Idea Hotel Catania Ognina  

The hotel is not far from the center of Catania--- about 3 mins with your car. Parking for your car is available, ample and safe especially the one situated at the back. Breakfast is ok. Rooms are clean although a bit oldish style. Nice view of the small marina. Well definitely, I recommend this hotel for those who are not fussy in their style and just want to find a good place where to stay for a short stay and continue with their journey around the cities and villages of Sicily.

Shower is a bit small!!! But ok.

Free parking place, which is very important in Catania. Plenty of food for breakfast.

There is small place to take a shower in the bathroom

Breakfast was in comparison to the others hotels and b&b I stayed in that same week, the best since it had at least some choice what to eat.

The room had an ashtray and smelled like a smokers room. The bathroom had a small water closet in the floor and also didn't smell very good.

Nice room with a view to the small touristic harbour and see. Nice and helpfull staff, free privat parking, great breakfast.

A bit far from the city center. I had a rented car, but otherwise I think it can be tricky to get to the city centre.

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.

Difficult taxi trip from airport

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.

I appreciated that the direction accepted without ifs and buts our decision to leave after the first night .

From outside, you cannot guess that this is an Idea hotel, the name which is displayed is Ognina only. Nor does the room look like any of the modern rooms presented in the Idea brochure I found in the lobby. The room must have been waiting for renovation for years. Especially the carpet showed stains, and obviously the vacuum cleaner never found its way behind the door. Shower extemely small, traces of black mould. Disappointing, sorry to say.