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3 out of 5
De Curtis Palace
Via Antonio De Curtis 30, Catania, CT

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 38 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 145 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent
Place was ok! Neighborhood not so good.

2/10 Terrible

Lasse, Oslo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fraud
This is not a hotel, but a hostel. If you don't have money, don't waste what you have on this place.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Hotel isn't what it advertises. The breakfast is actually coupon you take up the road somewhere and get a free coffee. Also wifi is only in lobby not in the room like said. Otherwise it's a nice place and the staff are very helpful.

4/10 Poor

Carola, London

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gamble with rooms
Booked and paid for a family room 6 months in advance! We received a small room without window (small roof window which could not be opened). When we stayed at De Curtis 4 years ago we booked a double room which was cheaper but bigger with a huge terrace and a lovely bathroom. Will not book again with De Curtis.

6/10 Okay

Leo

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Heidi, Hongkong

Nice building, dodgy area
Since we did day trips every day, the location close to stations was good. But, the area is not nice to walk around at night. Hotel was really nice old building, but interior could use a renovation. Its was quiet though, so we had a good sleep. UNlike advertised, we did not have wi/fi in the room, only in the reception area. Receptionist was nice, but didnt speak English. Also toiletries had to be reminded to be given to us. Breakfast was a ticket to a cafe nearby. So basically one pastry and a drink.

6/10 Okay

Jose, Santiago, Chile

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
nice pictures, but just about that
the neighborhood looks damgerous at first but it is not so actually, I didn't have any bad experience, hookers stnd on the corner though. personel didn't speak english and italian with that terrible southern accent impossible to understand. I had to pay on cash because the machine was broken, great so thats my problem now... I spent 2 nights there and none of them my room was cleaner nor tidied up. the place it is just not nice, I simply recommend you find some other place.

8/10 Good

Serge, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good enough for 3 stars. Pretty close to airport.
I needed some hotel for one night and close to airport. Additional windows are installed to reduce (successful) the noise from AC. Pretty close to bars, and restaurants.

8/10 Good

Audrey Ho, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the rail station
It is around 7 minutes walk from the rail station. Around 10 minutes from the main shopping street and 20 minutes from the main scenery. However, the way to walk back from the main location to hotel is quite dark, not feel so safe, just the feeling, we were fine. The smell in the wash room is not so good. Wifi not available at room, and only available at the receiption which make inconvenience because our room was not at the same floor.

10/10 Excellent

bundi, orkney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
amazing for the price.
rooms are amaizng. had a littel prolem with the the whole not speaking italian thing but got round that using google translate. roooms are absaloutly fantastic huge and really comfy (im 6" 8 so when i say huge i really mean it) people running the place couldnt be nicer and were a great help when ever we needed anything. only real negatives was that we were at the top floor ( 6 flights of stairs) which is a long way up with a big bag. and the breakfast wasnt really up to much either. apart from taht not a bad word to say about the place.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Is it a hotel or a B and B?
It's hard to really rate this place on the scale above. We can tell you we would never stay there again. When we approached by cab, we really thought the cab driver had taken us to the wrong part of town. It wasn't a very nice area. When you enter, you walk into what used to be a stable and it still looks like one. The room was large with a nice double bathroom and a small, dirty balcony. They list themselves one place as a hotel and another as a B & B. If they were a hotel, they needed to make up the bed more than just the 1st night, provide us with more than 1 roll of toilet paper ( I suppose we could have asked for more, but we wanted to see what would happen) & empty the waste basket. If they were a B & B, they needed to provide more than a sticky coffee pot, instant coffee (no cream, sugar, etc) and 2 pre packaged rolls (the 1st day only-never replaced in the 3 days we were there.) We stayed at many hotels and B & B 's on this 28 day trip; this is the only one that is getting a bad review. We rea

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

joe

good locattion hotel near bus terminus and to the market but the neighdourhood not very nice. staff very helpfull. no elevator in the hote this was biffucult to handel our luggages and the buggy for our baby.

