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Mazzaro Sea Palace vs. Atlantis Bay Hotel

  • July 29, 2009
  • Rated 5 of 5 by Fiorentina from Las Vegas, Nevada
Mazzaro Sea Palace vs. Atlantis Bay Hotel

I work as an International Travel Director and in July 2009 accompanied a group of 250 travelers to Sicily. Due to the size of the group they were split into two hotels; the Mazzaro Sea Palace and the sister property up the street called Atlantis Bay. I stayed at the Mazzaro Sea Palace and was extremely pleased.

First, I would like to point out a few of my observations about the two hotels for readers who might be considering stays at either hotel. The Atlantis Bay has a larger lobby with a beautiful fish tank and has more guest rooms which are connected through winding hallways which appear to be carved through tunnels. The guest rooms at Atlantis Bay were smaller than at Mazzaro Sea Palace and had tiny balconies. They were decorated in all white and had smaller bathrooms with a single sink as opposed to the double sinks at Mazzaro. Also, due to the location of the Atlantis, noise from the train that runs through town seems to be much louder. I found the service at Atlantis not to be as friendly or organized as it was at Mazzaro but the guests in the group who stayed there enjoyed themselves and had great things to say about the hotel.

My room #109 at Mazzaro was roomy and had the biggest private patio facing the sea that I have had at any room at other hotels in the past. Best part of the room for me was the excellent air conditioning system. The public areas were small and compact and the hotel was easy to navigate and had two elevators. The restaurant was outstanding and the service was above and beyond. The expanded breakfast buffet provided so many excellent choices including Sicilian granita and brioche. Many of the guests hesitated at the thought of having italian ice for breakfast but once they tried it were hooked. Seating at the restaurant is both indoors or on the lovely patio overlooking the sea.

The beach is a pebble beach and the water appeared to be filled with jelly fish. Several of our guests were stung and one stepped on a sea urchin so use caution when swimming in the ocean near the hotel. There was also a small swimming pool which did not appear to be crowded. Some of the suites had private swimming pools on their patios.

The location was terrific, just a short block or two from the cable car which takes guests up to the old town of Taormina. Also, directly across the street from the Mazzaro Sea Palace is a currency exchange outlet and two convienience stores that had just about everything that anyone could need including; water socks, alcohol, toothpaste, gourmet cheeses, ice coolers, etc. The store located on the left has an extremely nice young owner named Tino who does his best to speak english and help guests. Buy your snacks and drinks and bottled water at the store and enjoy it on your patio.

I enjoyed the Mazzaro Sea Palace and wouldn't hesitate to stay there again.

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