The Arsenale Group has opened the Villa Diodoro Hotel in Taormina.
The new hotel has 102 rooms
The Arsenale Group is the leading company in the Treno della Dolce Vita - Orient Express project, and it has just acquired the Villa Diodoro Hotel in Taormina, for around €40 million. The four-star property has 102 rooms. The company led by Paolo Barletta now intends to renovate the property, with the probable aim of repositioning it in the 5-star segment.
Italy’s first Kimpton will be in Taormina
The hotel was part of the portfolio of the Italian Gais Hotels group, which also owned the property. The first Italian Kimpton, the Grand Hotel Miramare, is also scheduled for Taormina next year. Also in Sicily the Roman company Bzar recently took over the management of the five-star 23-room Hotel Metropole.
