orthopaedic beds radio satellite TV alarm clock direct-dial telephone Wi-Fi electronic safe sound-proofed doors and double-glazing most of them with sea view furnished balcony terrace or loggia. Junior Suites on our ground floor or on the top (3rd) floor all with unstocked refrigerator verandasitting area and terrace. Other amenities include a lobby a panoramic lift a winter garden the sun-roof the palm-terrace pavilion TV room bar breakfast room small library piano Wi-Fi Hot Spot with free broadband internet access rent a laptop 24-hour bar and room service laundry service parking garages and central heating. You have the choice of having breakfast expanded and a la carte served in the non smoking breakfast room on the panoramic terrace overlooking the whole coastline in the palm-terrace pavilion or in your room. Courtesy mountain bikes on the premises. Tennis courts nearby. Shuttle-service to the hotel-beach.