Villa Schuler, Piazzetta Bastione, Via Roma, Taormina 98039, Sicily, Italy
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Villa Schuler 
Piazzetta Bastione, Via Roma, Taormina 98039, Sicily, Italy
+39 0942 23481, +39 0942 23522
http://www.villaschuler.com
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last update: last updated November 18, 2007. 21 doubles, 5 Junior Suites and one “Garden Villa Suite”. You can choose between six rate categories. SUPERIOR DOUBLE GARDENSIDE with private bathroom, window, balcony, terrace or loggia overlooking our garden area and the town centre with shower or bath-tub individually controlled air-conditioning double-glazing and sound-proof doors electronic safe (no charges) twin beds 85x195cm (2,8x6,4 ft) with orthopaedic mattresses that can be prepared as twin or “matrimoniale”. In 4 different types: DOUBLE GARDENSIDE, 1. FLOOR: with bathroom (Jacuzzi tub or Jacuzzi shower), hair dryer, individually controlled A/C, telephone, Wi-Fi, satellite LCD TV with radio and alarm clock, safe, window to the garden side. 128,00 Euro, including breakfast and all taxes b) ATRIUM DOUBLE: ground floor to the gardenside, with bathroom (shower), hair dryer, individually controlled A/C, telephone, wi-Fi, satellite LCD TV with radio and alarm clock, safe. Window and entrance to a spacious, securely closed and leafy atrium (only courtyard-view), furnished private patio/terrace of 22,7 x 14 ft. Separate entrance to the courtyard via our hotel reception c) DOUBLE GARDENVIEW, 2. FLOOR: with bathroom (shower), hair dryer, individually controlled A/C, telephone, Wi-Fi, satellite LCD TV with radio and alarm clock, safe, balcony to the garden side. 140,00 Euro, including breakfast and all taxes d) SUPERIOR DOUBLE GARDENVIEW, 2 terrace with sunbeds to the garden side. 152,00 Euro, including breakfast and all taxes. Double with sea view. SUPERIOR DOUBLE SEAVIEW with private bathroom, balcony, terrace or loggia with sea view overlooking the bay of Naxos, the southern ionian coastline, some also with views of Mt.Etna. In 2 different types: with balcony or terrace and sea view overlooking the Bay of Naxos and the Ionian coastline, bathroom (tub or Jacuzzi shower), hair dryer, individually controlled A/C, telephone, Wi-Fi, satellite LCD TV with radio and alarm clock, safe. SUPERIOR DOUBLE SEAVIEW, spacious room with larger bathroom (Jacuzzi tub-shower combination), hair dryer, individually controlled A/C, telephone, Wi-Fi, satellite LCD TV with radio and alarm clock, safe, balcony with sea view. 182,00 Euro, including breakfast and all taxes. SUNRISE JUNIOR SUITES with private bathroom, terrace and veranda/sitting area with sea view overlooking the bay of Naxos and the southern Ionian coastline or overlooking our garden area and the town centre with shower or bath-tub-combination. You can choose between 4 different types: a) SUNRISE JUNIOR SUITE: smaller top floor room in south-east position, veranda with sitting area sun terrace overlooking the sea with sunbeds. Small bathroom (with Jacuzzi shower), hair dryer, individually controlled A/C, telephone, Wi-Fi, satellite LCD TV with radio and alarm clock, refrigerator, safe. including breakfast and all taxes b) GARDENVIEW JUNIOR SUITE: on our top floor, with bathroom (tub-shower combination), hair dryer, individually controlled A/C, telephone, Wi-Fi, satellite LCD TV with radio and alarm clock, refrigerator, safe, sitting area and private terrace (7.20x10.80 ft) to the garden side with deckchairs. c) TOP FLOOR JUNIOR SUITE: in south-east position, veranda with sitting area, and sun terrace overlooking the sea with sunbeds. Bathroom (tub or Jacuzzi shower), hair dryer, individually controlled A/C. telephone, Wi-Fi, satellite LCD TV with radio and alarm clock, refrigerator, safe. d) PALM TERRACE JUNIOR SUITE: raised ground floor, with bathroom (Jacuzzi shower), hair dryer, individually controlled A/C, telephone, Wi-Fi, satellite LCD TV with radio and alarm clock, refrigerator, safe, veranda with sitting area. terrace (10.50x11.60 ft) with sea view and partial Etna view, deckchairs and private access to our Palm Terrace below. THE GARDEN VILLA SUITE. An exclusive apartment inside our own garden area with a private access, bedroom, living room, kitchenette, 2 bathrooms, Jacuzzi whirlpool bath-tub and outdoor patio-solarium. Absolute privacy in the heart of the historical centre, all our hotel services inclusive. inside our own garden area (no sea view) with private access bedroom of 12m² (14,35 sq. yd) with twin beds 85x195cm (2,8x6,4 ft) with orthopaedic mattresses that can be prepared as twin or “matrimoniale” living room of 22m² (26,32 sq. yd) with double bed sleeping-couch 165x195m (5,42x6,4 ft) two bathrooms, one with shower and one with Jacuzzi whirlpool bath-tub kitchenette with electric oven, refrigerator/freezer and dishwasher radio and alarm clock. 