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Minibar, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board
Comfort Room
Comfort Room
Comfort Room
Comfort Room | Private kitchen

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Housekeeping
The current price is NZ$216
includes taxes & fees
1 July - 2 July

Explore the area

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Via Etnea, 289, Catania, CT, 95124
  • Place, Via Etnea
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Bellini Gardens
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Piazza Stesicoro
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Catania (CTA-Fontanarossa)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

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Comfort Room

Comfort Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Comfort Triple Room

Comfort Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Comfort Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Comfort Room

Comfort Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Minibar, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Comfort Room

  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Minibar, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Comfort Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

About the area

Catania

Papali 289 puts you in the heart of Catania, steps from Via Etnea and within a 15-minute stroll of Piazza del Duomo. Highlights at this guest house include free in-room WiFi. .This guest house offers free WiFi in public areas and luggage storage. .Within a 20-minute walk of this 3-property class Borgo-Sanzio guest house, attractions include Catania Cathedral and Catania Fish Market.
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What's nearby

  • Via Etnea - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Bellini Gardens - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Piazza Stesicoro - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Piazza del Duomo - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Catania Port - 18 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • Catania Central Station - 12 min drive
  • Borgo Station - 13 min walk
  • Catania (CTA-Fontanarossa) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pasticceria Savia - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pasticceria Spinella - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Pasta Bistrot - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Bocche di Fuoco - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Caffè Curtigghiu - ‬5 min walk

About this property

papali 289

WiFi is free in public spaces.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Catania guest house.

  • 6 guestrooms or units
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Smoking in designated areas
Papali 289 offers 6 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and a safe. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, and bidets. This Catania guest house provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 7 steps to reach entrance
  • No lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Minibar
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Electrical adapters
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check in from 3:30 PM to 11:30 PM and 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:30 PM - midnight
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 AM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3.50 per person, per night, up to 4 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 16 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. No on-site parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, JCB International, Carte Blanche, debit cards and cash. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in all accommodation.

We should mention

  • All guests (including children) need to be present at check-in to show their government-issued photo ID or passport.
  • On-site cash transactions can't exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

papali 289 Catania
papali 289 Guesthouse
papali 289 Guesthouse Catania

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at papali 289?

Papali 289 offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

How much does it cost to stay at papali 289?

As of 29 Jun 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at papali 289 on 1 Jul 2026 start from NZ$216, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Are there any beaches close to papali 289?

The closest beach to papali 289 is Catania Beach (5.2 km).

Is there a free airport shuttle available at papali 289?

No, papali 289 does not offer an airport shuttle service.

What time are check-in & check-out at papali 289?

Check-in is from 3:30 PM to 11:30 PM, and 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Check-out time is 10:30 AM.

Are pets allowed at papali 289?

No, pets are not allowed.

papali 289 Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 51 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 51 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 51 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 51 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 51 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pasarn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean well-renovated well-located property with big rooms and simple yet amazing breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Johan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly people, good accomodation, close to city centre
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing

Staff very friendly and would do anything for you. Room very spacious and very clean. Breakfast was amazing and the best I have had in a long time. Location was perfect and right on the doorstep of the main shopping strip with shops and restaurants within walking distance. I would definitely recommend and will return.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The host met me at the door and advised where to eat and gave his personal recommendations. A great place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We didn’t speak the language but the hosts were very polite and used translation app to communicate. We were greeted in the street and escorted into our accommodation. Our room was lovely and had a view of Mt Etna. Great location.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were good Breakfast was good Room was serviced daily Able to make an espresso in the kitchen whenever you wanted Had a good view of etna Bus stop right out the front of the property Air-conditioning worked well
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property has all the facilities and station and centre are all walking distance. Just bare in mind that if your staying there on a weekend that there is a festival going on until 12am in the nearby park.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic service

A fantastic place with a great service. We are coming back in two days. The place to stay when you are in Catania.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

gregor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was amazing with great service by the host. However mosquitoes are the issue and they can shorten your good night sleep.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best place to stay in Catania

Best place to stay in Catania. Wonderful service, view to Etna and over the city from the balconies. Close to everything. Bus to the airport - Alibus- leave right in front of the building. Remember to contact the owner before arrival.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice owner. Perfect place for a short stay( I stayed one night). Not a ton of amenities but has the basics. Only problem is the WiFi does t work consistently which is a problem if your an international visitor.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a fantastic little room with a balcony and a very kind and caring host. Тhere was a lovely view of Etna from the breakfast room. The only problem was the neighbour's dog (the hotel is on one floor in an apartment building) which kept barking, even through the night.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Owner is very friendly and goes above and beyond to help. Space was sufficient and clean, conveniently located. Elevators onsite so no need to carry your luggage through stairwells. This B&B doesn’t have any signage but upon arrival the owner showed up and brought us to the correct floor and helped us get settled in.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

