Florence vs Taormina & the east: where should you stay?

Both are in Italy, and the honest difference between them is what a night costs and how far you are from everything else. The numbers below come from our own live inventory.

 FlorenceTaormina & the east
Best forRenaissance · galleries · walkableEtna · Greek theatre · sea
Typical nightly rate€74 – €261€61 – €190
Places to stay2,4432,871
Nearest airport8 min by road from Florence Peretola Airport1 hr 4 min by road from Catania Fontanarossa Airport
Things worth seeing3,0458,037

Rates are the 10th–90th percentile of what we hold in each area, so they describe a normal night rather than the cheapest and most expensive rooms across the country.

Where to stay in Florence

All 2,443 in Florence
The Moon Boutique Hotel & Spa4-star hotel
Florence · Hotel
from €157 /nightEstimate · varies by date
San Firenze Suites & Spa4-star hotel
Florence · Apartment
from €243 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Kairos by Florence Art Apartments4-star hotel
Florence · Apartment
from €137 /nightEstimate · varies by date

Where to stay in Taormina & the east

All 2,871 in Taormina & the east
Villa Fiorita Boutique Hotel4-star hotel
Taormina & the east · Villa
from €664 /nightEstimate · varies by date
B&B Stella4-star hotel

B&B Stella

5.00(696)
Taormina & the east · Hotel
from €84 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Hotel Palazzo Cavalieri4-star hotel
Taormina & the east · Hotel
from €96 /nightEstimate · varies by date

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