wow!! after reading the other reviews of this hotel we had to set the record straight...what a hotel!
you arrive ...and the next thing you are showered wIth water and oranges....and pringles....yEs, PRINGLES!!!

THE FOOD...WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS....

the animators...even better always there for a chat or to join in the activities..great fun they really were amazing honestly made the holiday...

pool was very nice also.

walid..was aamazing!!
and the lifeguard too.....made our holiday

all in all this is a fab hotel everyone should go...but you have to make it fun dont go if you are a moody person.

we loved it and you all will too! enjoy

Good points: 1. Views of the hills, the hotel is up a hillside and has to be accessed by a lift and cable car. 2. Decent sized pool (though unheated!) and plenty of sun loungers available. 3. Large rooms with kettle, air con. and TV. 4. Good pasta! 5. friedly staff. 6. Gym and spa (heated indoor pool, jacuzzi) free, 8 Euros for sauna. 7. Clean and nicely decorated. 8. Coutesy bus to Taormina.

Drawbacks: 1. Located near a motorway (but handy for getting onto it for visiting). Drone of traffic can be heard from balconies and pool. 2. Restaurant -can get noisy early on in evening so go after 8pm and tables for 2 often close together.
3. Music from evening entertainment if on the terrace can be heard in the rooms below (it stops around 11.20). We moved rooms because of this. 4. Breakfast not as good as Spanish Hotels of 4 star standard - fruit salad not always available, muesli only available in the last few days of our 2 week stay. 5. Taxi to Taormina, if ordered from hotel costs 15 euros.

Overall a good stay.

I stayed at this hotel with Thomson. It is set on a very steep hill and to get to the Olimpo hotel you take a normal lift to the Hotel Antares and then a glass lift up the cliff to the Olimpo. The actual hotel is very good and clean, the views are amazing and if anything are worth booking this hotel for. At night after dinner you can sit on the bar balcony and you have an old crooner on the piano, it is very romantic. We booked the Terraze because it offers sea views, the only downside is the communul balconies and you have to share with the room next door, some visitors complained and were moved up to the other hotel but had a view of the rocks but their own balcolny. The pool was very good, it opens at 9.30 and closes at 6.30 and there were always enough sun beds to go around as long as you got there no later than 11. This hotel is very popular with Italians and most of the guests were Italian. The food was pretty basic and if you eat there every night you will become bored, although I found the lunch better then the evening meal. There is not much to do or see in Letojanni, a few market stalls selling naff goods. There are a few restaurants and the food in most of the restaurants is to a high standard. We found it quite cheap eating out i.e. two course meal and a bottle of wine £15 each. There is an English Pub called the Twin Pub around the back of the sea front which also does nice food although they only served Tennants. Taormina is much more catered for tourists in that there are more restaurants and bars etc, we went there twice but it is a bus ride away or free shuttle and cable car. The only problem was that the last bus leaves at 11.45 otherwise you get a cab for about 20 euros. We did the Mount Etna excursion which was well worth having a look. The Stromboli excursion was dissapointing as the boat is not a suncrusing type but is covered up and goes too fast not enjoyable or relaxing. You visit two islands and have to spend 3 hours on them which is too much as there is not much to do and then you don't end up getting back to the hotel till 1 in the morning which is too long so I would avoid this trip if I was you. We also hired a scooter and went to Forza d'Agro which is only 15 minutes up the road, this is where the Godfather was filmed and then Sovaca which is a further 15 minutes along. Thomson offers this excursion but we found it better doing ourselves, plus they only visit one town. One more thing is that most shops and businesses shut from 1 pm till 4 pm but are open quite late. My overall verdict is that I would recommend staying at this hotel, the views and setting is out of this world, we had a very relaxing holiday with lovely food, weather, sightseeing, etc.

This hotel was unique in that in order to reach your hotel room you would have to take a lift or tram. The view was spectacular as you assended and decended. The terrazze(terrace) was magnificent and overlooked the Bay of Naxos. We were blessed with great weather. The hotel was very clean,the restaurant food was great and we were only 3miles from Taormina. There was also music every evening for dancing. We highly recommend this hotel and it is much cheaper than a hotel in Taormina. It is a 4 Star Hotel with hair dryer and sitting area with sofas that open into beds, in addition to our Queen size bed and spacious terrace with table and chairs.