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      Il Principe Hotel

      1,040 Reviews
      #14 of 49 Hotels in Catania
      Via Alessi 20-26 | Centro Storico, 95124 Catania, Sicily, Italy
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      Overview
      4.0
      1,040 reviews
      • Excellent44%
      • Very good38%
      • Average11%
      • Poor5%
      • Terrible2%
      Travellers talk about
      “jacuzzi bath” (8 reviews)
      “central location” (28 reviews)
      “a couple of minutes walk” (6 reviews)
      Free Wifi
      Breakfast included
      Air Conditioning
      Non-Smoking Rooms
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      4.0 Star Hotel
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      Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile
      Hotel is average

      I stayed there three nights with three different rooms. The hotel rooms are average at best. The hotel is in a good location. The hotel rooms are very clean. The temperature in the rooms is awful cause the rooms air-conditioning is controlled by your room...More

      Thank Lorenzo C
      Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
      Mediocre Hotel

      First the positive: centrally located. Excellent breakfast. Now the bad: Hotel room in very poor conditions. Moldy bathroom with non working sink and toilet flush button. The seat did not match the toilet with obvious hygiene issues. One light in bathrooms was ripped off the...More

      Thank Pa I
      Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
      A little snobby

      The hotel where we had booked had water damage when we arrived and very kindly booked and paid for rooms at Il Principe. It was rather swank, and they seemed to look down on us at check in. We got a room with an entire...More

      Thank merman2015
      Reviewed 2 weeks ago
      Not for Tourists from the UK

      On the move throughout Sicily, its Catania if you want to take a trip up Mount Etna, unfriendly welcome from reception, demanded full payment for the room immediately on arrival, took three phone calls whilst trying to check in, there was definitely a hostile feeling...More

      Thank mrbrownbear
      Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile
      Nothing worked while we stayed here

      Stayed here for 4 nights, the wifi did not work for the 4 nights, we had no hot water for 24 hours, the fitness centre was closed, bed side lamp did not work. When we arrived reception did not tell us about any of the...More

      Thank Lisajmacca
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      About
      Amenities
      • Top amenities
      • Breakfast included
      • Bar/Lounge
      • Free High Speed Internet ( WiFi )
      • Room Service
      • Hotel Amenities
      • Breakfast included
      • Meeting Rooms
      • Laundry Service
      • Multilingual Staff
      • Dry Cleaning
      • Conference Facilities
      • Room Service
      • Business Centre with Internet Access
      • Concierge
      • Banquet Room
      • Room amenities
      • Air Conditioning
      • Minibar
      • Things to do
      • Bar/Lounge
      Details
      • Price range
      • US$110 - US$321 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
      • Hotel class
      • Hotel Style
      • #3 Business Hotel in Catania
      • #4 Romantic Hotel in Catania
      • #5 Family Hotel in Catania
      • #10 Luxury Hotel in Catania
      • Room types
      • Suites ,
      • Non-Smoking Rooms ,
      • Family Rooms
      • Number of rooms
      • 80
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      • Province of Catania >
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      • Also Known As
      • Il Principe Catania ,
      • Hotel Il Principe ,
      • Il Principe Hotel Catania, Sicily
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      JonathanSymonds
      21 February 2017|
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      Response from quickchick2015 | Reviewed this property |
      The buffet breakfast was part of a package tour I was on. It was reasonable but not outstanding. The reason I like this hotel is I left something important behind and didn't realise it for a couple of days later. When we... More
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      29 October 2015|
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      Response from VTHokie81 | Reviewed this property |
      It has valet parking for a daily fee.
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      2 June 2015|
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      Response from Gweilow | Reviewed this property |
      The hotel has limited parking on the premises so you can reserve this in advance. I generally do this but sometimes it is fully booked and I have to fend for myself on the side streets. I have always managed but I suggest... More
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