Idea Hotel Catania Ognina  

We booked this hotel because we had a very early flight the next morning. So it served it's role. It is probably not your dream vacation hotel, but it is clean and reasonable. If you want to stay for a good price before your flight the next day the don't look further. Their wifi is 8 euros per day! I believe that this should be included in the price. We didn't have time to explore Catania, but it is doable from this location by bus or car.

Jessica at front reception was extremely helpful and had very good english.

Idea Hotel is not near the city at all so Taxi and buses had to be regularly used. Walking is possible with a map provided to by the hotel but asking for help from the locals was not easy due to no English or very little English. No Signposting either. Very few restaurants near the hotel so therefore having to use a taxi or the bus into the city was needed. Hotel is also located right beside a petrol station and a busy road so this wouldn’t be recommended for light sleepers.

good food and clean place.

Relatively easy to reach by motor vehicle.

Difficulties locating hotel as we were looking for the Idea Hotel which was not on the hotel sign. Very hot in our hotel, could not work out the air conditioning and in the morning found out from hotel staff that the air conditioning had been turned off. The hotel was advertised with air conditioning.

Value for the money, free parking, convenient location of a gas station just in fron of the hotel. Large bathroom, large room, extralarge bed, consistent breakfast, very nice LCD in the room, SKY satellite receiver.

In fgact the hotel is still branded "Ognina" - it is written on the facade. There is no mentioninf of the "Idea" hotel anywhere, except for some leaflets inside, which is rathetr confusing for someone looking for an "idea" hotel. When having asked a few locals about it they told me that the name of the hotel used to be "Jolly", and, indeed, the towels, the shampoo in the bathroom, etc are marked with "Jolly" hotel. So I strongly suggest the hotel should clarify this matter of the name and stick to just one - whatever it is going to be.

Seaview

Price, speed and reliability of the internet

I liked the situation of the Hotel although it was a bit hard to find at first. The breakfast was good. Parking area was excellent and the staff was amazing! Most of them knew how to speak in english!

It would have been amazing if the hotel had a pool. Also the breakfst time should be a bit longer.

The hotel is situated on a main road, and a petrol station directly in front of it. I couldn't sleep on the first night, as I got a hotel room directly facing the main road, which was really loud, and had to ask for a room change to the other side of the building where the noise was significantly less(I asked as soon as I entered the room, but they advised there were no free rooms that night, hence the sleepless night, also the shower wouldn't drain, as it was blocked). Also staff not very good English speakers. Also had to pay for wifi, even though there was a big inconvenience, they didn't offer me anything.

I realy like everuthing.

The location is handy for touring Etna and going to the great shopping centers outside Catania. Having the secure parking is a big plus is an very crowded city. If you don't mind sitting beside the traffic, Quaranta restaurant is really nice to have a drink and some nibble close to the hotel.

The hotel is situated in a petrol station and it is the building behind the lovely building in the photo! Our non-smoking room stank of smoke! There is not much to do in the area and only a couple of average restaurants. The bathroom had the smallest shower I've ever seen.

-Cleanliness of room; easy acess to public means of transport; the sweets from breakfast

The hotel was great!The view from our window was beautiful!!I read from previous reviews that the breakfast is poor but it is untrue. It was always very fresh and good quality with even nice fruits. The level of friendlyness is high. Recommended,would choose again.

Nothing, except their coffee could be better.