Hotel Villa Mater - Catania

Excellent service,staff very very helpful, quiet area, very clean hotel. a very reasonable price for a 5 star service. also free transport to a good restaurant and free delivery of meals makes it perfect for a relaxing holiday...i would highly recommend this hotel.

The Staff is very helpful & the hotel is nice & clean exactly as I expected

Hotel was excellent. Just two small comments. The breakfast was poor compared to other 3 star hotels I visited and although it stated that it has private parking, there is very few space and you have to leave the car key in the reception if you park in from of other cars which is inevitable. For the rest worth visiting

Hotel in the residential suburbs. The room was over_furnished (too many beds) making it very crowded (you could not open the wardrobe door completely. The bathroom suitable for a midget and after a shower the floor was swimming in water. The parking area was small and you had to leave your car keys so they could shuffle the cars around.

Great hotel with very friendly staff. Our only problem was finding it. The website directions and Google maps did not help. We had to stop at another hotel to get direction on how to get to Villa Mater.

The lady that assisted us was extermely helpful. We arrived befor check-in time, but they hurried to get our room ready so we could go to it right away. They also thought to offer a child crib for us without us asking. The internet was a bit slow, but it did the job (and the price is low.) It could be harder to find, but there are signs that led us right there.

Hotel un poco anticuado y alejado del centro, aunque con muy buen precio. La ducha muy incómoda. El resto, muy sencillo pero bien.

Kindly,quiet,clean,not expensive,the rooms simple,but sufficient for tavelors holidays. Shower very small,Tv only Italian chanels,no cooler. Colazione good,better,than normal Italian breakfest.Never haughty staffs.

Difficult to find. Poorly signed (the sign right outside the street of the hotel is bended so you can hardly see it!) Unfriendly staff at the reception. Alright for the budget traveller.

We were very satisfied with the choise of this hotel - clean, good equipment, excellent breakfast, good price and very important for Italy - a parking place for the car. We stand 1 night in Catania for stop over. We can recommend this hotel.

I stayed at Villa Mater for three nights. The Hotel is VERY far away from the city center (50 minutes walk) so it might be actually cheaper to just get a room in the center for 60 Euro for 2 people instead of this which is 50 for 2. The room was clean and the breakfast was really good, but the light in the bathroom is very poor (makes it hard to shave, put contact lenses on, etc) and one day they only folded a dirty towel and put it back as clean, on the bed, but the smell gave it off.

Environnement tristounet. Assez distant de Catane, mais facilement accessible par bus fréquents (véhicule laissé au parking de l'hôtel). Personnel compétent (mais ne parlant parfois que l'italien) et aimable. Notre chambre était petite, et c'était bruyant tôt le matin (volets, ...) Petits déjeuners impeccables: choix, qualité, à volonté dans un local spacieux et clair, avec un employé discret mais très efficace et aimable. Globalement, un bon choix en tenant compte du prix.

Very basic hotel but very good price.

The parking space is very small, everyone parks behind each other and if you want to go out you can't because your car is blocked by other cars. We had to leave our car on the street outside the hotel all the time.

We went on july of this year and it was nice even the hotel was very quite and clean. And most of all it was near the centre of catania so it was very convenient for us to go all the places that we wanted especially to go to the market. And i Whould like to thank most of all to the two very helpfull receptionest Daniella And veronica. Bye hope to see you soon.

We went on july of this year and it was nice even the hotel was very quite and clean. And most of all it was near the centre of catania so it was very convenient for us to go all the places that we wanted especially to go to the market. And i Whould like to thank most of all to the two very helpfull receptionest Daniella And veronica. Bye hope to see you soon.

El mapa debe de ser mejorado. Mas de 2 horas nos costo llegar al hotel, nadie conoce la calle, no aparece en los mapas y elmapa de la pagina engaña y mucho Por lo demas muy bien

A recommander

Dommage que les chambres ne soient pas insonorise et les clients bruyants à des heures tardives

We ordered a double room for 1 night, but we got a very small single room (with additional bed)with hardly any space for our feet to step.The price was higher, though, than announced on the homepage. Breakfast was good, staff helpful.

Very nice reception, english speaking, clean, ok breakfast. Only the location is a bit of a drawback, for the rest highly recommendable.

We stayed only for one night and we found it with the navigator easily. But there are also many signs of the hotel on the street to find it easy even without a navigator. Rooms with the view tof Etna were great, very clean. It has an automatic mashine for coffe and other staf if you are hungry in the evening. They suggested from the hotel when we asked them a very nice restaurant near ETNA called GALLO (something ) Beautiful food. The hotel staff was very helpfull

A long way to walk for any services. Really only suitable if you arrived by car.

