Hotel Caesar Palace

“Comfortable but uninspiring”

We found the hotel to be pleasant and our room was quiet, comfortable and spotless. The food in the restaurant was okay, if a little monotonous. It is a bit remote, about a mile to the sea front, and the shuttle bus ran infrequently during our visit. The oddest thing was the almost complete lack of… more

We found the hotel to be pleasant and our room was quiet, comfortable and spotless. The food in the restaurant was okay, if a little monotonous. It is a bit remote, about a mile to the sea front, and the shuttle bus ran infrequently during our visit. The oddest thing was the almost complete lack of information about anything. A guide to local attractions and events, even the availability of buses would have been helpful.

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“Huge hotel”

Stayed 4 nights with a Newmarket holiday tour. Huge hotel, really could do with a refurbishment. Room was large, had separate small seating area with a Juliette balcony. Bathroom had a large shower and everything was kept very clean. I did ask reception for a couple of soft pillows and I had barely… more

Stayed 4 nights with a Newmarket holiday tour. Huge hotel, really could do with a refurbishment. Room was large, had separate small seating area with a Juliette balcony. Bathroom had a large shower and everything was kept very clean. I did ask reception for a couple of soft pillows and I had barely got back to the room when these were brought up so excellent service. I've never been to a hotel where you pay 50 Euros as a deposit for the safe but I suppose that’s an incentive to remember to return the key. The food was ok buffet style, quite a lot of choice but nothing I picked that was supposed to be hot was, it was all lukewarm. Had a lovely tasty bean soup but was tepid which was a shame. I didn’t find things were replenished that quickly. Would have been nice to have some loaves instead of the rolls at breakfast. The machines in the dining room dispensing breakfast drinks were brilliant. Dining room was extremely busy as you can imagine for the size of the hotel and a lot of tour groups use it. It’s not really the sort of hotel I would book myself.

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“Depressingly Dated”

I really don’t get this type of hotel which is basically “all inclusive” half board. It belongs to a holiday era which I thought had long past and we had moved on. I was wrong. All meals are buffet style and there must have been three hundred of us, or more, eating at the “trough” each meal. The f… more

I really don’t get this type of hotel which is basically “all inclusive” half board. It belongs to a holiday era which I thought had long past and we had moved on. I was wrong. All meals are buffet style and there must have been three hundred of us, or more, eating at the “trough” each meal. The food was plentiful and frequently replenished but it was fairly average canteen style. The included wine was a little short of “vinegar” although the included beer was very good. By choice, I would not go near a place like this and I was not expecting it on the tour I was on. The thought of fighting for your food each night was a bit depressing. The whole hotel was dated. Rooms gloomy and in need of refurbishment and the quality of the bed linin very poor. It was clean though and well serviced. The air conditioning was ancient, noisy but worked if you could stand the racket! The hotel has a beach and we were told it was a few minutes’ walk away. It’s not! It is about a mile away at least along not very pretty streets so take the free bus and I warn you, it is not that frequent. When there, it is a well laid out private area with an expensive café selling not very much quality food. For some people to say in reviews that this hotel and food is great I find very surprising. I won’t go near it again or anything like it.

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“Comfortable place to stay but too many crowds”

Spent four nights here with a Saga/Titan tour. As a base for touring Sicily it is not ideal, although it is near Taormina and Mount Etna. It has the 'beach hotel' vibe, with a swimming pool although the beach itself is a fair distance (but there is a shuttle bus from the hotel). The hotel is vast; … more

Spent four nights here with a Saga/Titan tour. As a base for touring Sicily it is not ideal, although it is near Taormina and Mount Etna. It has the 'beach hotel' vibe, with a swimming pool although the beach itself is a fair distance (but there is a shuttle bus from the hotel). The hotel is vast; rooms are fairly standard but adequately equipped (for Engiish people who need their cups of tea there is a kettle in the room). The bed was large and we had a table and two comfortable chairs. Some rooms have a splendid view of Mount Etna. The food is good and varied but served buffet-style. Our group of 45 people was totally overwhelmed by the other guests; although the evening meal was advertised as 'from' 19.00 most people crowded in as soon as the restaurant opened and the place was half-empty an hour later. Although you could not fault the quality or variety of the dishes, the dining experience was less than relaxing; it felt like a food court in the middle of Euston station. The location of the hotel is on a main road next to a railway line; neither of which however cause much disturbance. Local buses to Taormina and elsewhere leave from just outside (fares are very cheap) and there is I believe a train station within a short walk, as well as the main Taormina-Giardini one which is a bit further.

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