See all properties

Viola Palace Hotel

4.0 star property

Choose dates to view prices

your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

Photo gallery for Viola Palace Hotel

Exterior
Interior
Terrace/patio
Minibar, in-room safe, individually furnished, desk
Business center

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Gym
  • Spa
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Via Antonello da Messina, 90, Villafranca Tirrena, ME, 98049
  • Stadio San Filippo
    15 min drive
  • Venetico Marina Beach
    18 min drive
  • Cathedral of Messina
    23 min drive
  • Reggio di Calabria (REG-Strait of Messina)
    121 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Single Room

Minibar, in-room safe, individually furnished, desk

Single Room

  • 160 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Triple Room

Minibar, in-room safe, individually furnished, desk

Triple Room

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Quadruple Room

Quadruple Room | Minibar, in-room safe, individually furnished, desk

Quadruple Room

  • 301 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 4 Twin Beds

View all photos for Double Room

Double Room | Minibar, in-room safe, individually furnished, desk

Double Room

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Double Room Single Use

Minibar, in-room safe, individually furnished, desk

Standard Double Room Single Use

  • 160 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

Double/Twin

  • Sleeps 2

Double Single Use

  • Sleeps 1

Triple

  • Sleeps 3

Similar properties

Exterior

Europa Palace Hotel

Pet friendly
Parking included
Free WiFi
Restaurant
3.8 out of 5, Good, (135)
The price is $68
per night
$80 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 9 - Dec 10
Europa Palace Hotel

About the neighborhood

Villafranca Tirrena

Located in Villafranca Tirrena, Viola Palace Hotel is by the sea, within a 15-minute drive of Senatoria Fountain and Palazzo Calapaj. .This beach hotel is 17.1 mi (27.5 km) from Villa San Giovanni Ferry Terminal and 4.7 mi (7.6 km) from Venetico Marina Beach.

What's nearby

  • Stadio San Filippo - 15 min drive - 11.9 miles
  • Caronte & Tourist - 22 min drive - 12.3 miles
  • Piazza del Duomo - 23 min drive - 12.9 miles
  • Cathedral of Messina - 23 min drive - 13.0 miles
  • Villa San Giovanni Ferry Terminal - 106 min drive - 17.2 miles

Getting around

  • Villafranca Tirrena Station - 6 min drive
  • Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) - 86 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Eni - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Bar Pasticceria Gelateria Celesti - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Anaconda Bionda - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Happy Days - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Bar Pasticceria Fiumara Giovanni - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Viola Palace Hotel

Beach hotel with a business center and a bar/lounge
Viola Palace Hotel offers 44 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Each accommodation is individually furnished. Televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna and a fitness center.
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 44 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including a sauna and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a television in a common area.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at Totò in Sicilia by Roger, a restaurant which specializes in Mediterranean cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Villafranca Tirrena? This hotel has 6997 square feet (650 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Totò in Sicilia by Roger - This restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (EUR 15 per day)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Totò in Sicilia by Roger

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Sauna
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 6,997 square feet of conference space
  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • On the bay
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage
  • Spa services

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • Built in 1970
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 22-inch TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual furnishings
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: EUR 15 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from the local rating authority.

Property is also known as

Viola Palace
Viola Palace Hotel
Viola Palace Hotel Villafranca Tirrena
Viola Palace Villafranca Tirrena
Viola Palace Hotel Hotel
Viola Palace Hotel Villafranca Tirrena
Viola Palace Hotel Hotel Villafranca Tirrena

Viola Palace Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 44 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 112 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Sebastian

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unable to stay at this place. It did not like a hotel. It looked like a haunted house. Empty, dirty, and no staff. It is surprising that Expedia has this on the list of hotels to stay in. No air condition for the past 3 years and we found out about it when we got there. The whole building has no a.c.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Steven

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing
Checkin was great reception friendly and helpful Room seemed ok at first. Old fashioned but functional. However on going to bed putting the air conditioner on the noise was terrible. Could not get wifi to work tried to call reception the phone did not work. So no sleep no wifi and broken phone. The next morning on check out reported to reception response was why didn’t you check when you first went to the room if you had we would have offered another room. Told WiFi is only in common areas! I found the fact they expect the paying guest to check the room odd I have never gone into a hotel room with a check list before and never will these thing should be checked by housekeepers not the guest. Should we have gone to the night reception and complained yes but we were already changed when we discovered the problems. As for this being a four star hotel I hear stayed in better 2 or 3 stars this is no way a 4 star. This hotel should be removed from your site as I feel it is mis- represented Even the bed sheets had holes in it
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

robert

Disliked: Cleanliness
The bathroom was dirty, at the bottom of the shower door was very dirty, you could see that no one took the time to clean it. The people at the front desk, specially a young guy had no patience.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Graziella

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The beds were ancient. Pillows were 100 years old. Not hotel quality at all. Air conditioning was terrible. We were very uncomfortable there. Could not sleep. Could not wait to leave. I would not go back there. Parking was not great as advertised either.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Charles C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Geraldine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and comfortable
Very friendly and helpful staff at reception and in restaurant

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Its a good hotel , we needed a place to sleep and was confortable, clean and very good service

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for the money.
Newer building, great staff, every one is helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Tracy, Burlington, VT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, intermediate location
We visited off season, and the weather was poor. But employees were friendly, attentive, and helpful. We wanted a hotel near Messina for an early mornung ferry departure and the Viola Palace fit the bill.