The hotel is OK. It's obviously not a fancy one, but it is clean, has a pretty decent breakfast and it also has internet conection!(they charge you for that but it's not expensive). It is a little far from everything and you have to go everywhere by car. One of the receptionist didn't speak anything but Italian and we had a little trouble with that, but they all were very nice and willing to help with everything.

No air condition included, very dirty rooms

The hotel is not easy to find without a navigator . There is no restaurant in the neighbourhood.However we walked to the via Etnea wich leads directly to the centre of Catania. We were very lucky to plunge in the Sant'Agata celebrations with processions and many pilgrims carrying gigantic heavy candlesticks. Catania is a estaimated town! It has an authentic and huge fishmarket and an interesting centre.

Follow road signs to reach the place once you are in the right quarter The best breakfast we had in Sicily !

Was the first time. I hope to repeat the experience that was good enough. Was perfect for the price/quality. The only trouble we had was at the arrival when they found to have mistaken our booking that was for a double and they reserved a single! But they were able to accommodate us. They were anyway very polite.

Personnel competent et tres agreable (reception et veilleur de nuit) bon rapport qualite prix ;pas facile a trouver

Stanze troppo rumorose ,personale non qualificato,soprattutto durante la notte,pressochè inesistente, se si calcola che sono dovuto uscire all'alba per andare in aeroporto ed ho dovuto aprire da me il cancello d'ingresso.Fortunatamente per loro,avevo già pagato la sera precedente alla mia partenza,perchè nessuno mi avrebbe impedito di andar via senza saldare il conto.

A clean and relatively modern hotel situated to the North of Central Catania, which is about a 20 minute bus hop away. Being administered by an order of Nuns, the building is spotless and very quiet. Moreover, if you can get access to the roof terrace, you will have a fantastic view of Mount Etna on a clear day. It's just a pity about the phone mast which has been erected about 250m away in direct line of sight:-( The staff are really helpful, especially Marco on the front desk and always willing to help. The only problem we had was finding the hotel at night, while driving! The roads in Catania are manic and confusing, so much so, we ended up getting a Police Escort to the property and even they had to ask someone enroute! Almost forgot, if you need the air conditioning on in the room while you are at the hotel, you need to ask reception to activate it from their central control panel downstairs.

It was wunderfull,i had a view at the Vulcano,it was in one word great

Considering the price (€46 per night with an excellent breakfast)it is a very good deal, however a car is definitely needed because hotel is outside of the center but on the road to Etna.

Catania is a nice place to be. Villa Mater not easy to find, tourist information was not very helpful as there was no map of this part of the town... With a car it is no problem to get to and fro. Clean, but quite loud (some noisy machine just next to the hotel). Breakfast as usual in Italy, do not expect too much.

Villa Mater is an adequate hotel, just realize that the most of the staff does not speak English so communication at times is a problem and for that reason I think the hotel caters to an Italian clientele doing business in Catania. The nearest landmarks are a short cab ride away in the city center. Parking is difficult in the center.

Full marks in my book. Some distance from downtown but with the bus stop close by and a frequent schedule it's not a problem. Spacious rooms and excellent breakfast. Most helpful staff.

It was very nice, quiet, large rooms, even a parking place. excellent!

Directions to hotel on internet could have been better

Si tratta di un hotel molto tranquillo, con una clientela discreta ed educata. La prima colazione offerta dall'hotel può definirsi completa e di buona qualità. Nelle vicinanze c'è un'ottima trattoria che offre piatti a base di pesce, si può raggiungere a piedi,non ricordo il nome, ma mi è stata indicata da uno dei gestori dell'hotel.

The bathroom is rather small and the toilet cover doesn't lift completely, hence is rather difficult to use, also the wash basin is rather unconfortable to reach, especially after taking a shower. The place, however, is overall confortable and people are nice and friendly. The only restaurant available in the area is Al Popolo del Mare. Service is reasonable as the food quality, unfortunately they do not show you a menù card hence you do not have idea about prices. Therefore i feel that prices are quite high for the place location service and food provided.

Space for parking very small at reception there is no map of city

We arrived very late after midnight because of a plane delay and were expected and welcomed warmly. As the hotel did not to seem to be full with guests we got a relatively spacious 4 bed room for me and my wife. We stayed just for one night so we can not tell much more. You definitely need a car or to take a taxi to get to the hotel as it is situated a little bit on the outskirt of Catania. All in all we can recommend the hotel if you don´t want to be in downtown, especially because it is situated in a quite area.

Hard too find, the web site's map not just for this hotel but all hotels visited are not detailed enough, hotel is old, there is nothing in the surrounding area. not recomended for tourists

Hôtel très confortable pour le rapport qualité/prix. Très bien indiqué à partir du centre ville et juste à coté de celui-ci. Le personnel est très accueillant et toujours prêt à rendre service. A conseiller à tous.

