Garden Room
Opening onto the citrus gardens with a furnished private terrace and walk-in shower. Two Garden Rooms are step-free with roll-in showers, and selected rooms welcome a small dog.
Taormina Coast · Sicily
A private cliffside retreat above the Ionian Sea
A restored 19th-century villa on a citrus-covered cliff near Taormina, with ten rooms and suites, a seasonal Sicilian kitchen and a concierge who is always a message away.
10 rooms & suites 15 minutes from Taormina Open 15 March to 15 November
Benvenuti
The privacy of a Sicilian villa, the ease of hotel service
Villa Loto sits in the hills above Letojanni, fifteen minutes north of Taormina, where citrus terraces fall away to the Ionian Sea. With just ten rooms and suites for a maximum of 24 guests, the villa keeps the scale of a private house: breakfast under the lemon trees, an infinity pool at the cliff's edge, and a team that knows your name before you arrive.
Every stay includes a Sicilian breakfast, gated parking, a welcome drink, and complimentary shuttles to the Letojanni beach and into Taormina in the evening.
Check-in from 15:00 Check-out by 11:00 Breakfast included Concierge 07:00 to 23:00
Rooms & suites
Ten rooms, each with its own corner of the cliff
Air conditioning, a smart TV, an espresso machine and filtered water come as standard in every room. King beds can be prepared as twins with a day's notice, and two Garden Rooms are fully step-free.
Sea View Room
A private balcony over the Ionian Sea, morning light across ivory linen, and the sound of the coast below. King or twin beds with a walk-in shower.
Junior Suite
A separate sitting area, a sea-view terrace, and a bathroom with both shower and soaking tub. Room for a family with the sofa bed prepared.
Loto Suite
The villa's signature suite: two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room and a large private terrace with its own tiled soaking pool above the sea.
Food & drink
Seasonal, Sicilian, and never far from the sea
Limone
The villa's restaurant serves a seasonal Sicilian menu with fish, meat, vegetarian and vegan choices. Dinner on the terrace is the villa at its best; reservations are recommended.
- Lunch 12:30 to 14:30 · Dinner 19:00 to 22:00, last seating 21:30
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-aware and dairy-free dishes on request
- Non-resident guests welcome with an advance reservation
Breakfast under the lemon trees
Included in every stay and served from 07:30 to 11:00: Sicilian pastries, granita, eggs cooked to order, local cheese and cured meats, fruit and proper coffee. Leaving early? Order a complimentary breakfast box the evening before.
Terrazza Loto
Aperitivo with the whole coast below. The bar pours cocktails, Etna wines and alcohol-free drinks from 11:00 to midnight, with a light menu through the afternoon and poolside service until 19:00.
Pool, beach & wellness
Salt air above, calm water below
Infinity pool
Open 08:00 to 20:00 at the cliff's edge, heated in spring and autumn, with complimentary loungers and towels. Children are welcome under adult supervision.
Lido Fiore beach club
Our complimentary shuttle reaches Letojanni's pebble shore in about seven minutes. A reserved setup of two loungers and an umbrella at the partner beach club is €45 per day; towels come from the villa.
Garden treatment room
One private treatment room among the citrus trees, open 09:00 to 19:00 by appointment. Massages from €110, a Sicilian citrus facial at €135, and sunrise yoga three mornings a week.
Experiences
The east coast, arranged around you
Every experience is arranged privately by the concierge and confirmed with local partners. Ask in the chat and we will take it from there.
On the water with Captain Enzo
A private half-day along the coast from €620 for up to six guests: hidden coves, Isola Bella from the sea, swimming stops when conditions allow, with towels, masks and soft drinks on board. Add prosecco and a light Sicilian lunch for €45 per person.
Cooking, wine and the volcano
Days built around Sicily's table and its mountain, each one private and each one flexible.
- Sicilian cooking class at the villa, three hours with lunch, from €135 per adult
- Mount Etna and winery day with driver-guide, from €720 for two guests
- Private Taormina walking tour, 2.5 hours, from €240 per group
- Olive oil tasting, coastal e-bike rides and snorkelling on request
Location
Above Letojanni, fifteen minutes from Taormina
The villa sits at the end of a narrow hillside road above Sicily's east coast. Confirmed guests receive a precise itinerary link before arrival; the final kilometre and a half is easier to follow that way than by street address.
Private transfers from Catania Airport start at €125 each way, and a pre-booked pickup from Letojanni station is €25. In season, a complimentary evening shuttle runs into Taormina at 18:30 and 20:00, returning at 22:15 and 23:30.
Villa LotoContrada Loto 18
98037 Letojanni ME, Sicily, Italy
+39 0942 000 018
| Letojanni centre and beach | 7 min |
| Taormina centre | 15 min |
| Isola Bella cable car | 18 min |
| Giardini Naxos | 25 min |
| Catania Airport (CTA) | 50 to 65 min |
| Mount Etna | 60 to 80 min |
| Siracusa / Ortigia | 90 min |
Travel times are approximate and vary with traffic and season.
Your stay begins here
Our concierge is already listening
Availability, transfers, a table on the terrace or a boat at ten: send a message in the chat below and the Villa Loto concierge answers in your language, day and night. Prefer email? We reply within the day.
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