Above and beyond! I have literally only great things to say about Stefy and her Catania apartment. From the first communications touchpoint to the last, from arrival welcomes and treats to city insights and transport advice, Stefy went above and beyond to make our holiday what it was.
Prior to arrival we were not only given incredible travel suggestions but when we mentioned to Stefy that we had planned to rent a scooter to drive around, she went to the scooter rental office in person to research for us. When the time came to fly, our already late evening flight was delayed an hour which meant we wouldn't arrive to the apartment to meet until near midnight. Stefy had tracked our flight all along and put our minds at ease before we even left Ireland.
We arrived to a warm welcome and a beautiful apartment with balconies on each end, one looking onto the Cathedral of Saint Agatha (I'm a big balcony fan..).
Each day Stefy wrote to see how we were and if there was anything she could do to help us. When we mentioned climbing Mnt. Etna, she gave the number of private guides. When we mentioned the beach, she suggested the best Lido and gave directions to the bus. Which brings me onto the apartment.
The apartment itself is ideally located. The bus station is less than a 5 minute walk, the Piazza del Duomo is the same walk away too. The surrounding area comes alive in the evening with restaurants and bars starting from about 5 minutes walk away as well. The airport is a 12 minute drive. We got a €26 taxi from the airport and a €4 bus back, at Stefys advice haha.. The apartment has great wifi, bluetooth speakers in the ceiling, one of the nicest shower rooms I've been in and a very comfortable bed. The aircon was a life saver and open floor kitchen-living room made the place feel super spacious.
I definitely base my Airbnb decisions off of reviews which is why I felt the need to make this so in-depth. Simply put, if you plan on visiting Catania, you couldn't do any better than to stay here!