Excelsior Palace Hotel hosts meetings for up to 80 people in theatre style, and weddings in its park and beside its pool, on a promontory a few steps from the center of Taormina. The hotel has welcomed guests since 1904 and offers 85 rooms, many with views over the Bay of Naxos and Mount Etna.
Seminars and company events
Meetings, congresses and product launches are part of the offer, with the hotel's team handling the organisation. The meeting room, named Etna, seats 80 theatre style, 44 at school desks, and 30 in a horseshoe or around a single table. Standard equipment includes a screen, a writing board, a podium, a presidential table, folders and stationery. On request, the hotel adds a video projector, microphones, monitors, video conferencing and simultaneous interpreting. Coffee breaks, tea times and business lunches come from the hotel kitchen, and the outdoor areas can host a banquet at the end of a working day. Taormina holds a film festival, a book festival and a jazz festival during the season, so book early for those dates.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells weddings with ceremony and reception on site. Couples can marry in the Mediterranean park, which the hotel describes as the largest in the town, then hold dinner under the stars or a reception beside the panoramic pool. A bright reception hall gives a fallback in any weather. The team covers the whole day, from setup to service. The site does not publish wedding capacities, so confirm numbers with the hotel before you plan.
Rooms and capacities
The Etna room is the only named meeting space, with 80 seats in theatre style as its largest layout. For receptions, the hall, the pool terrace, the park and the outdoor banquet areas are used. No figures are given for these settings.
Accommodation
The hotel has 85 rooms, many facing the sea or the volcano. A wedding party or a company group of moderate size can stay together under one roof, close to the town's restaurants and shops.
Catering
The restaurant serves Sicilian specialties and international dishes, with ingredients sourced nearby, at km 0 in the hotel's words. Banquets are served outdoors in good weather. Cocktails, coffee breaks and business lunches are prepared in house.
History and setting
The hotel has received guests since 1904. It stands on a promontory, with an Olympic-size panoramic pool and a large Mediterranean park. From the terraces, the view runs from the town across the Bay of Naxos to Etna, the backdrop of most wedding photos taken here.
Getting there
The hotel is at Via Toselli 8, 98039 Taormina, a few meters from the town center. Catania Fontanarossa airport is the nearest international airport, about an hour away by road. The Taormina-Giardini railway station lies below the town on the coastal line between Messina and Catania, a short taxi ride from the hotel.
