Hotel Villa Mater

Pleasant hotel for the price, good, quiet surrounding. Excellent breakfast.

Water pressure from tap was very low (although shower OK). The bus 536 which connects it with the center (via Etnea) comes not very often. It is not the fault of the hotel but this is why the hotel is not popular.

Quiet area, parking space, breakfast well above Mediterranean standards, very helpful staff, view of the city, the sea and Mount Etna, excellent value for money. Very useful instructions from lady at the reception of how to drive out of there towards Mount Etna. Excellent hairdresser in the neighbourhood. Well stocked corner shops within 5-10 mins walking.

Sweated a bit trying to find names of streets while following driving instructions (in typical Sicilian traffic). Would recommend to follow the signs to the hotel once in Canalicchio rather than attempt to identify which street is which. The very last turn right, right at the entrance to the hotel was not signaled properly.

impossible to find.

Very good price.

it's quite far from the center.

Clean and fresh. Nothing fancy, but a good solid hotel at a very fair price.

It's in a somewhat bad area outside the city centre; a taxi is about €15 but there's also buses if you are prepared to figure them out (and probably wait a bit.)

Room is comfortable and renewed; the staff was very helpful.

I arrived at night, and the signpost from the highway is somewhat confusing. One needs to underpass a railway with poor signalisation.

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Price, parking, decent breeakfast. Perfectly nice staff. Value.

Location is really inconvenient. Room is painfully budget bare (but that is why the price is so low). This is a perfectly acceptable hotel, but I would not recommend it, due to inaccessibility of location. Don't consider this hotel, unless you have a car and value budget.

The silence.

It was so far from the center.

Bus station just a few steps from the hotel, only 20 minutes by walk to the Europcar rental, no restaurant in the hotel but possibility to order a pizza by receptionist, rich breakfast, quite big room, secure parking free of charge. Simply great value for money.

There was no sufficient light in the bathroom, staff don´t speak much English, poor location but good for car travelers.

One staff member who spoke English was extremely helpful. Good internet. Very good breakfast. Clean smelling no-smoking atmosphere.

Seven storey high rise set in a depressed area with the usual cramped car park. Very small room with no fridge but reasonable air conditioning.

Room size for two adults and a child was above average

Shower is toooooo small, wash hand basin is located in the shower cubicle.

The best thing of this hotel is its staff: hospitality, friendliness, helpfullness. Really made us feel at home.