Hotel Overview
In the historic heart of Baroque Catania, housed in a building dating back to the 18th century, located between Piazza Duomo and Via Etnea and only a few steps from the most famous monuments and theatres, this family friendly, historical hotel comprises a total of 30 rooms and promises a traditional Sicilian welcome with rooms that offer all the comforts and are perfect for a leisure or business stay. The 24-hour reception and the communal spaces such as the hall, the lounge rooms with their comfortable sofas, the TV room and the reading room, with its tasteful and classic furnishings enhanced by woodwork, beautiful prints, and pictures on the wall, are ideal places to relax. Guests can indulge in conversation or even hold small work meetings, with coffee, drinks or a small snack served at the bar, which is reserved for customers. Further facilities available to guests include air conditioning, a hotel safe, a café, a breakfast room, Internet access and room service.
## Location
This hotel enjoys a privileged setting in Catania on the very central Via Vittorio Emanuele II, some 20 m from Piazza Duomo, in the very heart of the city and among splendid examples of Baroque architecture such as the Duomo, Palazzo degli Elefanti (City Hall) and Palazzo dei Chierici with the very original Elephant Fountain at its centre. In the immediate vicinity of the hotel guests will find many restaurants and bars as well as a bus stop, shops, the tourist centre, the historical fish market, Ursino Castle and the Bellini Opera House. Within a radius of 2.5 km, visitors will discover the beach, the Bellini Gardens, a nightclub and the central bus and train stations. Syracuse is some 60 km away. Catania Fontanarossa Airport lies around 9 km from the hotel.
## Rooms
The guestrooms are just as elegantly furnished as the common areas of the hotel, and are extremely comfortable thanks to all amenities on offer here. The rooms are soundproofed, many overlook the interior courtyard and accommodation is available as twin rooms for single occupancy, twins, doubles, and triples, all generous in size, bright, and with individually adjustable air conditioning, heating, a minibar, a direct dial telephone, a modem connection and a safe. All come with private bathrooms with showers and a complimentary beauty kit. The rooms feature a balcony or terrace.
## Sport
The nearest golf course lies around 32 km away.
## Payment
American Express, Diners Club, JCB, MasterCard and VISA are accepted at this hotel.
Via Vittorio Emanuele
Catania
Sicily
95124
Italy
39095326982