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The Two Griffins - Apartment n. 4

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A modern kitchen with a dining area, a living room with a sofa and a painting, and a colorful rug.
A modern living room with a glass coffee table, a sofa, a dining area with chairs, and a kitchen area with a counter and appliances.
A balcony with a table and two chairs, overlooking a cityscape and the sea at night.
A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables, a nightstand, and a red floral wall mural.
A modern kitchen with a central island, stainless steel appliances, and a dining area with a table and chairs.

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Ping pong on-site
    A rare find — challenge friends and family to endless matches.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Corso Umberto

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Air-conditioning
  • Free internet
  • Dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Taormina, Sicilia
  • Place, Corso Umberto
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Taormina Cable Car
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Porta Messina
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Airport, Catania (CTA-Fontanarossa)
    ‪44 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

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About the area

Taormina

Located in Taormina, this apartment is in the city centre. Corso Umberto is a notable landmark, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Isola Bella and Giardini Naxos Beach. Travelling with kids? Consider Villa Comunale Garden and Passopisciaro. Take the opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like ecotours.
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Taormina, Sicilia

What's nearby

  • Corso Umberto - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Taormina Cable Car - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Porta Messina - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Piazza IX April - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Greek Theatre - 8 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Taormina Giardini Station - 20 min walk
  • Reggio di Calabria (REG-Strait of Messina) - 114 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bam Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Bar Pirandello - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Art Mediterranea Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Bar Trinacria - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Al Grappolo d'Uva - ‬5 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is The Two Griffins - Apartment n. 4 pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Two Griffins - Apartment n. 4?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at The Two Griffins - Apartment n. 4?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Two Griffins - Apartment n. 4?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Two Griffins - Apartment n. 4 located?

Located in the heart of Taormina, this family-friendly apartment building is steps away from San Pancrazio Church and Taormina Cable Car. Corso Umberto and Isola Bella are also within 1 mile (2 km). Taormina Giardini Station is 20 minutes by foot.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 25 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 25 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 25 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 25 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 25 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great, clean, location, things to do.

Was great!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Absolutely fanatics!! The host and his son were very responsive, accommodating and helpful! Would 100% stay here again. The best place and amazing views! Clean, quiet…just fantastic
View from the patio!!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent!

Great location, clean and had all the necessities we needed. Highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful place!

Great location, clean, online pics are accurate, and the host was easy to work with! The only misunderstanding from online ad/post is that it does NOT have a washer/dryer. Lovely place, we will definitely stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful hosts and property

No surprises here. Property is as described and the hosts were excellent. Highly recommend.
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Upscale apartment with terrific outside facilities

Nice clean airy apartment in good neighborhood with convenient access to the sights. The private terrace is nice and the rooftop amenities are outstanding. It was a pleasure to stay there and Vincenzo made us feel welcome.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful modern apartment

So convenient; incredible sea views from large private balcony and rooftop terrace. Gracious host and just steps from our favorite restaurant—Sapori di Mare. Close to city Centre, but quiet. Highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gem at Porta Messina

The apartment is perfectly located and a joy to call home for a few days. Beautiful, modern design. Thanks for creating it and sharing it, Vincenzo!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Really happy we stayed here

Immaculate, well-stocked, very close to Messina gate with pharmacy, restaurants and grocery - and the main drag with sights and many more restaurants. Lovely partially shaded terrace and a large communal roof-top terrace with games and varied seating. Very reasonable priced. Only tiny niggle was it was on a busy street so a bit of traffic noise during the day, but would absolutely pick this place again if we return.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfection in Taormina!

