Catania hotellit lähellä Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini

Plussat: The management were very friendly and helpful; available to provide information on transport, trips etc. Do take up the offer of using the roof terrace as it is a great little suntrap and has some fantastic views. (Terrace itself is a basic area on the roof). Location is excellent.

Miinukset: The style of the b&b is unusual and felt like a bizarre hostel. Rooms are functional. If you are seeking a more traditional b&/b or hotel style environment - this would not be the place for you. The building was originally once very ornate and decadent; now it is a bit shabby. I travelled alone and the timed light system was scary the first night as it doesn't give you enough time to get from one part of the hall to the next. That was frustrating. a couple of nights was ok. More than that (especially if you use Catania as a base for your travels around Sicily) and you might want to upgrade or skip to Taormina where there is a wider range of accommodation (albeit more costly) but it is still as easy to travel aroud from the same base.

Plussat: Staff spoke excellent English, recommended great places to visit and eat and made us feel very welcome. Good central location.

Plussat: The room and the building were very authentical, like typical Italian.The room and bathroom are big, clean and pretty. The staff is very helpfull. The location is the best. In the center and quite.

Plussat: the rooms are big and comfertable. beutifull dezigen. the hospetality of Jan Lica- great!

Miinukset: no

Plussat: I liked the helpful friendly host ad the spacious, clean bedroom and bathroom. There was free wifi connection if you have your own computer and cheap rates for the use of the hotel computer.

Plussat: Very helpful staff, good internet connection.

Plussat: I liked the style of the room, the English language channels on the TV, the courtesy and helpfulness of the staff, the cleanliness of the room..

Plussat: we enjoyed our stay in hotel mediterraneo very central breakfast was very nice rooms confortable

Plussat: Perfect location -10 min.walk from the city center. Friendly staff. Excelent value for money. Quiet zone.

Plussat: Clean and spacious room and bathroom. RIch, fresh and tasty breakfast (eggs, bacon, chees, toasts, croissant, sweets, variety of coffee, cereals, milk, juice, tea, fruits, etc.). Well decorated both, hotel itself and rooms. 15 min by walk away from Calcio Catania football stadium. Seemed as very calm and safe street and neighbourhood. Close to Bellini Park and Via Etnea (main street of the city). Extremely helpful and friendly staff except for one time when a lady refused to pack breakfast as we had to leave early morning for a tour. If you are in the neighbourhood, you will always find the hotel as there are signs and directions for it everywhere!

Miinukset: Away from train station Catania Centrale. Quite distant by walk from Piazza Duomo (central square of the city). Otherwise a hotel with amazing service standards - would definately stay there if I visit again. Would recommend.

Plussat: Excellent location for sightseeing. Beds and pillow (self selection) excellent as were the bathroom and breakfast. Highly recommended.

Plussat: Parking was good. Staff very helpful and spoke good english.

Miinukset: no vegetables by breakfast

Plussat: Clean environment & helpful staff.

Miinukset: The spacious balcony could have a small table & 2/3 chairs outside. Also a canopy to ease the heat from the sun would have made it more comfortable.

Plussat: comfortable bed, good aircon, decent size room, large in-room safe, fridge

Miinukset: poor breakfast,location, bland corporate decor, lack of tourist info.

Plussat: Breakfast was very good. Hotel premises and facilities are outstanding.

Miinukset: Only not so positive aspect was distance of hotel to places of interest, and difficult parking.

Plussat: Breakfast was very good. The staff were very obliging and kind to us when we arrived very late due to a delayed flight. They directed us to park our hire car and took good care of watching it.

Miinukset: Nothing to complain about

Plussat: 1) the central placement of the hotel 2) in low season they can park your car themselves in the garage

Miinukset: 1) the city itself is awful: very dirty, all walls and historic buildings are in graffity even fountain and main street, a lot of poor and dirty people on streets outside the 1 main walking road (so in the evening it's scary to walk). We ran away from this city on 3d day, although planed to stay for 5. The main reason to come here is Etna - that is fantastic. 2) the hotel itself is business-style one with old furniture with respective "old smell" in rooms. Think that it should be cheaper

Plussat: The breakfast and the dining area were lovely and the staff excellent. We are very comfortable in recommending it to others

Plussat: Location is excellent - Staff very cordial and efficient - Comfort rooms - very good breakfast

Miinukset: NA

Plussat: Food in the restaurant was very good. Staff very helpful, courteous and friendly

Miinukset: Our meal on thursday 21st was exactly the same as that on the wednesday although very good 20th. Howevber a word with reception ensured we had different menu friday and saturday which were bo9th excellent. some thought need sto be put into serviuce for guest who stay more than 1 night

Plussat: Friendly staff (although the barman was sometimes difficult to find)

Miinukset: Some loud, brash Americans who were obviously on their tour of Europe, and thought they owned it.

Plussat: Well appointed and tastefully furnished. Friendly staff on the whole. Excellent food and breakfast - beware of the gourmet dinner, it has 8 courses!

Miinukset: Not a great location, being tucked away in side streets a fair walk from the city centre. Driving is impossible - allow 1 hour to get to the airport at busy times.