8/10 Good

Bob, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel. Not near any restaurants, dinner at hotel was good, not great. Service OK. Room was clean, ample enough in size. Walked to church on Saturday night which was convenient. Parking was very close to hotel.

2/10 Terrible

Terry O, Las Vegas

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Terrible place to stay
We pre-paid two nights at the hotel and got out of there as quickly as we could. Staff was inhospitable and unprofessional. They emailed us really poor directions to the hotel from Messina. The locals could not figure them out. Upon arrival, the front desk representative tried to convince us to rent a car which we declined. We asked for directions to a nice beach in walking distance. After 30 minutes of walking we are told that it would be another hour to get there. Could not find a restaurant on the way back because he sent us away from the town. He reiterates that we should have rented a car when we returned. We basically wasted a day of our vacation with this hotel and left first thing in the morning. Do yourself a favor and go to Cefalu like we did. It's a hidden gem!

8/10 Good

Gary, Martha's Vineyard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place close to the Highway
They gave us a nice room away from the Highway with a good view. The restaraunt was nice but not much else to do in town for one night during the off season.

4/10 Poor

JohnDD

Stopover for the ferry
Overall, a 2-star rather than a 4-star hotel. Apart from the size of the room, which was above average, nothing else distinguished the hotel from the regular Etap or other budget chains. Internet was barely working. Breakfast very poor (apart from pastries, nothing else could be eaten).

8/10 Good

Lanny, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location outside Messina, quite area
The staff is extremely helpful by showing us the way to Punto Blue in Google map, as we miss to pay the toll and worry about the penalty. Breakfast was good, room was clean! Close to Supermarket.

8/10 Good

Shirley, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Good Value
I found this to be excellent value for money. It had a small kitchen area, it was clean, and looked very nice, and was a great location for a stop to see the Vallei dei Templei, half way between Trapani and Syracusa on our trip around Sicily.The large balcony had a great view of the seaside, and there was a drying rack which was a big help to dry my handwashing. Breakfast buffet was very good, and the art on the walls was very nice photos of the temple ruins. Staff were outstanding.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Julietta 500, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem of a hotel!
What a gem of a hotel. For North American travellers you swear you were in a hotel at home. Lovely appointed, value priced and very helpful staff. We would plan our holiday around staying at the Viola next time. Congratulations to their staff and owners for such a lovely property at such a value price!

8/10 Good

Gregg, Denver, CO, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unexpected Jem
Really a terrific experience. The hotel stands as a jewel in (for Americans on holiday) an otherwise crowded and (typical) old fishing village. We were honestly concerned as we drove off the autostraude to the directed location as to the other facilities near the hotel but we're very pleased to discover a new, well maintained facility, separate, off street, gated parking and a very willing and helpful staff (ours was certainly broken Italian at best#. Rooms were clean, functional. Breakfast was convenient and delicious. The distance from the Messina city center is/was just perfect for us #althought the toll on and off is at the hotel's location so a little more confusion in what is a daily list of confusing and taxing drives in Italian traffic). Overall, we're very pleased with our hotel experience.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Tamas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent hotel, well situated
Excellent hotel, well situated and the staff is very friendly! :)

2/10 Terrible

Maria Antonietta

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Boxoen

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hôtel a côté d'une rue très passante. Une seul personne a gérer l'accueil et l'hôtel, personnel débordé. La climatisation était en panne, 30 degré dans la chambre. Nous avons ouvert la fenêtre, malheureusement les bruits de la route était insupportable. De plus pas d'eau chaude dans la douche Le matin pour le petit déjeuner, celui ci n'était pas prêt ! Le monsieur de l'accueil nous a donné un ticket pour aller dans un bar a 100 mètres, prendre un café et une brioche...
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Filippo

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
HOTEL A DUE PASSI DALL'AUTOSTRADA
Come da titolo, l'hotel si trova a pochi centinaia di metri dallo svincolo autostradale per cui comodo per raggiungere Messina e visitare la costa. Si presente in buone condizioni tutto sommato anche se l'aria condizionata purtroppo non funzionava. La camera è abbastanza ampia e soprattutto pulita, bagno compreso. Ottimo il parcheggio all'interno dell'hotel. Colazione a mio avviso da migliorare in generale. Da segnalare la cortesia e gentilezza del personale preposto al servizio.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024