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Messina is an important city due to its location being the closest point on Sicily to the mainland and is the main entry point for those arriving by car or by train. The City is accustomed to playing host to a vast range of groups and provides eloquently through the Hotels Messina, that are engineered to suit the business traveller, the family group, the tourist and those wishing to celebrate a family occasion.
Messina is the third biggest city in Sicily after Palermo and Catania and is home to an archbishop and a University and visitors to the city are greeted by the great statue of the Virgin Mary at the harbour with an inscription on its plinth "Vos et ipsam civitem benedicimus" meaning We bless you and your city'' a quotation from a letter which according to the legend Mary gave to the Christians of the city. Messina was once a very important city during the Greek and Roman times, and some of the remains of this era may be found within the Messina regional museum found at the City's heart as is the Messina Cathedral originally built in the 12th Century but reconstructed in 1908.
Messina boasts a natural harbour and is at Sicily's northeast tip; Messina is the first city being kicked by mainland Italy's boot, just three miles across the Strait of Messina. It's a main port of entry for visitors via hydrofoils and ferries. A bridge connecting Messina to the mainland is under construction and scheduled to open in 2012. It is a city rich in culture and home to some of the most beautiful tourist sites including the Sanctuary of Montalto, the Monumental Cemetery and the Shrine of Cristo Re.
Seaside resorts of Lido Di Mortellea and Lido del Tirreno offer relaxation and wonderful views and life is celebrated through an array of festivals including the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Vara, Procession of Barette and Madonna Della Lettera. The city boasts a temperate climate and its economy is derived from the many shipyards, agriculture and wine production.
The Hotels Messina are found throughout the length and breadth of the City providing guests with the perfect springboard into all that the city has to offer as well as doorstep access to the pristine beaches privately owned by some of the luxury resorts found in the outlaying areas of the city. A wealth of information and photographic descriptions of the city and the varying hotels are found on line. The Hotels Messina proudly boast their own distinctive websites allowing guests a brief overview of the Hotels offerings, locations and amenities. Guests may book on line and in advance securing room types, length of stay, dietary needs and special needs for children and the elderly.
The Hotels are described through a variety of architectural styles from a renovated 1930's boutique offering to striking modern architectural high rise to low slung resort set over many aces of landscaped grounds punctuated by swimming pools and waterfalls. First impressions are created from expansive and ornate atriums, reception halls and lobbies, set with fresh flowers and original works of art, here staff greet warmly and process check in seamlessly.
The Hotels Messina host deluxe en suite guest rooms, multi roomed luxury suites and family double roomed convenience. The larger accommodations offer sitting rooms, dining rooms and study areas and family accommodations offer kitchen facilities and flow onto balconies, patios ad verandas. Interior decor ranges from extremely swish to clean and comfortable. Master bedrooms are home to signature king size beds, Queen Beds and twin beds.
En suite bathrooms offer showers, bathtubs, vanities and bathrobes, slippers and deluxe body products.
The rooms are provided with Flat Screen TV's, DVD's Cable and Satellite, coffee and Tea makers, mini bar, fresh flowers, air conditioning and 24 hour room service.
Executive floors at the business Hotels offer dedicated lounges where a continental breakfast is served each morning. Light snacks and beverages are presented throughout the day and daily papers and business journals are available.
Fine dining restaurants hosted by executive chefs craft extensive menus presenting home-grown cuisines and dishes influenced by the Mediterranean and Italy are displayed by the Hotels Messina, and all day eateries host traditional American fare. Many of the restaurants are child friendly and offer menus dedicated to their younger guests, honeymoon couples will enjoy the smaller more intimate restaurants or those that sit on balconies and terraces hosting spectacular views and delicious treats.
Executive guests are provided with a range of venues that are easily configured to suit a number of events and are well equipped ensuring the smooth running of all functions. Grand Ballrooms offer the perfect space for celebrating weddings, anniversaries and glitzy Galas as they roll onto lawns and terraces.
The outlying beach resorts boast extensive Spas providing therapeutic treatments administered by skilled professionals in tranquil environments guaranteed to restore, rejuvenate mind, body and soul these may be flanked by saunas, steam rooms and Jacuzzis. High tech gymnasiums are found at five-star hotels ensuring a total body work out.
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