The hotel is close to the seafront promenade, 100 metres from the nearest shops, bars and cafes and 50 metres from its sister property the Sporting Baia Hotel. The beach in front of the Sporting Baia is privately owned, and there is a charge to use it. A 100 metre walk along the promenade there is a free public beach. Giardini Naxos is a seaside resort 30 miles south of Messina, on the Ionian coast, north of the mouth of the river Alcantara.