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Reviews of Hotel La Ville

3 out of 5
Hotel La Ville
Via Monteverdi Claudio 15, Catania, CT

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 100 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gail

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

izhar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

PHILIP

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
AVERAGE HOTEL
NOT BAD AT ALL--BUT PLACE NEAR A FACE LIFT
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

gloria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An ideal hotel for a quick 48hr visit
Hotel is within walking distance to train Station, major bonus if you are looking to continue your travels. Clean, quiet and safe. Would recommend short stay only. Close to Main Street in Catania where you will find the best bar Ill Cantiniere.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very noisy. No night staff to control noisy customers. Doors also noisy. Very poor neighborhood, dirty about 4 block radius.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good breakfast, large room, shower pulsed, poor wifi however, we would probably stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short break to Catania, lovely city worth a visit. Stay at Hotel LA Ville good experience overall, staff friendly, room clean and spacious, breakfast good. Located short walk from the train station and city center. Would stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel
The hotel room was large and had a good breakfast. Restaurants were about 5 to 10 minute walk away. Was the on only hotel in a residential area.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Lin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent but no hot water!
Room itself is nice with domed ceiling and huge bathroom, but neighbourhood was a bit sketchy especially when we walked back after dinner. There is no hot water! nowadays what hotel doesn't have hot water?? Thankfully the staff is good, they let us store luggage in another 4 star hotel down the street when the hotel was closed because of lack of reservation.

4/10 Poor

Susan, Istanbul

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hitchcock Horror Film Setting
Horrible neighborhood. I cannot imagine why anyone would stay here when they can have an ocean view at Aci Castello for less money. This neighborhood scared me so much that I stayed inside for New Year's Eve and locked the doors. Not worth the money. To the Hotels Dot Com members: Go someplace else!

6/10 Okay

Robert, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good value for people on a budget
Not the best area and not the nicest place, but staff were very helpful and it was great considering the price.

4/10 Poor

Paul, lutz fl

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
be aware
room not as represented.....no window....no balcony......no service to replace light bulb

8/10 Good

Mark, C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close, to the local markets and attractions
Had a great time the breakfast was very nice at the hotel The room had a kitchen

10/10 Excellent

Candice, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little gem
The hotel was ok distance from the train station but not very close to the main attractions. (15min walk through the back streets.) The room was clean, lovely and big, a little gem. The hotel staff were helpful and friendly.

8/10 Good

ANGELO, PALERMO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
vERY NICE HOTEL
VERY NICE, CLEAN, AIR CONDITIONING THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. FANTASTIC, FOUR STAR BATHROOMS.

8/10 Good

Lauren, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden gem
Clean, large hotel Close to the station. We stayed for one night and loved the comfortable large room. We had to catch a train early and the staff even managed to prepare breakfast early for us. Would highly recommend for a short stay.

6/10 Okay

Sara, Washington, DC

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Not really a tourist-friendly hotel.
Although the hotel is close to the train station, it is not easy to find at night; and the taxi driver I hired from the airport took me to the wrong address. It is sort of close to the town center, but because of its location (on a side street that does not appear on city maps), finding one's way out onto a main street is difficult. The staff were only minimally helpful, especially the day clerk who didn't offer me a map and who didn't give clear instructions (his English was minimal); the afternoon clerk was more helpful, and gave me the name of a fairly good restaurant (but getting to it involved walking on dark, back streets). I was a single woman traveling alone, so possibly a couple might find the isolation less daunting. That said, I felt quite safe the two evenings I went out to dinner--walking to the restaurant and back--as the area seems to be mostly residential. The first night I stayed there, the room had no soap; the second night, there was no glass in the bathroom. The hotel was fairly quiet at night, and the rooms were clean and roomy. Breakfast was pretty basic.

8/10 Good

Brian, Milano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice value but in a less than ideal location
The hotel was clean and comfortable. Air conditioning. Wifi. It was like a 4-star hotel in terms of quality. The only downside is that it is right by the bus depot in downtown Catania... a not nice area, and a bit of a hike to get to the sightseeing spots. But convenient if you are heading to the bus or train stations.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Beautiful hotel, really clean and spacious. Hotel staff could not have been any more helpful. Great location, close to bus and train terminals but not a nice area to walk around at night. Would happily recommend this hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

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

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Maria, Colorado, USA

Liked: Staff & service
Convenient to Train Station but Rough Area
Pros: walking distance to train and bus stations for side trips to Taromina and Mt Etna (the reason I chose to stop there two nights), the hotel has a contract with the taxi service providing good rates to the airport, great water pressure, size of the room, in-room safe, helpful staff, breakfast which was 5 euros a day extra but still had the cheeses, meats, danishes, and so forth expected from the breakfast buffets - in fact I could smell the danishes coming down to breakfast each day, colorful neighborhood. A fruit vegetable seller came through the neighborhood on Monday morning with his goods on the back of small truck. I could just imagine his grandfather doing the same thing with a horse or donkey cart. Cons: by day, this working-class neighborhood was fine and I felt safe, by night is a different story. I could have taken a taxi to another neighborhood for dinner, but I just structured my day so I returned to the hotel well fed at dusk. I had a non-smoking room, but I could smell lingering smoke when I walked in the second day, furniture was shabby and the easy chair had dark stains around the bottom of the skirt, and finally, there was a noise that occurred every 6 seconds (I counted) that could be heard all over the hotel. The sound was low but persistent.