2 individually controlled air-conditioners in the bedroom and in the living room. 4 direct-dial phones (one line) outdoor patio-solarium of 32 m² (38,28 sq. yd) with sitting area and outdoor hot shower total area: 80 m² (95,69 sq. yd) our “Garden Villa Suite” can conveniently accommodate up to 4 persons. Breakfast can be served in the hotel breakfast-room, on the palm-terrace with sea view or in the pavilion. Or also served “a la carte” in the privacy of the outdoor patio-solarium or in the living room of the “Garden Villa Suite”. Suite of 518 sq ft inside our own garden area (no sea view) with private access, one bedroom (130 sq ft), one living room with kitchenette, refrigerator and dish-washer (238 sq ft), 2 bathrooms (one with Jacuzzi whirlpool bath-tub and one with shower), hair dryer, individually controlled air-conditioning, telephone, Wi-Fi, 2 satellite LCD TVs with radio and alarm clock, safe. Outdoor patio-solarium (345 sq ft) with sitting area, sunbeds and outdoor hot shower. Total area 862 sq ft. 240,00 Euro*, including breakfast for 2 and all taxes.

Arriving and parking in Taormina. Print a map of Taormina in PDF. H O W T O G E T T H E R E. PLANE: nearest airports are Catania (CTA) 34 miles or Palermo (PMO) 160 miles. From Catania airport the bus operator Etna Trasporti connects nearly each hour to Taorminas bus terminal (70 minutes drive) between 7 a.m. and 9.45 pm. On request we can arrange a 50 minutes taxi-transfer to our hotel. TRAIN: all major trains from northern Italy, starting in Milan or Roma with destination Syracuse or Agrigento, all stop at TAORMINA-GIARDINI. From here you will find taxis to the town centre and directly to our hotel (2,5 miles). CAR: driving instructions. Coming from motorway A 18, Catania-Messina, exit at TAORMINA. After having paid the toll follow the sign Taormina uphill for about 2 miles. Immediately after the multi-storey parking “Lumbi” turn semi-right entering the tunnel “Monte Tauro/Porta Catania”(1.093 meters/3.586 ft). Exiting at Taormina’s south end, drive uphill around the multi-storey parking “Porta Catania” till you reach a little square, Piazza Sant’Antonio. In front of you stands the medieval city-portal Porta Catania and, before it, the post-office to its right. Just before the post-office you find white hotel signs. Follow them taking the narrow one-way road downhill to the right from the post office and follow it for about 1/4 mile till the road opens on to a kind of place lined with trees. Continue downhill to the right entering the one-way Via Roma (again white hotel signs). From there it's just another 1/4 mile on the panoramic Via Roma till you find the Hotel Villa Schuler on the left side. In front of the hotel there is a small public parking (on your right) and our private parking (yellow lines on your left). If you have booked a garage place we will park the car for you, as soon as you have checked in. After having paid the toll follow the sign Taormina uphill for about 2 miles. Follow the direction “Taormina Centro”. At the multi-storey parking Lumbi (on the right side), turn left and drive further uphill direction “Centro”. Once in front of the city-portal Porta Messina (beginning of the pedestrian Main Street Corso Umberto), turn right uphill direction Castelmola and follow the Via Circonvallazione, the circular road around the historic center of Taormina. After about 1/2 mile you will see on your left side the castellated medieval Palazzo “Badia Vecchia”, directly behind it take the narrow road down to your left. After about another 1/2 mile you will reach a little square, Piazza Sant’Antonio. Straight on you will see the small church “Chiesa S. Francesco di Paola”, before which please turn left and then immediately to the right (see white hotel signs), taking the one-way road downhill and follow it for about 1/4 mile till the road opens on to a kind of place lined with trees. Continue downhill to the right entering the one-way Via Roma (again white hotel signs). From there it's just another 1/4 mile on the panoramic Via Roma till you find the Hotel Villa Schuler on the left side. (Milazzo) 80 Km / 50 miles airport 60 Km / 37 miles. Siracusa 120 Km / 74 miles. Agrigento 220 Km / 137 miles. Caltagirone 140 Km / 87 miles. Palermo 250 Km / 156 miles. ********************************************************************************. Parking can be a problem. The limited number of outdoor parking areas are of 2 types: White lines: for residents only and hotel guests with having a parking permit. Blue lines: for all cars (no parking permit needed) costing approx. 