2/10 Terrible

Rita, Malta

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst hotel ever been to.
Me and My daughter were staying at this hotel for 4 days and we were very disappointed. On the internet it says that thre is a daily buffet breakfast and all we got is plain croissants which were not soft at all and biscuits. We never touched the breakfast and the same things were there for four days.The sheets and the towels were never changed. There is no lift so we had to take up our luggages 3 flight of stairs and then again down. We had to check out at 10.30 in the morning otherwise we had to pay. There was not even a window were you can look out and see the street, only one in the roof which you can put ajar. We will never go there again.

6/10 Okay

Evyatar

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is located in a poor neighborhood, without any outer sign, 10 minutes walking from the central station of Catania. The hotel do not have any wireless connection nor internet connection but from the front desk. The room was very big and clean. Breakfast includes snacks and instant coffee for self-made at the room. Staff has willing to help, but their English is poor.

8/10 Good

Mr Motta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fine for a night
IT's a clean enough, fine enough hotel for a short stay. No english with service but that's to be expected in Sicily. A little hard to find and odd layout within the building but the rooms are fine. Breakfast was pretty lame. Horrible coffee, which in Italy is just plain wrong.

10/10 Excellent

John J. Borg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to train and bus stations
I spent one night only but surely this will be my residence whenever i am in Catania.

2/10 Terrible

ms. s elsayed

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
discusting

6/10 Okay

André

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Friendly staff
A nice B&B, but we stayed a saturday, and there was a lot of noice in the streetWe didn't feel that safe in the area. They did put in some efforts serving the breakfast at the roof-top, but failed in serving eatable food. Super friendly staff though...

10/10 Excellent

Ole Friis Larsen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel
Nice people, funny room and very practical adress not far from bus- and railstations.

8/10 Good

CTINCT, Switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Reasonable price near the center of Catania
Great for families! Room has several beds and a loft area with a bathroom and another bed. Don't be too put off by the initial perception of the neighborhood, it's safer and more central than it originally looks! Staff is friendly. Breakfast is a carb fest with lots of sugary breads (not sure if this is a plus or minus).

6/10 Okay

Kenneth

Liked: Staff & service
insect
I wasn't stay in the room has good refurbish, there have insect and mosquito flying around when you sleep. the room were too dark. the breakfast were ridiculous with packing bread in supermarket, cappuccino was taste milk only. around the hotel area wasn't a good and safe area. every time walk back to hotel from the ground floor main door, you feel like you are in the horror movie the "REC". But only one thing good is the staff are very helpful and friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Radu, Bucharest, Romania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
De Curtis B&B is great!
If you reach Catania and you want a low-cost, but high-class hotel, try De Curtis! You will be a little bit shocked when you'll see the entrance, but inside it has great luxury and very kind employers. Very clean and classy!

10/10 Excellent

Dora, Switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelent Hotel, friendly staff
Very friendly and helpful, rooms are nice and clean.

10/10 Excellent

Effy, Tucson, AZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and Lovely!
This B&B was wonderful; the staff were extremely helpful and patient with our limited Italian! They called affordable taxis for us for the airport when we needed them at early/late times. Everything was clean and newly renovated, and the breakfast was amazing with a great view. Broadband ethernet internet was in the rooms! It is kind of difficult to find the building (it is unmarked with signs), but once you get in there, it's a really wonderful place.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very accomodating staff
We selected DeCurtis because it was reasonably priced and close to the airport. We had to leave the hotel at 5am and did not think we could have the breakfast that was included. The young woman at the desk offered to prepare a breakfast and place it in our room. The breakfast was great, the help were extremely accomodating and very pleasant. We will definitely stay there the next time we are flying out of Catania.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Aj, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
De Curtis in Catania -

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Close to train - no sign outside
Very close to train. Very nice hotel staff, they waited up for us, we got in very late. It was very hard to find B&B, there is only a very small sign out by door. We asked restaurant owner who walked us over. Try not to get in too late, it's a little sketchy at night. Lots of character. Great service.

8/10 Good

Julia, St-Petersburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quality for low price
Sevice was great! Very pleasant people. The only issue was that there was absolutely no sign of this B&B on the door or surroundings that I found weird. But the receptionist saw a taxy and came out to open the door. The restaurant recommended by the receptionist that was situated 50 metrers from the B&B, was marvelous.