Nel complesso un ottimo hotel, un po' difficile da trovare ma certamente adeguato alla categoria. L'unica nota negativa ma non per questo di minore rilevanza è stata quella che, nonostante i 40° di temperatura, l'aria condizionata veniva concessa per un'oretta la sera.

The hotel does not have a restaurant or bar although these are included in the description. It is also much further from the centre than described. The hotel was very comfortable and the staff very helpful. It is the description which is misleading.

The hotel was good value for money...staff were excellent and food also good and plentiful. Only downside is location which is about 30 minutes from main interest and shopping areas . Although there is a bus service it is not frequent approx 1 per hour

Nice and clean hotel in a quiet neighbourhood of Catania. A bit far from the city center but ideally placed for visiting Etna or Taormina (next to the highway). Very tricky to find following the description on the web site, but very fortunately there are a lot of helpful signs all over the city.

Tanto las habitaciones como la cama matrimonial son grandes, limpias y muy cómodas. El desayuno es bastante bueno también; consiste en un sencillo pero variado buffet. También hay disponible un ordenador con acceso a internet. Y sobre todo, la atención del personal es estupenda, gente muy agradable y dispuesta a ayudar en lo que puedan.

Overall a great experience staying at the property. The staff, Judy and Donallia were extremely competent and friendly, A + for this staff. Rooms and meals very very good. Only one things that was difficult was finding this place once we left the airport. Will stay here again. Had a good time staying here Thanks...Ron

Das hotel liegt auf einer kleinen anhöhe, sodass man einen sehr schönen blick über die stadt und den ätna hat. Vor dem hotel befindet sich auch eine busstation. Es liegt auch in der nähe der bekannten einkaufsstraße der via etnea. Es ist ein empfehlenswertes hotel. Man sollte sich durch das nur mit 2 sternen angeführtes hotel nicht abschrecken lassen.

Room was spacious and clean - the staff were helpful- the breakfast was good- the shower had a strong pressure. The instructions we had for finding the hotel should be changed i.e. Catania Est was never indicated on the motorway, so we missed the exit- a map would have been useful.

Although the hotel is not in the most attractive part of town, the views are lovely and the garden is nice, plus the secure parking is good. Staff were in general very helpful and friendly. the price against value was very good. The only downside was the need for taxi's to the town centre, airport etc, if you didn't have a car.

Exzellentes Preis-/Leistunngsverhältnis. Sehr schöne Aussichten. Vielleicht aber doch eher etwas für Auto-Reisende, da etwas abgeschnitten von der "City" und etwas schwer verständliches ÖVP/Bus-System (zumindest ohne Sprachkenntnisse...)

Villa Mater was perfect for a single night. Coming straight from Catania-Airport is was quite something to get there. In so far the web-page suggested better!

The photos don't do justice, this is a good quiet hotel,a rarity in Sicily... a little out of the absolute city center(20 min walk, still acceptable. No complaints, everything absolutely clean and as you would wish.

The only thing that I am unhappy about is that a phone call I made to a number in Australia which was supposed to be automatically reverse charges was registered as a charge call by the hotel & for about 14 minutes the charge was an enormous 104 Euros which I consider outrageous .

There are numerous signs along the road to guide you. Still it's not too easy to find. Staff was helpful, beit limited in languages other than Italian. They got us breakfast well before the scheduled breakfast time. Quietness of the room was ok until I picked up the sound of someone walking back and forth the floor above for some time. Something which doesn't only apply to this place : quoted driving times should be multiplied by something between 1,5 and 2 if you don't have true Sicilian driving skills.

The hotel is not so easy to find, but people in sicilia are very helpful and friendly, therefore its no problem. The hotel is o.k. for one or two nights.

We stayed for a night after a long drive from the Amalfi coast. The best thing was that it was stunningly well sign posted! So easy to go around Catania and find our way there without a map. It was easily the cheapest hotel we stayed at - it was also comfy, clean, good water pressure, well run, free parking and had an excellent view over the city. If you are just passing through we would highly recommend it.

It was just not easy to find the hotel, when we arrived at the airport catania. the description ot the hotel-location was not so clear, all other things were ok. we spent a nice and quiet time in villa mater. breadfast was excellent.

We have ahd a good time and we will tell other persons to come there too

Very good people in this hotel to help for anything.

Thanks to all the staff at Villa Mater for their kind and professional wecome. We all enjoyed our quiet stay there. This hotel has a really good quality/price ratio.

My wife and I had a very pleasant stay and the accommodation was excellent and was as stated on the inter-net.More detail of the location would have been helpful, since it is not on a main street.