A WEEKEND OF LOVE AT THE GRAND HOTEL SAN PIETRO IN TAORMINA, SICILY

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Tuesday, 29 July 2008

A balcony overlooking the sea for an unforgettable dinner for two by moonlightIn front of you is the deep blue sea. Behind you are luxuriant gardens and the old town centre of Taormina. And in the background, there is the volcano. All year round, thanks to its mild climate, the most glamorous and fashionable seaside resort in Sicily provides a very romantic setting for a lovers’ weekend. And the Grand Hotel San Pietro, the five star exclusive hotel which was opened tbree  years ago by the Gais Hotels group, is just the place to spend an unforgettable short break. From breakfast until dinner by candlelight, from the elegantly furnished rooms to the Mediterranean garden, it is the perfect place to exchange vows of eternal love. And the Grand Hotel San Pietro has something really special for lovers: a unique, round balcony jutting out over the sea, with just one table for an unforgettable dinner for two. Suspended between the sky and the sea, this corner of paradise delights the heart and the senses with a view over the whole of the Isola Bella bay and the Naxos gardens, azure and crystal clear at sunset, almost sensual and tangible at night, with the shimmering water and the lights of the coast, under a silvery moon. Why not spend your honeymoon in Taormina? The “Honeymoon in Taormina” package offered by the exclusive five-star Grand Hotel San Pietro, includes 7 nights in a double or superior double room with balcony and sea view, and free upgrade to Junior or Executive Suite depending on availability at the time of arrival. The package also includes: buffet breakfast or continental breakfast served in your room; welcome drink at the Bar la Melarancia, a bottle of champagne, flowers and fresh fruit on arrival; a personalized body treatment in Aromatherapy, a relaxing shoulder and neck massage at the Caparena Wellness Club; two à la carte dinners by candlelight at the “Il Giardino degli Ulivi” restaurant, a free, limited series  watercolour painting of the Greek Theatre, late check out at 16.00 depending on availability, free parking.From 5 July to 8 August – from 19 August to 5 September - from 16 October to 31 October 2008 Price of Package 1,500.00 euros per personFrom 25 April to 4 July – From 9 to 18 August – From 6 September to 15 October 2008Price of Package 1,700.00 euros per person A Privileged Position The charm of the Grand Hotel San Pietro lies in its unique position, a few minutes from Taormina’s historic town centre and shops, on a promontory that looks out towards the Isola Bella, an icon of Sicilian beauty. The garden is a riot of prickly pear, olive, oleander, almond and carob trees with their heady perfumes and culminates in a large terrace with swimming pool. It is a marvellous place to stroll hand in hand, stopping every now and then to look at the panorama, as though from the prow of a ship. The Grand Hotel San Pietro is part of the Relais & Châteaux chain, an international benchmark for top quality cuisine and international hotel hospitality and charm. The Grand Hotel San Pietro is open all year. Prices for a Classic double room range from 138 to 190 euros per person per night. Soft lighting and pastel shadesThe San Pietro has 63 rooms including Classic and Superior, and Junior and Executive suites. If you want the height of luxury, book the Grand Hotel suite which has a bedroom and separate living room, furnished with fine antique furniture, with a particularly special inlaid wood chest of drawers. The large terrace affords a view over the open sea. But the other rooms are perfect love nests too. All in shades of olive green and silver, or apricot and gold, they have beds with upholstered bed heads, wall lamps giving off a warm light, delicate watercolours with views of Taormina on the walls, and a TV with LCD screen hidden behind a mirror.  Unforgettable flavours, wellbeing and VIP guestsThe flavours you can enjoy at the San Pietro will help to make your holiday unforgettable. Starting with the elegantly presented breakfast with different types of bread and croissants, jams, homemade cakes, the freshest fruit and yoghurt, eggs and marinated fish. You can have an aperitif in the warm atmosphere of the La Melarancia bar, decorated in passionate shades of red, with a piano playing in the background. That will be the prelude to a romantic dinner by candlelight in the Il Giardino degli Ulivi restaurant, the domain of Chef Cristhian Busca, who offers creative cuisine with a Mediterranean slant, matched by the well-stocked cellar with an emphasis on Sicilian vineyards, now among the most renowned in Italy’s wine-making business, including the hotel group’s own estate, the Tenuta Chiuse del Signore.To add to the comforts of the San Pietro hotel is a range of exclusive services, such as the shuttle bus to the Hotel Caparena (part of the same group), where guests can sink into the small world of health and wellbeing at the Wellness Club, as though being enclosed within a shell – the club’s symbol – with special treatments such as citrus therapy. For those who are too lazy to move, there is  the health & beauty corner at the San Pietro, with aromatherapy massage, beauty treatments and a fitness room.  The Grand Hotel San Pietro, like the other hotels in the Gais Hotels Group, that is  the Hotel Caparena & Wellness Club, the Villa Diodoro, the Isabella and the Residence Villa Giulia, all in Taormina, offer exclusive, matchless comfort all year round, which has been appreciated by famous guests such as Nina Moric, Claudia Gerini, Romina Power, Joaquin Cortès, Luca Barbareschi, Alessandro Preziosi, The Cure band and BB King. Grand Hotel San Pietro Via Pirandello, 50 - 98039 Taormina (ME) Tel +39.0942.620711 Fax +39.0942.620770 E-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it www.grandhotelsanpietro.net

 

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