10/10 Excellent

Mike, Lewes, DE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was great but the neighborhood was not so great
This hotel was recently totally renovated top to bottom and is extremely nice, everyone was cordial and could not do enough to support. However the neighborhood is not so good. If we were going to do this trip again and stay on the eastern portion of Sicily we'd stay in Taormina. The good thing about Catania is you can travel north or south in about an hour either way but there were really only a couple of things to see. I'd really love to say Catania is a can't miss just because of the hotel but I can't. I don't want to give the impression that the hotel was grand it wasn't, it was clean and hospitable.

10/10 Excellent

J, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don´t let the outside fool you
Couldn´t believe how beautiful and spaceous our room was! Two floors, beautiful staircase, lovely old tiled floor, good size double bed. We were very happy about everything in the hotel. The hotel might not suit people with walking disabilities, because the breakfast room is on the top floor and there´s no lift. Location of the hotel was great, near the city centre, the harbour and the bus/train station.

8/10 Good

D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value hotel
I found the staff at the hotel extrememly friendly and willing to help. The rooms were large and looked newly refurbished with modern shower and plasma tv. The only issue with this hotel is the location. It is in a bit of an unsavoury area, but if you are spending most of your time in the central part of Catania or going for a Mt Etna visit it isn't a problem.

8/10 Good

Alan, London, Ontario, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice & Friendly
Although not a true hotel, more a very good B & B, the De Curtis met our needs as a base for the time in Catania. It was reasonably priced & located, mid way between the railway station and the centre of Catania. The staff were helpful and we found all we needed with their help. The pick up/drop off offered was hit and miss though and not to be relied on.

8/10 Good

K, NYC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
DeCurtis in Catania
Not much on the outside of this B&B located 5 min from Catania's train station but once inside, nice decor and comfortable rooms. Stayed in family room which was nice size for 4. Friendly staff and simple but filling breakfast of cappuccino and toast/croissant everyday. Always greeted with friendly hello. Great bargain for family of 4 staying at this small B&B. Not in center of town but easy 10 min walk away. Surrounding neighborhood is somewhat gritty but excellent for its proximity to public transportation.

6/10 Okay

Maria, Monterrey NL Mx

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lugar céntrico pero no tenían internet y para nosotros es primordial por lo demás buena cama y hospitalidad
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Angel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Bien situado, buenas habitaciones.
Portón y Patio deprimente. Sin ascensor y con muchas escaleras.Recepción pobre. Buena atención personal.Habitaciones bastante buenas.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
piccolo accogliente hotel
Dignitoso piccolo hotel tra la stazione e il centro storico, penalizzato dallo stato dell'edificio che lo ospita. La reception è al primo piano, mentre le camere sono ai piani superiori. L'arredamento degli interni è buono e accogliente. Eccellente e professionale l'accoglienza e l'assistenza.

6/10 Okay

PAOLA

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Procure Outro
A única coisa boa foi o tamanho do quarto - enorme. Mas o ar não funcionava direito, no terceiro dia já não me abasteceram com produtos de toalete como prometido, havia cão latindo no corredor de vez em quando. Lances enormes de escadas e a forma grosseira de tratamento de algumas pessoas do B & B fazem-me querer distância do De Curtis como opção de hospedagem futura.

10/10 Excellent

Cris, Cremona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
molto gradevole
vicino al bus che porta in aereoporto, personale gentile e disponibile, camera ampia e ben arredata. Grande comodità e flessibilità di orari. Consigliato a chi vuole muoversi con la comodità di avere casa con sè

6/10 Okay

Fouzia , Paris

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Bed and breakfast accueillant proche du centre .
Mobilier de la chambre convenable et literie confortable. Amélioration de l'entretien des sanitaires souhaitable. Hôtel proche de la gare et proche du centre ville et du marché de poisson. Petit déjeuner servi ds un café proche du B and B.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Schönes Hotel in zentraler Lage in Catania
Wir haben von Catania aus die Ostküste Siziliens bereist, wobei dieses Hotel dafür bestens geeignet war, weil es in unmittelbarer Nähe des Busbahnhofs und (nicht benötigt) des Hauptbahnhofs liegt. Neben Catania (Fußweg zum Zentrum 10 Min) machten wir Ausflüge nach Syrakus, Enna, Taormina, auf den Ätna und sogar über Messina/Milazzo auf die Insel Vulcano. Dabei nutzten wir ausschließlich die Busverbindungen (z.B. AST, Etnabus, Interbus und Sais).

