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Reviews of Tourist House La Castellana

22 Via Grimaldi, 95121 Catania, Italy

#30 of 1,599 Holiday rentals in Catania

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 28 apartment reviews

9.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    10.0

  • Comfort

    9.9

  • Location

    9.5

  • Facilities

    9.9

  • Staff

    10.0

  • Value for money

    9.8

  • Free WiFi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: 18 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 9 nights

    Nothing. It was all perfect.

    Perfect staying in Catania. The location is great, near the center, bus station and market just 5 min away, The host was soooo friendly, and the apartment was well equipped. I loved it!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    10
    Perfect stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was little street noise but we were so tired, it didn’t matter. And also it is not the fault of the apartment

    Perfect hospitality by Nicoletta and Franco. Communication from the very start was perfect, Franco met us and ge and Nicoletta were very helpful. The apartment was very clean. Every detail was planned by the host even the toothpaste! It was a very nice stay and experience in Catania with their help

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was just as expected! Grazie Nicoleta e Franco!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 January 2024

    10
    EXCELLENT
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 10 nights

    N/A

    N/A

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 December 2023

    10
    fab location with friendly hosts
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Nothing, everything was fine

    We were collected at the airport for a small charge which made checking in so convient

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 November 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was amazing Clean historic flat curteus owners a great deal all around

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 November 2023

    9.0
    Feels like home - very well-kept and cozy apartment with amazing hosts
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Can be hard to enter the building with a stroller due to cars parked text to the door. There's no lift in the building, but apartment is on the 1 floor (enter to the ground floor). There's no dishwasher.

    Very well-kept and cozy apartment with amazing hosts, right in the center of Catania. Feels like home! Franco was kind enough to help us with instructions on how to get to Catania from Pozzallo, advised parking spot, and met us in person there to take us to the apartment. Nicoletta met us there to greet us and show around. They also provided us some water, juice and snacks. Best hosts I ever met. The apartment was very clean and comfortable - we found everything we needed. Windows have blinds and provide decent protection from the street noise.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 October 2023

    10
    Home from home
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Firstly, Franco and Nicoletta are wonderful hosts on arrival they picked me up from the airport, and when left, they took me to the station. The location is ideally situated close to main attractions. There are plenty of bars and restaurants a short walk away The apartment is very spacious, well equipped, and comfortable Thank you, Franco and Nicoletta

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2023

    10
    One of the best locations I've been to
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Nothing.

    The apartment on the first floor is very large, very clean, located close to the center (tourist attractions: Ursino Castle, Sant Agata Cathedral, fish market, etc.) and the bus station. The owners, Nicoletta and Franco, are extraordinary, you can see the care and love in the way they arranged the apartment, so you feel at home, very attentive to the smallest details. It's very nice to meet people directly, not just impersonally via WhatsApp, as often happens with other properties. Pleasant surprise to find water in the fridge, fruit on the table, coffee, tea, biscuits. Comfortable beds, 2 toilet rooms and a separate shower cabin. A few steps away on the same street, we found a pizzeria, bakery-salami with very good products, but there are many other good stores in the area. I warmly recommend this apartment.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 July 2023

    10
    Highly Recommended
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Nothing to dislike.

    Franco and Nicolette were wonderful hosts, very attentive and always available via whatsapp. The apartment itself was spacious, extremely comfortable, and had excellent wi-fi. It was also within easy walking direction of all the major sights, and the train and bus station was about a 20-25 walk which was helpful for day trips.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2023

    10
    A perfect apartment, just like home!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I felt at home in this completely newly remodeled apartment. The hosts, Nicoletta and Franco are so kind and caring. They picked me up at the station and dropped me off at the end of my stay. They were always available by WhatsApp. The apartment has everything you might need, just like at home! There was coffee and jam and biscotti for breakfast and they even had put oranges and lemons in a nice welcome dish. The bed and pillows are super comfy. The apartment is above a bakery so you wake up with the smell of fresh bread. The location could not be more perfect. Centrally located in the historic neighborhood, 5 minutes walk to the fish market. Everything was perfect.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 April 2023

    10
    Great place to stay when visiting Catania!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very welcoming hosts who made sure I was taken care of while visiting Catania. Kept open lines of communication via WhatsApp the whole stay, drove me to and from the airport, and made me feel very comfortable. Close to main attractions as well as the bus stop for day trips to Palermo, Etna and many more. Would stay here again.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Both location and the apartment are great.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2023

    10
    full value for the price, highly recommended
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    even if I really wanted to, I can't think of anything that needs improvement. ven parking can be found at the area.