First, the apartment is exactly as indicated on the website…beautiful, spacious, and sparkling clean, containing every amenity one could want. The wrap around terrace gave us views to the main thoroughfare as well as the beautiful Ionian Sea. We awoke each morning to gorgeous sunrises, and each day, right at night, we heard the bells of the Angelus from the nearby churches. The building is ideally located for bus stops and main shopping and dining along the Corso Umberto. We walk
Stayed 41 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect base

The apartment is perfectly situated within a 30 second walk from the Porta Messina stone archway marking the start of the bustling picturesque walk through the main trading street of Taormina. We were able to walk from the apartment down to the beach front opposite Isola Bella, to the Greek Amphitheater, and all the way up to Castelmola (take some water). It’s a very convenient location. The apartment itself is lovely, and feels spacious and airy with great views from the large patio area. Vincenzo is a lovely guy and greeted us at the apartment to give us the keys and a tour of the facilities, he also arranged our transfer from the airport to the apartment so no hassle at all. Thank you Vincenzo for you hospitality and our lovely base in Taormina.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 May 2023
Dear Carl, Thanks so much for leaving such a great review of your experience here. Looking forward to your next visit. Best regards, Vincenzo
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Hôte extrêmement accueillant et présent, appartement fabuleux avec grande terrasse et vue superbe. Cuisine complète, très spatieux, très bien situé, à proximité de tout. Pas de parking, pas de possibilité de stationner dans la rue de l’appartement; toutefois stationnement payant à 200 mètres et la ville est pratiquement piétonnière et très agréable. On y retournerais volontiers, et on le recommande chaudement
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect!

Vincenzo was so friendly and attentive to our wants and needs. His building is in a great location. The bus from the train literally stops 50 feet away. One of the old gates is 100 steps away. The funicular to get down to the beach is just around corner, perhaps 500 steps away. The apartments are as good as new. Everything immaculate and tastefully furnished. Highly recommended!
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2022
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice

The Host was excellent and very informative. Property was as expected per its description.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sehr schöne, zentral gelegene Wohnung

Eine sehr gepflegtes Haus und eine sehr schöne und gut aussgestattete Wohnung mit großer Terrasse. Sowohl von der eigenen Terrasse als auch der Dachterrasse hat man einen tollen Blick auf das Meer. In 100 Meter Entfernung von der Wohnung beginnt die Fußgängerzone der Altstadt. Wir hatten einen Mietwagen und haben im Parkhaus Viale S. Pancrazio 54, ebenfalls ca. 100 Meter von der Wohnung entfernt, geparkt (22 EUR für 2 Tage, es gibt keine Schranke, d. h. man kann jederzeit in das Parkhaus rein- und rausfahren). Wir waren Ende Oktober in Taormina und hatten eine sehr entspannte Zeit, es war nicht überfüllt, man konnte noch gut schwimmen gehen und schöne Ausflüge in die Umgebung unternehmen.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location and good cannoli downstairs

This property was wonderful. It is in the center of Taormina about a 15 minute walk from the main bus station. It was clean and had all the basics. The bathroom shower had good water pressure; the A/C worked well; the bed was comfortable. The bus stop for Castelmola was 20 feet away. I would recommend this little day trip for a few hours. We enjoyed sitting on the terrace and watching all the cars/buses/people go by. Vincenzo was very quick to reply to Whats App messages and was very helpful. The location is great for wandering the main streets and getting to the Ancient theatre. It is located on floor 2 with 2 flights of steps. There is a little coffee/cannoli shop below the apartment, too. I would recommend this apartment to anyone.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Summer in Sicily

The property was in a great location, it was immaculate and had everything you could need for an extended stay. The host was very helpful. Highly recommended!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Molto bello, consigliatissimo

Abbiamo soggiornato qui in due dal 22 al 25 Aprile 2019. L'appartamento è in centro, comodo al parcheggio, bello, pulitissimo, nuovo, molto confortevole e dotato di tutto, compreso il wi-fi. Ha una terrazza privata con un bellissimo scorcio sul mare, attrezzata con tavolo, sedie, lettino e ombrellone (utilizzata poco a causa del cattivo tempo). Il proprietario Vincenzo, è gentile, accogliente e disponibilissimo. Lo consiglio. Raffaela
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Spacious and modern apartment with private balcony

