San Domenico Palace, A Four Seasons Hotel
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A 14th-century Dominican monastery on Taormina's cliff, reopened by Four Seasons in 2021, and the actual White Lotus Season 2 hotel. Etna on one side, the Ionian on the other.
A working Dominican monastery from 1374 until the 19th century, then a grand hotel since 1896, then Four Seasons' Sicily flagship since 2021. The original cloister is still the centre of the property, and most of the rooms wrap around it, with views straight down the coast or up to Etna. The 21-metre infinity pool, on a terrace cantilevered over the sea, is the photograph the entire hotel sells. Two restaurants (one Michelin-starred). Ten minutes' walk to the Greek Theatre. This is the White Lotus hotel. Book the corner sea-and-Etna view rooms.
- Best for — families
- Neighborhood — Taormina · clifftop · 111 rooms · 14th-century convent
- Rooms — 111
- Price — €1,400–6,500/night
- 111 rooms
- Infinity pool over the Ionian
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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