Hotell Giuffrida station, Borgo-Sanzio

"The hotel feels a bit old and worn out, although the staff at the reception are very friendly and helpful. The location is about a 30-minute drive from Catania city center, and without a car you are quite limited, since most restaurants are in the center. The breakfast staff are also very nice, though the male breakfast host clearly has his favorites—he runs over immediately to seat them and serve coffee, while we had to wait around five minutes just to get a table or order an espresso. The food in the main restaurant is not very good, and the prices are extremely high compared to what you can get in Catania, where the food is excellent and costs about half the price. Other guests even warned us, and we later learned that the hotel changed its chef last year and significantly raised prices. We have traveled extensively in Asia, the US, and the Caribbean, usually staying at high-standard hotels, and I have never before been asked to pay extra for sunbeds and umbrellas. At this hotel, however, guests are charged €30 per day if they want to sit by the sea. The sunbeds by the pool are free, but the area is overcrowded. Overall, I would rate this as a 3-star hotel rather than the advertised 4.5 stars. "

"Third time visit, so we are obviously happy with the hotel and its services. Breakfast at the rooftop restaurant was absolutely perfect and we were so well taken care of by the breakfast hostess there."

"Hotellet är toppen men ligger lite långt feån staden. Begränsat med möjligheter att äta i närheten. Maten på hotellet jättebra men dyr. Frukosten inte femstjärnig men absolut inte dålig. Pool och strandbryggan mycket trevlig. Barn jar svårt att bada från bryggan i havet. Rekommenderas för några dagars avkoppling. "

"Fantastisk fint hotell och ännu finare rum! "

"Hotellet ligger i utkanten av city med en trafikerad väg. Få restauranger i närheten."

"Äkta klassisk hotell, högt i tak, näst intill centrum. "

"Rummet hade gamla skitna heltäckningsmattor, stenhård säng som var på ett loft. Minibaren fungerade inte kylan på, överlag var hotellet väldigt gammalt och slitet. Borde inte ligga på mer än 2 stjärnor. Läget var bra. Fanns ingen bar i hotellet, blev hänvisade till en bar ett kvarter bort. Frukost ok. Enda hotellet som tog betalt för en flaska vatten från varma minibaren. Ena hissen trasig. "

"Perfekt för familj med barn, mycket tyst och centralt med bekväm och fin frukost! Bra detaljerat kontakt i samband med incheckning utanför öppettider "

"Good place, good breakfast, nice pool. Overall nice place"