Apartment 4 in "I due griffoni" is located on second floor with a private balcony. The view from the dining room/kitchen is marvelous overlooking the Messina strait and view of the sunrise. The interior is spotless and convenient. You do not find anyting like this elsewhere in Taormina. The other four apartments looks just as nice and we believe they each have their advantage depending the time of the year when you visit. Do not forget, there is a large roof terrace with sunbeds, sitting areas and sunshades. The hosts, Serena and Vincent Sparta are, like many other Sicilians, extremely kind so you feel at home immediately. We stayed 16 days for a course in Italian and will be glad to come back another time.
Stayed 16 nights in Mar 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Vincenzo the host is very helpful and welcoming. Appartment is beautiful and clean.

Appartment very clean. Very well furnished. Superbe location with a view on the sea from the balcony. Few steps from the street with all the shopps and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Thought the apartment was amazing and in a great location. Vincenzo the owner was such a lovely man.

As i said property was amazing and in great location. Owner Vincenzo was such a lovely man and always available to answer any queries etc. Taormina is such a lovely place and people were all really friendly. We did the Godfather tour which we thought was fab. We did drive to Corleone, Palermo and Messina but there was not much to see or do in any of these places. Palermo as a capital city was just so dirty. But all the area around Taormina and Catania was beautiful. We will defo be back as we didn't do Mount Etna
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2017
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Perfetto

Siamo stati a Taormina per due settimane in agosto. Abbiamo avuto il piacere di soggiornare ai 2 Grifoni e più precisamente nell'appartamento 4. Avevamo scelto questa soluzione in quanto ci eravamo innamorati della terrazza da cui si può vedere da un lato il mare e dall'altro la collina sopra il centro di Taormina. La posizione dell'appartamento è molto interessante in quanto si trova esattamente di fronte a Porta Messina (ingresso della zona pedonale di Taormina) e allo stesso tempo è di fronte alle fermate di tutte le navette che portano ai parcheggi (in particolare il Lumbi dove si possono fare convenienti abbonamenti settimanali per l'auto) e alle spiagge. L'appartamento è molto spazioso, noi eravamo in due ma potrebbe ospitare fino a 4 persone. Le finiture di tutto lo stabile sono state personalmente curate dal proprietario Vincenzo che, oltre ad essere un magnifico ospite, è anche una persona molto attenta alle esigenze dei suoi clienti. Buone le finiture della casa, ben arredata con gusto, spaziosa la zona giorno e magnifica la terrazza adatta per aperitivi dopo la spiaggia o cene con amici. Io consiglio questa struttura ove, molto probabilmente vi farò ritorno per le prossime vacanze in Sicilia. Gianluca
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2017
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Beautiful and Modern Apartment in Central Taormina

Fantastic hospitality provided by apartment hosts Vincenzo and Serena. Made us feel very welcome when we arrived and throughout the whole holiday duration. 5 minutes walk to the entrance of Corso Umberto - Porta Messina. Located near a lovely supermarket (Etna 2) and next door to a pizza place. Short walk 10 minutes to old Greek Theatre. Would recommend a trip to Isola Bella, taking a boat trip visiting Grottos. Lovely ice cream parlour at end of Corso Umberto near Porta Catania - Cioccolato e Gelato. We loved our stay, apartment and wonderful hospitality. We recommend this apartment and will visit again. Thank you Vincenzo and Serena for everything. Tanti saluti. Gianni and Rosa
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Loved Taormina

We struggled to find an apartment to book in central Taormina but so pleased we found this one. The owner was attentive and helpful. The apartment was well equipped and absolutely spotless. The only slight criticism is that the property is on a fairly busy road into Taormina so the balcony at the front of the property can be quite noisy however the apartment is very central and everything you could want is within a few minutes walk. Highly recommend arancini from the bakery a few doors down from the apartments.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2026
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