1,00 Euro per hour (parking meter).*. Parking in the town center: 1 ) HOTEL GARAGE: if you prefer guaranteed parking you can reserve a parking space in our hotel garage, open from 06.00 to 22.00 with valet parking, for a charge of 15,00 Euro per day. Vans need 2 spaces. Garage reservations can be cancelled free of charge until one day before. 2 ) PARKING FOR HOTEL-GUESTS: two special parking spaces for our hotel-guests (yellow lines). Free of charge but cannot be reserved: first come first served. Car keys will need to be left at reception. No hotel-liability on this 2 parkings on rented public soil. If these 2 spaces are taken you can use the following alternatives: 8 spaces in front of our hotel (white lines for residents) and. 8 spaces along the one way Via Roma, immediately after our parkings (white lines for residents). Parking is free on both this areas, as well as on all other white line parking areas in town, but you need a parking permit PASS. Our hotel has been assigned two parking permits that we lend our guests according to availability, first come first served. No hotel-liability on public parkings. Other alternatives are: 4 ) GARAGE “CALIFORNIA”: authorised garage and rent a car 200 mts/220 yards from our hotel for a charge of 14,00-16,00 Euro per day*, depending on the size of the car. If you rent a car through them parking there is included. 5 ) PARKING AREAS at the “Bus Terminal” and at the beginning of Via Roma: 400 mt/one quarter mile before reaching our hotel on the one way Via Roma, (blue lines) for all cars, no parking permit needed, costing approx. 1,00 Euro per hour (parking meter).*. Then there are 2 municipal multi-storey car parks: 6 ) LUMBI CAR PARK: just before the town entrance (north side). Coming from the motorway A18 Catania-Messina. Exit at “Taormina” and drive uphill 3 Km/2 miles. Parking costs 12,50 Euro* per day. The rate includes the shuttle-service “Linea Porta Messina” (orange buses) from the parking lot to the town entrance Porta Messina city archway and vice versa.* A second bus line, the “Linea circolare” (orange buses) makes the whole circular trip around the town, stopping directly in front of our Hotel for 0,50 Euro cents*. 7) PORTA CATANIA CAR PARK: just before the town entrance, south side, arriving from 2 directions: - Coming from the A18 (Catania-Messina) motorway, exit at Taormina and drive uphill 3 Km/1,9 miles to reach the Lumbi car park and take the tunnel from there which connects the two multi-storey car parks. Alternatively, arriving from Giardini-Naxos follow the signs for the Sirina Hospital, then continue uphill for 1,6 Km/1 mile. Parking costs 14,00 Euro per day*. * Our own garage rates are guaranteed for the whole year of 2007. Please understand that we cannot guarantee for all the other rates services listed here that are run by other companies/operators. PRINT A MAP OF TAORMINA IN PDF FORMAT: http://www.hotelvillaschuler.com/pdf/map.pdf. For much more information and pictures: www.hotelvillaschuler.com. Last update: July 28, 2007. Subject to change
Amenities
 Guest rooms have air conditioning
 Baby chairs and cots are provided
 Luggage storage
 Breakfast may be served in the room
 Playground for children
 Credit cards accepted
 Lift
 Disabled guests are welcome
 Facsimile services
 Garage places
 Hairdryer
 Heating
 Ironing facilities
 Jacuzzi tub
 Laundry services/washing machine
 Licensed bar
 Fully stocked mini bar
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Clock/radio
 Fridge
 Restaurant
 Safe deposit box
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phone at reception
 Phones in rooms
 TV sets in rooms
 Tennis court
 Patio, summer terrace
 Common room with a TV set
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