Katane Palace Hotel ensures to its guests a pleasant stay in an elegant setting, whether you're here on a well-deserved holiday or on business. This 4 stars hotel, el...
Katane Palace Hotel ensures to its guests a pleasant stay in an elegant setting, whether you're here on a well-deserved holiday or on business. This 4 stars hotel, elegant and functional, features any kind of services, designed to ensure you a comfortable stay: wireless internet connection in all the property, wired Internet Point, an excellent restaurant, a bar and meeting facilities. Katane Palace Hotel central location will allow you to easily reach by car Corso Italia the main shopping street, the train station, the fair centre and the Duomo cathedral.
Advantages: Very comfortable beds Disadvantages: Location, Poor room service
.... I wished I had booked the Una Palace in Via Etnea, which looked brilliant. It is in the main shopping street with loads of cafes, bars, shops etc. and has a roof terrace which would give brilliant views of the volcano. I thought about moving hotels, but couldn't afford to pay again.
My hotel room was very comfortable and clean with a modern bathroom with the usual toiletries. A reasonable buffet breakfast is included in the price. Room service seemed very restricted – although the bar did toasted sandwiches.
If you are on a tight budget, advance internet booking on Best Western's website gives good value for money for the Hotel Mediterraneo. However, I don’t think this hotel would suit everyone. It certainly wouldn't impress the girlfriend and I wouldn’t want my mother walking round there on her own at night. The streets were almost...
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...Catania is the second major city in Sicily after Palermo.
There is a common say, that it is easier to do business in catania than Palermo. Although in my experience the 2 cities are very similar under this respect, I would not necessarily disagree with this statement.
An interesting place to visit is Castello di Ursino, (Ursino castle).
Located in Piazza Federico di Svevia, at the end of Via Auteri between Via Plebiscito and Via Garibaldi, it used to be a coastal fortress.
Later, vulcanic eruptions expanded the coastline, and if you go there, you can deem by yourself the extent of this expansion!
Another place worth visiting is the cathedral (Duomo), which goes back to 1090.
A word of caution for tourists, there are not too many restaurants in the centre of the town. If you have the time, try and go to Taormina, a beautiful place...
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...6 Month ago i went out to Catania i was liveing there for 6 months.
Catania is a bright place with lots of thing to do.
its a wonderfull place to see the seaside is clean the people are very plesent there and its so hot.
the nightlife there start around midnight people go down to the bars and eat icecream, got to the seaside.
The italians when they go out they go out in a group and talk.
the food there is very healthy the fish is something you have never tryed belive everything is home made which is really nice.
The only ploblem there are the roads the cars will not stop for you,you have to just walk out and years ago when i went to italy it was cheap now the price is gone up.
thanks i did not want ot write too much....
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I stayed at this hotel about 5 years ago and it had recently been refurbished. It is tucked away down a side road but that meant that it was quiet and peaceful. The rooms were large, clean and very nicely decorated with two double beds, good air... more
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