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The Gold List 2005

BEST FOR LOCATION

Former monastery with a dramatic cliffside location on Sicily's east coast: a railway rumbles below; Mount Etna smoulders in the distance.

ROOMS
105 rooms and suites with high ceilings and lots of gilt.

FOOD
Four restaurants, including a poolside option for light lunches and Principe Cerami for serious gourmands

SERVICE
Waiters exude old-fashioned charm

FACILITES
Substantial conference rooms; gym; small beauty area; swimming pool with sea views

COST
Doubles from €290

piazza San Domenico 5, Taormina, Sicily, Italy (00 39 0942 613111; fax: 625506; www.thi.it)