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The HBO series White Lotus has certainly put the luxury hotel life of Sicily into the spotlight, although – or in fact, it can be relieved that the reality is very different. The guests are better dressed, decorative cooler (these cruel passionate testa di Moro ceramic heads are less common) and murders unlikely. In fact, Sicily has an extraordinary and original portfolio of luxury hotels, recently renovated Grand Hotels such as Villa Igiea in Palermo, and the San Domenico Palace in Taormina, where the second series of two of the White Lotus was filmed in the biju city on the Biju city on the Biju city Bijou city on the slopes on the slopes-etna retreat. Here are the best five-star hotels in Sicily.
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This great former monastery, which has been a hotel since 1896, is on the cliffs with a view of the Ionian sea in Taormina, with the Mount Etna and the ancient Greek theater of the city on the left. Although four seasons added a good luxury of the 21st century to take over San Domenico, the rooms in the wing of the 19th century decorated and get some of the terraces on the track to keep the many impressive historical elements. The charm, which asked Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Greta Garbo and Humphrey Bogart among many other celebrities of their day, remains as well as the Hotel’s left – most recently as a backdrop for the Netflix series, the White Lotus. An elegant residence that was created as a festival for the eyes, where the “common rooms” – including the elegant reception – feel like rooms in a private home. The walls are deep pompeiian red – an allusion to both the favorite wall color of the Romans and the traditional gray, cream and oxblood curve tiles that are recovered from the Aeolian islands and used throughout the hotel. There are only nine rooms, each of which are different and from spacious doubles to three huge master suites enough – all of this have balconies; You have an original baroque fresco blanket. The friendly staff acts more like the hosts than employees and radiates good will and enthusiasm, which all calms down. Although a fairly considerable hotel – it has 71 rooms – the feeling is intimate and personal – think of the English country house on the Sicilian Sea. The original villa from 1919 forms the core of the hotel with opulent – but never shelly – marble floors and stairs, while baroque paintings and familyers were scattered in the light airy lounge, the reception hall and the bar instead of creating a stale atmosphere. The hotel leads a free hourly shuttle to his sister hotel, the Timeo, in Taormina (below) and makes Sant’andrea a ideal choice for everyone who wants to combine the beach time with sightseeing, shopping and eating in the city. The term “boutique hotel” may have lost its importance, but seven rooms of Villadorata. Baroque Palazzo in Sicily. The philosophy of seven rooms is to give guests everything they need in the privacy of their rooms -a thoughtfully equipped mini -bar, manual teas and kettle, Nespresso machine, while the spacious bathrooms with a abundance of Villadoratas from body products made of natural Sicilian numbers that make long bathrooms as a spa treatment. Expect high ceilings, high windows with white locking doors and heavy linen curtains, original encaustic floors and throws on their extremely comfortable beds, finely poured white silk loads and blue alpaca. There are 14 rooms, all spacious, with French windows that are opened on terraces, terracotta-tiled soils, subtle kilims and traditional Sicilian iron beds with white, hand-sitting Indian Eiderdowns. In good weather, dinner and breakfast are served outside; In bad weather, they sit at a community table, long and wide enough so as not to talk to other guests mandatory. Cooking courses with the cooking and wine tastings by members of the Planeta family offer fascinating insights into the world of Sicilian food and wine. (The NB setting of a car is essential here, since the property is located in a difficult to reach corner of the western Sicily. The mood is adventurous, barefoot ecologically, and the threatening volcano conveys a special energy. Much of the meal at breakfast or dinner in the pretty, artistic restaurant locanda Nerello is grown directly on the property, and the part that is not mainly, which is not of smaller Bio-producer is now an authority in the upcoming ETNA wine scene and now has its own 15 hectare venue of his own production and other Sicilian wines, which is a refined Äolische Island retreat that is virtually unspoken. Cunished houses in the Aeolian style, each with their own terrace intelligent for the winery and in the restored lighthouse (Faro), which gives the hotel the name. Club house. Subtropical gardens are hidden in Bali – but the hotel is only a simple trip from Catania Airport. Blass green. Five room guest house in life that has been the current main building of the hotel, and was popular with artists, writers and European aristocracy in 2010. Pool in the beautiful gardens and a lot of terrace rooms with huge windows to enjoy the magical views. The main restaurant that offers itself outdoors.
Frequently asked questions
Where was the white lotus filmed?
The second series of the White Lotus was shot in and around the northeast coast of Sicily. Most of the history took place in the Four Seasons Hotel named San Domenico Palace – and is the place of the fictional ‘White Lotus’ Hotel, after which the series is named.
Can you stay in the White Lotus Hotel?
The White Lotus is not a real hotel, but of course you can stay at the San Domenico Palace. However, you need a considerable budget, as, as the show suggests, the type of high-end travel book book for luxury holidays (with an output room price of around £ 1,000 per night).
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