Plussat: Good quality, clean and friendly staff.

Miinukset: A bit pricy. Location not great (Catania is not great as well) but close to the center.

Plussat: Free internet in the room and free drinks in frig, very nice deco overall.

Plussat: Staff were very friendly and the food was very good

Plussat: position for exploring

Plussat: Location

Miinukset: Broken lights, broken mini bar, broken sink. Room was run down, staff sullen and unfriendly. No help with broken facilities. A three night stay not long enough for them to get anything done. Staff at breakfast looked suicidal. Not a great experience all round. Only good thing is the location, close to everything in catania.

Plussat: Location is perfect. Staff very friendly & room was well appointed and clean. Great value.

Plussat: Male front staff service was welcoming and more...

Plussat: Professional, discreet and what any experienced traveller requires, Bravo!

Miinukset: Personal, hotel tour guide, facilitator for ones movements around Catania: local consultant...social, cultural and business.

Plussat: The staff was very skilled and able to improvise regarding parking and more. breakfirst fine too.

Plussat: Beautifully situated in the centre of Cantania with very high standard of rooms

Plussat: Charmingly decorated, room spacious, staff friendly and helpful, location excellent.

Plussat: Ystävällisestä henkilökunnasta. Turvallisuuteen oli kiinnitetty erityistä huomiota.

Miinukset: Ei

Plussat: Very friendly staff, helpful and competent. Breakfast rich and good. Position of hotel is good and room was quiet. I am looking forward to spend my time once more in this hotel.

Plussat: Excellent location, Luigi on the reception desk was exceptionally helpful and even arranged to send on the clothes I'd left to our next hotel in Taormina! We were offered a choice of room and selected a small but well equipped and comfortable room with delightful french windows and balcony. We were on the side of the hotel and this turned out to be quiet. I'd advise you to avoid the front of the hotel at the weekend unless you are going to be out yourself partying late (it's a bit of a gathering place late on in the evening).

Miinukset: The breakfast service was not replenished - we went there half an hour before it closed and it was pretty sparse to say the least, but the coffee and croissants were excellent. It's probably best to get their early. Our bathroom was a little on the snug side which may be a problem for some, but then we did have a choice of larger rooms had we wanted them.

Plussat: Central location, friendly staff, great room.

Plussat: Very friendly staff. Room excellent. Breakfast not too impressive - but italians don't do breakfast like brits.. Location fine for catania sightseeing etc.

Miinukset: No. It was good and we would stay again. Really liked the place.

Plussat: Good central location with highly efficient and professional staff.

Miinukset: A few problems re noise from nearby bars on the Saturday night!

Plussat: Nice big room with all amenities.

Miinukset: Didnt have view of mount Etna as promised and didnt have tea/coffee making facilities.

Plussat: The breakfast

Miinukset: These are all things i didn't like about the hotel: Impatient front desk staff but that may be because they were short of staff and the long queues. for a hotel claiming to be 5 star looked a bit tired. Bedroom wall lights nearly coming off the wall. Some desk lamps not working. Wall paper peeling away from the bathroom wall. The room phone did not work. Only one computer with small screen to access internet - for a fee and this took 10 -15 minutes to connect.

Plussat: spacy rooms

Miinukset: no hot water in the morning

Plussat: excelent room & breakfast.

Miinukset: not much information readily available on tours etc, had to ask at reception.

Plussat: i like the design of the hotel. its my type 100 %. the rooms are very nicee...beautiful andd clean and i found a lot of people smiling and help you alot. the breakfast was very good excelent service and everything clear in the kitchen there is nothign i can say negative and sure im coming again next time

Miinukset: 1 thing i don't like.. aspecially in the night i found... i got there about 3 am in the morning and i found a man and asked me if i was a resident there and he didnt belived me and had to check in the computer ..

Plussat: We asked for another room on our second day (as it had a rather unpleasant smell) and were given a much better room.

Miinukset: All 4 of us found the pillows very hard and uncomfortable. One of our party asked for a softer pillow but the replacement was no better.

Plussat: Henkilökunta valtavan ystävällinen ja auttamishaluinen, amerikkalainen aamiainen erinomainen, hotelli todella siisti

Miinukset: Ei

Plussat: big room, nice bath

Miinukset: bad smell in the room, despite parfume diffusor

Miinukset: the telephone system was out of order

Plussat: Location was convenient. Good parking, which is a rarity in Italy sometimes. Safe to walk to other areas of the city.

Miinukset: I thought the carpet was very shabby, stained, and worn out. It made a beautiful hotel loose some appeal.

Plussat: Nothing in particular; advertised as five star hotel but in reality does not offer what is expected in "five star" hotels.

Miinukset: On arrival there was no body to help with our lugage. We had to drag it from the taxi to the loby. Air conditioning of the "suite" was not working; staff at the fornt desk refused to move us ot a diferent suite or room; It toke three days to get the air conditioning working after complaining repeatedly. Hotel's personel very un-professionaly and not corteous at all in general; there were very few exempitions; never had this experience in Five Star Hotels.