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Set in an elegant building, Hotel Villa Cibele offers free WiFi throughout and private parking. The air conditioned rooms at Villa Cibele feature a flat-screen TV. Some rooms have a balcony. A 24-hour room service, concierge and business services are just some of the conveniences made available. Ideal for business meetings and seminars, Hotel Villa Cibele offers meeting rooms fitted with state-of-the-art equipment for presentations and conferences. License Number(s): 19087015C209174
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Reviews
I think this may have been a 4-star hotel ones in its lifetime but that may have been a few years ago because now it is really outdated! The rooms are "okay" but in very worn condition with broken/missing tiles in the bathroom and even mold in the grout between the tiles in the shower. It is located in a not-so-attractive suburb and it is about 5 km from the city center! There is no laundry service and the "breakfast" is almost non-existent! The hotel staff are friendly and welcoming.
Nice clean and quiet place where you can sleep over night, and have something for breakfast. The staff is very friendly and helpful. It’s not a place where you can spend your day and be amazed.
One star for the cleaning. The remainder is low: breakfast in the morning one of the worst experiences in the hystory of my hotels' life (at 10 am all tables were still not free from previous customers leftovers, none from the management to get a table, we had to call the receptionist even to get a coffee, variety of breakfast nearing to zero); at 00.30 receptionist in the corridor talking high voice volume with a customer just arrived ( I had to go out in underwear to ask for respect of sleeping time), maintenance of room to be improved (wc tablet and shower doors not fixed), receptionist asking upon arrival (with all payment already done wia internet) to pay city taxes and forgetting to hand over receipt upon checking out (I had to ask myself). There would be more to write but you can fill in the blanks...
Fine hotel. If arriving and staying here it will give you a quick introduction to Sicilian cities: slightly sketchy, slightly dirty... But if you have been traveling and this is at the end of your journey, the hotel will offer creature comforts you had missed, like elevators and hot showers. It's a well appointed European hotel with great prices and a good location to the airport.
My wife and three year old stayed here over Easter weekend, and it was a pleasure. You will need to be buzzed through the gate/door any time you come or go, so while it's a slight inconvenience, it gives some sense of security. It was extremely quiet at night which was nice since we slept with the windows open. The breakfast was decent, and they earned points from me for serving real cafe, not some liquid from an automatic machine liked the other hotels we stayed at. There are a few takeaway pizza places nearby and a small park up the street. My biggest gripe is the location, its too far of a walk for kids. Fortunately there are a few bus stops (3 lines)on via Cibele. 4-7 takes you to central station, but 733 got us to old town and we did the rest on foot. Definitely worth the price we paid, and if we get the pleasure of returning to Catania, I would stay here again.
