Without a doubt this is a wonderful location to the beating heart of Catania, that’s centrally located to Piazza Duomo and has easy access to the train station, as well as the bus station, which can take you directly to the airport entrance on the ALIBUS ROUTE, as well!!!
If you do have a vehicle, parking can be a challenge, especially on the weekends, even with Paid Parking right around the corner!! Of course, your don’t really need a vehicle if you’re only staying a short time anyways, plus there’s very reasonable tours available close by, as well.
The washer may be small…. but it works great!! Hanging is a little bit of a challenge…but it’s doable as well.
Our host, Salvotori, was a “very nice” and did get us checked in efficiently, but there were some unresolved dripping issues with the water heater and a few other repairs that we had to bring to his attention, which he’s hopefully working on right now.
But I do feel a bit more “attention to detail” is needed on the inside of this AirBnB to bring it back up to standards, because although the apartment was clean and tidy, with clean sheets on our bed… the mattress was very worn and uncomfortable in the “master bedroom” and needs to be replaced.
The 2nd bedroom had no bed linens on them, which we’ve never come across in the many other AirBnB’s we’ve stayed in, so even using an extra pillow with a pillow case, wasn’t a comfortable option.
As for the kitchen… it was properly stocked with everything needed to cook proper meals, but the smallest burner on the stove didn’t work and both caffè maker’s need to be replaced due to miss use by other guests. Those…and a few other small issues… were brought to the attention of our host, so hopefully they will be addressed for the next guests.
All in all, it was a decent AIRBnB to stay in and the noise wasn’t too bad because the Big Daddy’s Bar had Closed down and another owner will soon be taking over. I can honestly only give it a 3 Star because of the issues that need to be addressed…