Best Western Hotel Mediterraneo

I travelled with my friend to Catania and stayed at the Best Western Hotel Mediterraneo for 3 nights. The staff of the hotel are very friendly and helpful, giving maps and info. Antonella's English was excellent and she was very eager to assist us. The room was spacious with 2 large beds, a balcony and en-suite bathroom.Everything was spotless clean. They even change your bedsheets every day if you want, still telling you about environmental and economical issues. Breakfast was only continental but there was plenty of it, tea, coffee,milk,yoghurt, fresh juices, breads, pastries, fruit, cereals, cheeses, cold meats and even boiled eggs and omelettes. You can also order freshly brewed coffee/capuccino and granita ice cream! There is also a selection of gluten free options. We have read other reviews, and we'll write for those who are no longer young and fit! Even if we could walk from the hotel to the city centre, we preferred to spend 8 EURO and get a taxi.Thus, we could walk in the centre and spend more time there. We had an unpleasant surprise with Terassa del Barone which only opened at 8pm. So, no food options during daytime.On the other hand, we found excellent food at reasonable prices in the restaurants near Piazza del Duomo. You could also try Trattoria La Canonica(next to St Agatha Church), which is a beautiful place serving traditional food and wine .As for desserts, you should try a cannoli with ricota cheese, they're delicious. If you want to buy traditional sweets, to take home, ask the hotel staff about Sottile, which is very close to the hotel and has good prices(a cookie 1,5 EURO in Piazza del Duomo and 0,50 in Sottile!). As for the tours, we chose "Katane live" company(the yellow one,in Piazza del Duomo), and the young lady was very nice and helpful and we had a good time going to Aci castello and Aci trezza. They had audio guides in several languages and it was relaxing to sit and listen to the commentary.It was also pretty cheap. We also chose Etna Tribe for 1/2 trip to Naxos Giardini,Isola Bella, Castelmonte and Taormina, and that was an excellent choice. All in all Catania was a wonderful experience! less

This hotel is not expensive and you get the best bargain for your money! The rooms are not small and very clean. The bathroom is rather large. You have lots of TV channels, where you can switch the language to english. The hotel is fairly good located. If you are not averse to walking a bit you can reach everything in Catania by foot (we did). The via edna is just a aprox. 7/8 minute walk through the beautiful Giardin Bellini. Most of the staff was very friendly and helpful. And the breakfast is nearly ridiculously cheap. For just 3 € you get all you need to start the day deliciously. You have a fairly large buffet and you can - and should - order freshly brewed coffee and granita ice cream! Would go back on my next visit. less

Good rooms- spacious and clean, very good breakfast- many choices, not bad location- 10 minutes from the Main Street,near a nice park, good retaurants near by, very nice and helpful stuff, recommended!!! less

This hotel is well located for the city centre, a short walk away. The surrounding area doesn't look great but I felt perfectly safe there. The hotel has all the facilities needed including free wifi. My room had a terrace but no furniture out there. There was air con, a mini bar and safe (free of charge). Good breakfast choices including fresh fruit and cake. Staff were helpful but not friendly. less

Due to the late-night arrival of our plane in Catania we decided to stay in Catania for one night. Based on online recommendations, I decided to book this hotel online for one night for a room for two. The staff was very friendly and the room was clean and just what we expected. We paid €64.50 for one night which I consider excellent value for money. As we did not go out I cannot comment on the area. This hotel offers an airport pickup at €25, which was worth it (we got a cab back to the airport the next day to pick up our rental car, which was €23, so the value is also ok). For a short stay where you will just need to sleep I recommend this place. Only downside, as with all of Sicily, that in the early morning the neighborhood can be a bit noisy. That is just something that needs to be dealt with but didn't interrupt our night sleep. less