Beautiful grand old hotel cliffside in Catania. Very clean, well maintained, staff brilliant.

The hotel needs maintenance and a paint job

It was good

The hotel is very outdated. Had no major renovation in 20+ years. WiFi was terrible. Nothing done about it. Toilet seat was broken for four days. Initial room assigned was on top of a rowdy bar that was extremely noisy. Shower stall floor was constantly wet from water leaking onto floor. Changed my room and compensated me 20 euro per night. Pool guys very inattentive. Upon leaving called valet phone was no longer working. Front desk was just ok. Must give a shout out to the housekeeper of my room. She was excellent. Manager Jakomo tried to make it better but at that point we had enough. Glad to be leaving.

Great experience. Love the views

A grand hotel with excellent service. Pool and surroundings lovely. It's a relaxing and quiet area with very few local bars and restaurants within walking distance and 7 km out of the centre of Catania.

The hotel is in a lovely spot, overlooking the sea, but there is very little around and about…everything seemed to be shut (end of May). The rooms are nice, if a bit dated, and the pool area is clean and well kept. Only thing was the noise from the building work on site meant you couldn’t really relax easily on the sunloungers. Food was lovely - great breakfast.

Room with view was outstanding. Breakfast (& dinner at the restaurant) were convenient, delicious with an unforgettable view.

Bitterly disappointed with this hotel. On reading the website when booking it advertises sea, relaxation and comfort. However on arrival we were informed the pool, sea swimming and the dive centre were closed all of which open on 1st June as listed under the “services subsection” of the website. At the spa centre again the same story with the sauna, jacuzzi, Turkish bath and steam room all closed. On asking why “just because they are”. Presumably again open on 1st June. The hotel itself is a little tired being a conference / venue hotel that sprawls along the cliff edge. It is not in the centre or near Catania (7kms away) with a poor and sporadic bus service into the actual town. Taxis are available and Ubers can bring you back. The staff are generally very friendly and accommodating. Really there is very little to do outside of the “open / high season” here and we would not recommend this hotel for visiting Catania as the website is misleading in what you actually get. We met other groups and they felt the same with everything being closed.

Air was minimal

Clean room

I was surprised by the beauty of the hotel and its outdoor spaces, especially the pool and landscaping. I wish we could have stayed longer!

There is little to like. Check in didn’t provide WIFI info. Rang reception no response but got it next day. Room was poor with toilet flush needed both hands power to flush, only one socket for charging next to the floor. None next to bedside table. Very few signs to reach breakfast place and wrong sign on one place so had to ask someone to find it! Dinner was with cold soup and took 45 minutes, only 3 tables occupied, 2 shared meal courses cost 70 euros with no alcohol. Too big badly managed breakfast room, I had to ask for cutlery as not laid on the table. Hardly deserve 2-3 star⭐️ Too far from airport and taxi cost 55euro at 10 pm. Not recommended.

The hotel was wonderful. Beautiful place and located by the sea, breathtaking sight from the rooms. Nice pool area to take sunbaths as well. Excellent and well maintained yard. It has available parking. Room was spacious, breakfast included, very good and tasty. We had dinner a couple of nights and it was great also. There is a bar area in one of the floors very nice decorated. Convenient location, not far from the historical center, but you need car or taxi or uber.

Very friendly, welcoming staff. Great selection of breakfast dishes. Wonderful pool to cool off in and hopefully soon a new sea area to swim from.

The breakfast was great with lots of variety. The room was spacious with huge windows, bed was cozy & great pillows. The bathroom was large & always clean. Our only disappointment was that the pool was full but not open to swimming until May and we were there last week in April. We were served drinks by the pool at least. The view from the huge hotel deck was fabulous! Slightly outside Catania's outrageous driving traffic.

Great hotel

Hotel room was nice and clean. Plenty of space. The pool was closed the whole time but we were able to lay out on the tanning chairs. The access to the “beach” was closed off due to not being ready for guests. We did not use the weight room but did visit it. Not much there but enough to get a small workout in while on vacation. There isn’t much near the hotel. We had to uber to Catania and Taormina for things to do.

Excellent hôtel bien situé pour connaître la région, en face de la mer, excellent petit déjeuner et très belle chambre

All the staff was really helpful and friendly. Breakfast was included and each time I came they had lots of delicious things, not just the typical American Breakfast. The waiters knew me and brought my cappuccino with a smile. The front desk is super helpful and kind. Very clean facilities. The wellness center is really affordable and has good services. I had a great experience.