Comfort and atmosphere

Comfort is the atmosphere

Description

The Hotel Villa Schuler is a 4-star boutique hotel in Taormina, set in an elegant 19th-century mansion that was converted into a hotel in 1905, and has been run by the Schuler family for four generations. With a long-standing tradition of hospitality, it is one of Taormina’s most renowned and long-established historic hotels.


Entirely refurbished in recent years, the hotel retains its original late 19th-century charm yet offers all the modern comforts for an exclusive stay in Sicily.


Set within a 1,500 square metre historic, botanic park overlooking Bay of Naxos and Mount Etna, the hotel enjoys a peaceful, panoramic location whilst being situated right in the heart of Taormina’s historic centre.

Pink hillside building with rooftop garden framed by trees under a blue sky
Hilltop coastal town with colorful buildings, winding roads, and lush green hills under a clear sky

Its convenient location, just 100 metres/110 yards from the famous Trevelyan Park and the Corso Umberto, Taormina’s main pedestrian street, allows you to easily reach all major attractions, restaurants and luxury boutiques within two walinkg minutes.


Thanks to its central location, unique views and the impeccable service provided by our multilingual team, Hotel Villa Schuler is the ideal option for anyone looking for a 4-star hotel in the historic centre of Taormina for a romantic, stylish, and relaxing holiday in Sicily.

The Villa

The Villa’s communal areas offer spacious, elegant spaces designed to ensure utmost comfort for our guests. The picturesque Botanical Garden, home to over 350 classified plant species, is one of Taormina’s most important exotic parks, creating a unique oasis of tranquillity in the historic centre.


Looking out over the sea, the spectacular Palm Terrace provides panoramic views of Naxos Bay, whilst the elegant Orangerie offers an exclusive space in which to relax all year round. Complimenting the offer are the Etna Room, adorned with historical detail and period features, a reading corner complete with a piano, the elegant lobby with its bar and panoramic lift, a bright winter garden on the third floor, and the Rooftop Lounge & Terrace with satellite TV, from which guests can enjoy an extraordinary all-round view of Taormina, Mount Etna and the Sicilian coast.


Hotel Villa Schuler welcomes guests from all around the world, offering a personalised service and attentive hospitality, making it the ultimate 4-star boutique hotel in Taormina for a charming stay in Sicily.

Our philosophy

By renewing itself every day, a tradition can be kept alive.


It was our grandfather (and great-grandfather), Eugen Schuler, who 1894 chose the perfect spot to build his Sicilian home, the Villa Schuler, in a privileged position right in the historic centre of Taormina and surrounded by a large Mediterranean park with stunning views over the Ionic coastline and Mount Etna.


A few years after completing the building, in 1905, the Villa Schuler was converted from a private villa into a hotel and since then the Schuler family has been dedicated to hospitality. Thanks to our ancestors Anna and Eugenio, and to Eugenio Jr. and Martha Schuler, today, in the fourth generation, we are probably the longest-running family-run hotel in Sicily.


Over the course of the years, we always tried to maintain the charm of a private home in our beloved villa. With a strong passion for hospitality, we feel rooted in traditional hotellerie combined with all comforts of the modern hotel industry based on refined and genuine luxury and on the quality and authenticity of personalized services.

Two hands clinking orange cocktails by a sunlit window
Breakfast on a seaside terrace with pastries, fruit, coffee, and a hand raising a red drink.

With our multilingual staff, we cultivate what we know is the most precious quality that characterizes Sicily: the international soul of a truly unique and hospitable Island which has been “home” to so many different great cultures.


For all of us at the Villa Schuler it is a big privilege to have the chance to welcome into our “home” guests coming from all over the world and we feel both testimonies and ambassadors of the beauty, the rich culture, of the nature and of the fragrances and tastes of Sicily.


Our mission is to convey our love for our island to all our guests.


The fundaments to succeed in it are the great respect for nature and sustainable tourism and the correctness towards our guests, our staff, our suppliers, our colleagues and all our partners. And it’s adhering to these ethical values that guides us day by day.


Christine, Gerhard, and Andrea Schuler