Hotel Kennedy is a friendly three-star hotel in Sant'Alessio, a seaside town in the Sicilian province of Messina. Just 12 kilometres up the Ionian coast from Taormina, the Kennedy offers 83 clean and modern rooms, each with satellite TV, in-room safe and air conditioning. Hotel Kennedy, Messina
Hotel Tre Torri is handsome three star hotel set a short distance outside Agrigento. There are 118 spacious rooms, all with modern en-suite facilities as well as satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, personal safe and hairdryer. The hotel has a fine restaurant, an elegant piano bar and a discotheque. Hotel Tre Torri, Agrigento
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This Catania hotel is one of the ever-popular Jolly Hotels chain, and offers reliable, modern comforts and a great base for exploring Sicily's beautiful eastern coastline. The Jolly Hotel Catania Ognina is a very nice modern hotel with 56 spacious en-suite rooms, many with lovely harbour views. Jolly Hotel Catania Ognina, Catania
The Grand Hotel Timeo is Taormina's premier hotel. This Sicilian hotel is best known for its legendary Literary Terrace, with sensational views of the ancient Greek Theatre, Mount Etna and the Ionian sea. Grand Hotel Timeo, Messina
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The Excelsior Palace Hotel, Palermo is a beautiful palazzo-style hotel with 117 comfortably furnished rooms. All rooms have air-conditioning and en-suite facilities as well as direct-dial phone, cable TV, minibar and internet link. Excelsior Palace Hotel, Palermo
Hotel Villa Paradiso dell'Etna is a unique four-star hotel in Sicily, close to the village of Giovanni la Punta. This beautiful Sicilian villa perches at the foot of Mount Etna in eastern Sicily, and has breathtaking views of the volcano and over the green hills of the Catania region. Hotel Villa Paradiso dell'Etna, Catania
The Albergo Athenaeum Palermo is conveniently located near the city's university and just 500m from the motorway to Catania and Trapani. There are 80 comfortably furnished, modern rooms all with air conditioning, TV, telephone, safety-deposit box and tea/coffee-making facilities. Hotel Athenaeum, Palermo
The Hotel Venus Sea Gardens is an elegant hotel in the Siracusa region of Sicily, within easy reach of the popular cities of Catania and Siracusa (Syracuse). Hotel Venus Sea Garden, Syracuse