    Excellent location practically a very short walking distance from all the best that Catania has to offer. (the Domo, the citadel, the fish market, dozens of restaurants and cafes. The shopping street Absolutely everything. and if you want something beyond Katanya. So the bus terminal is also within walking distance. The apartment itself is very spacious, very quiet. very clean, And equipped with everything you can think of, but literally everything possible. Franco and Violet were very nice and even on their own initiative, they occasionally contacted me to check that everything was okay and if I needed help. Full value for the price. I will recommend all my friends and acquaintances to come and stay

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 October 2022

    10
    Best place to stay in Catania
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Evry thing was great

    The owners is very nice people, very helpful. The apartment is great, big and comfortable. Its great place to stay for caples and families. The apartment have all that you need. The location is just perfect. Fue minets from piazza Duomo, Ursino, near fish market, great restaurants and bars. You have it all. We was very happy to stay here and highly recommended that appartment. Thank you very much Franco and Nicoletta

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2022

    10
    i highly recommend this property and it’s wonderful hosts.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Thé owners are amazing hosts!!! They had already stocked the apartment with some basic groceries and bottled water — a nice perk for tired travelers! They picked me up from my previous lodgings, and gave me a ride to the airport on my last day. They checked train schedules and advised me on tourist sites — using Google Translate very capably! Wonderful hosts.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2022

    10
    This was one of the best apartments I have ever stayed in.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very cozy and well equipped apartment with excellent location - close to historical monuments, fish market, bus station, and many restaurants and cafés. The hosts, Nicolleta and Franco, were super kind and helpful, and even gave us a lift from and to the airport. Would recommend this apartment to everyone.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2022

    10
    we love the place exactly like our home, Nico and Franco are very gently, they gave us lift from station and to airport.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    all!

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 15 July 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 14 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A very clean and well-appointed property in an interesting part of Catania. Franco and Nicoletta are the nicest, kindest hosts you could wish for and will do everything they can to ensure that you enjoy your stay. Book with confidence!

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Exceptional stay in Catania. Nicoletta and Francesco are great hosts, attentive, helpful and considerate. The apartment is super spacious, clean, comfortable and cosy. The kitchen is fully equipped, including a kettle for tea lovers :) There is air conditioning in the flat. You feel at home here, not to mention great pizzeria nearby ! The apartment is located at the very heart of Catania so if you stay here, you will live like a local. Highly recommended.

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2021

    10
    Super host,super apartment,great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Apartment super comfortable,for family or for group of 4 -5 , very clean, good equiped. Location the very hart of city centrer, close to fish market and Duomo square.Host are amazing, very kind and always ready to assist you, they met us at the airport and also covered our ways from /to airport. Thank you Franco & Signora Nicoletta see you next time.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2021

    10
    Great stay, great hosts, highly recommended!
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Nothing to dislike, really :)

    Location - perfect, just few steps from Castello Ursino, as well as the piazza of Duomo, via Etna (one of the main streets) and (fish) market. Apartment is spacious and bright, extremely clean, comfortable and has all amenities one may be in need of, such as A/C, hair dryer, towels, kitchen utilities for self-cooking, etc. Comfortable beds. Also, found it extremely tastefully decorated. Above all, the hosts were super nice and welcoming! Felt almost like a family stay (in a good way). One of my best accommodation experiences ever, certainly staying again when back in Catania.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: 5 May 2022

    10
    amazing apartment
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    whilst only a short walk from town the area itself may not be safe for a female travelling alone due to the constant attention my friend and I got from men.

    Nicoletta and Franco are lovely! They picked us up and dropped us to the airport at either end of our stay. The apartment is lovely and spacious with 2 toilets and a separate shower room. They provided plenty of bottled water and snacks as well as having a variety of coffee and teas in the apartment.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2023

    9.0
    Lovely apartment and extremely helpful hosts.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights

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    Stayed in May 2023

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