8/10 Good

Joe, Sydney NSW, Australia

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location for the train traveller
The hotel is very close to the railway station, bus stops and walking distance to the city centre. Rooms are very large and comfortable with good bathroom. Cold buffet breakfast adequate. Staff friendly and helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and attractive without pretense
We stayed twice in the course of our drive around southern Sicily and thoroughly appreciated the welcoming environment and charming staff. They patiently answered dozens of questions, drew maps, recommended places to eat, directed us to buses, arranged taxis, and generally made our stay a pleasure.

4/10 Poor

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wrong location
Nice hotel, but wrong location for the centre of town. It felt unsafe walking around it at night.

8/10 Good

Kim

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ældre hotel i trist bydel med god service.
Vi overnattede en nat på Hotel La Ville på vej til en tidlig afgang i lufthavnen (afstand ca. 20 minutter med taxa). Hotellet er af ældre dato og stand, men det var vores oplevelse at det er i bedring, med ihærdige medarbejdere. Det ligger på den forkerte side af en hovedfærdselsordre i Catania i et mindre pænt kvarter. Værelset var stort og badeværelset var fint, og der var en lille balkon. Et lys i entreen blev ved med at blinke efter at være slukket, og kunne åbenbart ikke repareres, så jeg tog selv pæren ud for at vi kunne sove. Personalet var meget venligt og bestilte taxa til os og sikrede at vi kom godt afsted, så vi følte os i trygge hænder.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Liberio, CESENA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
L’hotel residence è una perla, un po’ datata, in un contesto vicino alla stazione centrale piuttosto brutto.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is a huge disappointment. It is located in a part of Catania that I would not feel safe walking in. The hotel itself is run down with very old bedding and furnishings. It is in need of major upgrades inside and out. The photo shared online misrepresents this property. It is nowhere what it shows in the photos. I checked in and checked out 19 minutes later upon seeing the hotel and my room. I was not given any refund and lost money on this rundown, unfair hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
만족함
시외 버스정류장과 가까워 다른 도시로 이동할때 매우 편했습니다 숙소는 중세느낌에 색다른 분위기가 좋았습니다 방이 넓고 직원들은 친절하고 조식도 좋았습니다
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

gabriela ramirez

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
El trato del personal en la recepción:amable, cálido y con buena disposición. La ubicación nos permitió desplazarnos caminando a tres minutos a la estación de trenes y de autobuses, tanto urbanos como interciudades
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Sergey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Anche se per solo una notte il soggiorno è stato gradevole. Tutto positivo.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
ツインの部屋をリクエストしていましたが、ダブルの屋根裏部屋に通され、つらかった 二日目に部屋を移動しましたが、面倒面倒
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Kristof, Geraardsbergen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
gezellig familiehotel - kleinschalig en rustig - goed gelegen- dicht bij centrum en station. Zeer vriendelijke mensen.
Stayed 22 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Angel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Shinji

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
駅に近いです
夜は道が暗く寂しいですが、それ以外は満足です。
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

INMACULADA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
La foto no hace justicia, los alrededores del hotel son de un barrio margirnal. Aunque esta del centro el entorno no es agradable
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Albergo accogliente, molto pulito, personale gentile, ubicazione in una zona non particolarmente curata
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
good location near train and bus station. Guest room is spacious
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

YOSHIE

バスターミナルが近く便利でしたが、治安が悪く、充分気をつけないと危険な感じがしました。

10/10 Excellent

Kazimierz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Contentissimi
Hotel è a soli 10 minuti a piedi dal centro. A pochi passi dalla stazione ferroviaria e dalla stazione dei pullman. Un buon posto per chi vuole visitare anche Messina, Taormina, Siracusi ecc. Personaledell’albergo gentilissimo e disponibile. Stanza spaziosa, molto pulita. Colazione ottima.

8/10 Good

ALEXANDER

довольно скромно
неплохой в целом скромный отель недалеко от жд вокзала. в целом есть все необходимое, но ремонт или хотя бы какое то не помешали, все кажется очень старым и многократно использованным
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Excellent hotel in a very bad location.
I had no problem with the bad environment (especially in the night) anybody have to pass through to reach the hotel, but the hotel owner(s) should act against the town council.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Papa, Paris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fine hotel well located for transport (train, bus)
I selected this hotel because of its proximity to transport, and I would happily return there. The quality for the price is great. The staff are exceptionally friendly and helpful; Marianne was of constant assistance during my first days and all of the stall, reception and domestic, ensured a most enjoyable week. The hotel retains the graciousness and spaciousness of an earlier age, and does so without pretension. My room was large and comfortable; the bathroom had been tastefully modernized. The breakfast room and common social areas were colourful and inviting. The buffet breakfast offered a selection which would cope with most tastes. The location-the positives: My program was to explore the east coast from Messina to Syracuse by train and bus; the hotel is a 10 min walk from the stations. The Duomo and other highlights of Catania are a 15-20 walk. The location-the negatives: The neighbourhood is very run down, even shabby; there are signs that development is planned but I saw no evidence of it happening. Hotel La Ville seems very out of place in the midst of its surroundings. There is almost no commerce in the area, although there is a fine seafood restaurant 5 min from the hotel. For the young and adventuresome and even for the old and adventuresome (- I include myself) the location could be seen as a positive, an opportunity to experience an off-the-tourist-sites Catania.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
快適で親切、しかしややわかりにくい場所
夜遅くにカターニア駅に着いたので、場所がわかりにくく、また、門限が近いという電話もかかってきて、駅からタクシーを使いました。ホテル自体は快適でスタッフも親切でした。駅よりバスターミナルが近いですね。
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017