I truly recommend this place

I loved this place!! The location is perfect. It's near all the main sites. The room was super clean. The bed was comfortable. Carmelo was a great host!! He's a very nice man. Just right outside the entrance is the bus stop to the airport. The breakfast was simple but very good. I would definitely stay here again. I hope to return in the future.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location

Owner is very friendly but speaks no English. We were able to communicate with Google translate. Room was great and I had a perfect view of Mt. Etna. Breakfast was not the best. Owner's son asked us what we wanted for breakfast the next day but did not give us what we asked for. Wifi did not work in all the rooms. Hotel is in a great location
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Rosemari

Liked: Cleanliness
Nothing special. It was very difficult to figure out where to go once we were inside the building. No indication whatsoever. Luckily another customer saw us (we looked lost with our suitcases) and told us to go to the 5th floor. A lot of mosquitoes!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The host was very friendly and tried to help. He had minimal English so used a translator on his phone. The property was not where it was shown on hotels.com. Instead of being on the square by the metro it was about a quarter of a mile away from the location listed in the direction away from the city center. It did have a bus stop outside the door.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a bed and breakfast, but the owner does not live on site. The hotel is on the 5th floor of residential building with a gate - so you won't know you're there until the owner meets you (no signs etc). Google maps will tell you you're there. If you see a gated building and Google says you're there, it is probably correct. If you're coming from the airport or train, take the Alibus to Viale bus stop and you'll be about 2 minute walk from the hotel - If you're coming from train ask someone trustworthy (worker) where the stop is for Alibus - you will not know you're at the hotel, but the owner will greet you at the gate. He'll take you to the elevator and will explain all the keys, when you go upstairs. This is such a cute, small bed and breakfast (6 rooms). The breakfast is typical Italian breakfast (croissants, meats, cheese etc). A younger gentleman is there to help with breakfast. Our room (room 1) had a balcony and we were able to enjoy a couple of concerts in the park, from our balcony. We also had access to the kitchenette area so we could grab dishes and glasses if we needed. Both gentleman spoke Italian (which is expected in Italy) but were very patient in my use of a translator app to communicate. Our room was clean and set up very nicely. Large and enjoyable. The only complaint is the neighbor's dog. The neighbor isn't a very good dog owner.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mariano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Top Lage
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Octavio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Todo muy bien. Excelente ubicación
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Buena atención de duelo, super ubicación
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sead

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Tväka inte att boka

Det kändes som att man kommit hos nära släkting . Värd var otrolig hjälpsam med allt, från och med att vänta på oss vid bus stationen vid ankomst tom att lämna lägenhetsnycklar till oss for att hämta vår baggage vid avgång. Vi kunde själv bestäma vad vill vi äta för frukost och han ordnade detta. Rumet och badrumet var rena bekväma och i utmärkt skick säng bekvämt ,en tjusigt balkong med utsikt mot Vesuvio . Lägenheten finns på huvudgsta i Catania men det är lungt på kvällen. Rekomenderas hjärtlig.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Francois

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Je pense retourner à Catane et sans hésitation je me logerais chez papali
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir waren gern hier zu Gast. Das Frühstück war ausgezeichnet.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Niclas

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Papali 289 befindet sich in einem hinteren Abteil des Hauses. Es ist kein Klingelschild, noch sonstige Information zu lesen. Erst auf Nachfrage wurden wir in einen dunklen Flur gebeten, um mit einem sehr alten und fragwürdigen Aufzug in die 5. Etage zu fahren. Das Treppenhaus war ebenfalls sehr dunkel und schmutzig. Die Unterkunft war zwar sauber und modern eingerichtet. Der Sohn des Besitzers, welcher sich um das Organisatorische und Frühstück kümmert, sorgte jedoch für einen nicht empfehlenswerten Aufenthalt. Als wir ankamen sagte man uns, dass wir kein Frühstück gebucht hatten. Erst nach viel Überzeugungsarbeit glaubte man uns schließlich. Am nächsten Morgen erhielten wir zwei kleine Croissants und ein Heißgetränk. Auf Nachfrage am nächsten Morgen auch etwas Herzhaftes wie Brot oder Aufschnitt zu bekommen wurde mit Protest bejaht. So erhielten wir an den darauffolgenden Tagen ein Brötchen, wenige Scheiben Käse, Butter und ein Croissant. Er bereitete es sehr langsam zu und reagierte auf Nachfragen stets genervt und unhöflich. Am Abreisetag verlangte er die Tax während des Frühstücks, obwohl darum gebeten wurde es anschließend in Ruhe zu klären. Er schaute durchgehend Videos, sprach kaum englisch, versuchte nicht Informationen zu beschreiben oder zu übersetzen und ließ uns warten. Insgesamt waren die Räumlichkeiten der Unterkunft zwar modern gestaltet, der Service und Umgang jedoch unmenschlich und nicht empfehlenswert.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024