4/10 Poor

Ginger, Milano

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Polveroso ma gentili
Camera grande con terrazzo e doccia enorme. Il letto e il divano era pieno di polvere, le lenzuola non arrivavano a coprire tutto il materasso e la coperta era piccola, corta e striminzita. Il bagno era pulito. Il ragazzo e' stato gentile ma si e' scordato di dirci gli orari della colazione e quindi abbiamo perso il cornetto e caffe al bar (questa e' la colazione offerta). In compenso e' stato molto gentile e ci ha lasciato le chiavi del portone centrale per riprendere le valigie in autonomia. Giudizio finale.. beh se pulissero meglio e rifacessero il letto con lenzuola e coperte adeguate lo consiglierei! E...mettete almeno due rotoli di carta igienica!!!!!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vicino al centro
Palazzo in degrado con scale sporchissime e con portefinestre sempre aperte Le camere abbastanza pulite peccato che non c'era il riscaldamento in bagno e quindi la doccia si faceva gelando il personale spesso inesistente come la rete Wi-Fi completamente assente anche se doveva esserci .....

4/10 Poor

Eugenio , Rimini

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sconsigliabile
Il quartiere nel quale si trova l'hotel non è proprio dei migliori visto un diffuso degrado degli edifici e l'ingresso del palazzo nel quale si trova l'hotel, così come un po' tutto il palazzo risuolta abbastanza fatiscente, ma va detto che le stanze dell'hotel sono state ristrutturate da poco e risultano abbastanza comode. Nella camera a noi assegnata non c'erano armadi o cassettiere dove riporre le nostre cose. L'unico oggetto destinato all'uso era un attaccapanni da guardaroba provvisorio. Ho preso alcune foto una delle quali mostra un asciugamano chizzato di scuro e fornito come "appena uscito dalla lavanderia". Il televisore doveva essere stato recuperato da qualche scarto di magazzino e la sua accensione era un quiz continuo visto il malfunzionamento del telecomando. Il wifi gratuito non esisteva. A tal proposito l'impiegato ha raccontato di un guasto dovuto ad un fulmine ma dopo quattro giorni ancora non era stato riparato. La colazione era servita in un bar poco lontano e le paste erano sicuramente buone ma definire "colazione a buffet" una pasta e un capuccino mi pare quanto meno esagerato. Oltre al fatto che il bar non disponeva di tavolini al coperto e, considerate le temperature, non era certo piacevole sedersi all'aperto. Mi assumo la responsabilità di non avere esaminato a fondo i commenti reperibili su vari siti ma, se fosi in voi, sconsiglerei la scelta ai vostri futuri clienti.

6/10 Okay

alberto , bologna

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Location non proprio bella ma tranquilla
Belle camere grandi ma con alcune pecche che si possono sorvolare, ma colazione al bar non ci era mai successo ! Per quanto riguarda appoggio per escursioni per niente professionale e senza ricevuta!!

4/10 Poor

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Komische Gegend. B&B renovierungsbedürftig.
Hilfsbereites und sympathisches Personal, aber die Gegend ist voller Männer die den ganzen Tag auf der Straße einfach herumstehen... Abends kam ich nur mit Taxi zurück ins Hotel. Die Zimmer müssen renoviert werden. Kein Internet im Zimmer, nur unten im Lobby.

8/10 Good

Giulia, Paris

Liked: Staff & service
Ideal en depannage
Nous avons reservé cet hotel suite à une annulation soudaine d un autre hotel. Ils nous ont très bien accueillis, ils sont tous très gentils et les chambres spatieuses.

4/10 Poor

Herbert, Wien

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bed and Breakfast in einer Bruchbude
Die Gegend finster, das Haus desolat. Im ersten Stock dann etwas besser. Insgesamt aber eher befremdlich.