Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 6th September 2008 Mixed Group 25-30 4/5 Comments: The place is OK, rooms a bit depressing, with a sad layout but big and clean.Hot in summer and no AC or fan.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating France 23rd August 2008 Female 18-24 4/5 Comments: the hostel is amazing. quite small and it really feel like you are in a house. The only thing to be careful about is the minimum stay and the fact that the hostel is not always open and u have to arrive before nine and call a mobile number. The staff is nice and I met awesome people there.definitely the best place to stay especially for this price

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Hong Kong 6th August 2008 Couple 25-30 3/5 Comments: The room is clean. The kitchen is excellent. The reception just working a limited time. If you go on sat or sun, don't arrive on night.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Slovakia 7th August 2008 Female 18-24 4/5 Comments: Politi Residence is really nice place, where (if you are living in a dorm) you can meet nice people. Rooms are a bit dark and stuffy, but in the summer outside is worse. Kitchen is great - big space with all equipment what you need. We were also very satisfied with services. Girl and boy on the reception were really kind and favourable. Inspite of fact, that rule is that you have to stay at least three nights, they let us stay only two night, which we appreciate strongly.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Italy 19th August 2008 Couple 25-30 4/5 Comments: we arrived at the reception desk and found the couple running this hostel/apartments were very friendly and helpful with all our requests. We upgraded to an apartment when we arrived and they were very nice and spacious. would recommend this place to anyone very good place.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating France 1st August 2008 Mixed Group 25-30 4/5 Comments: Appartement proche de la via Etne, stationnement facile. Appartement spacieux, bien agencé Accueil sympa, permanence dans un bureau proche si besoin d'informations Le petit + : le petit déj compris dans la loc. Il se prend dans un café à côté : viennoiseries & cappucino délicieux et accueil très sympathique Seuls bémols : pas de produit de nettoyage ni balai. Dommage pour une location saisonnière

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Poland 27th July 2008 Female 25-30 4/5 Comments: It was so much more that I have expected, guys were very helfull and I would highly recommend it for other people staying in Catania :))

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating England 25th April 2008 - - 4/5 Comments: An excellent good value hostel and the guy was extremely helpful.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 27th July 2007 Female 31-40 3/5 Comments: A fantastic place to stay and in a very handy postiton. Unfortunatley we only stayed 2 nights so didn;t get to see as much as we'd like, but we did take a day trip to Taormina which is absolutely beautiful.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Brazil 13th July 2007 Couple 18-24 3/5 Comments: Centrally located. Only private apartments have aircon, dorms don't. Atentious managing couple, we complained about a clogged drain, at night it was solved. Nice breakfast in a small cafe nearby. A pastry and a drink.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating England 22nd September 2007 Female 18-24 3/5 Comments: The people in the reception were 1st class. Very helpful, caring and very much over accomodating to the problems i encountered from the moment i got to Catania, to the moment i left, 10/10 for them both.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Netherlands 17th September 2007 Male 31-40 3/5 Comments: Very good staff. I booked for the dormitory (5 nights), but it was full, so I get a two person room for the same price. So how can I complaine??? Very kind people.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Ireland 10th September 2007 Male 18-24 3/5 Comments: Well, this hostel was nothing to shout about really, but it's in a good area, and it is what you pay for: basic accommodation with a few extras thrown in to keep you happy. Those were the free internet, free laundry and free breakfast. The breakfast was particularly good, because even though it was just the typical Italian brekkie (croissant and a cappuccino), it was made in a cafe just around the corner, so its very good quality, and not just the coco pops you'd get in some other hostels. So if your in the area this is certainly a decent place to stay. And i found out from other travellers that i was lucky to have made this choice too, apparently the other hostel in Catania listed on trav was a complete dive....

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 26th August 2007 Female 18-24 3/5 Comments: this place was one of my all time favorites! they provided so much, (kitchen, washing machine, breakfast) i traveled here alone but met some really great people here. great hostel!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Malta 21st July 2007 Mixed Group 18-24 3/5 Comments: I was really happy to find out that as lockers we had a wardrobe for each person, which can be locked by a padlock. Moreover, there was free Internet, washing machine, tv and fridge in the common room. We really liked this hostel.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 28th August 2007 Female 18-24 3/5 Comments: quiet, large dorms and lockers for each person, have to have fans of full to cool down room at night but otherwise slept well, 20mins walk from train station and bus station to etna, taormina but close to catania centre. staff very helpful but no 24hr reception. free internet, laundry and kitchen- free breakfast at cafe, you get choice of tes, juice, coffee and fresh pastry! maybe could list a bus to hostel from train station etc on directions in trav

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating England 25th August 2007 Couple 18-24 3/5 Comments: good place. free internet and lots of lockable storage space. no locks on bathroom doors though and shower plugs blocked causing some minor flooding!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Canada 22nd August 2007 Couple 18-24 4/5 Comments: shower plugged. Told the staff who said it would be fixed...maybe just after we left. Staff did let us stay all day on our leaving day to wait for our train. Really appreicated that. Great people

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Ireland 22nd August 2007 Male 25-30 4/5 Comments: A genuinely outstanding place to stay with brilliant service and a very warm welcome. Salvatore and Vincenza were constantly offerig help and assistance.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Spain 19th August 2007 Female 31-40 3/5 Comments: The bathroom was absolutly inunded all the time, because it's too old, and it isn't well built; and there wasn't any kitchen-maid. On the other hand, it'd have been better more bed clothes. The ventilators working were very annoying in the night. The rest was fine. Thank you very much.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Spain 9th August 2007 Male 25-30 4/5 Comments: Definitely the best place to stay in Catania. Sooo much better than the Agora hostel. It's convenient, well located, cheap, and it has everything a backpacker needs: cooking facilities, free internet, fridge, washing machine, one wardrobe per person...

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Canada 10th August 2007 Male 18-24 4/5 Comments: Free net and laundry. Great place to meet people. Much better than the other hostel in town (I stayed at both).

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Niger 1st August 2007 Mixed Group 31-40 3/5 Comments: The apartment was very nice but it lacked a few things - no tea towels or dish clothes or washing up liquid. The staff were friendly and allowed us to use the free internet in the hostel next door. he markets are very close which was great as we made the most of the self catering.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Spain 4th August 2007 - - 3/5 Comments: It's a mixed-shared room.. with bathroom. you have a dining-room and a kitchen. and free access to internet. It's well located near the piazza del duomo. At night the city is a bit dangerous if you are a girl and in your own.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Canada 17th July 2007 Mixed Group 18-24 4/5 Comments: The owners were very helpful and kind!!! Internet was free and they had a washer machine for free use as well. Great Hostel.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Hungary 29th July 2007 Female 18-24 4/5 Comments: It was the best hostel I've ever stayed in!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Hungary 23rd July 2007 Mixed Group 25-30 4/5 Comments: We were extremly happy with everything including staff, location, cleanliness and facilities. Thank you very much, and try to keep it up as it is now

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Spain 16th July 2007 Mixed Group 18-24 2/5 Comments: It was cheap, the beds were ok, but the bathroom is just one for 8 people and it's easy to disturb each other.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating England 8th July 2007 Female 18-24 4/5 Comments: Location was great - this hostel was right near the central piazza and dome, as well as the bus and train station, making it easy to travel. The staff were great and gave us clear directions, a breakfast voucher and a map with instructions. The hostel was open and friendly with lots of space and good showers. There was free internet, a TV and a free washing machine. In actual fact, we have nothing bad to say about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 26th June 2007 Female 41+ 3/5 Comments: I had a good stay here, just a tip though that as like a lot of other hostels check the time of check in especially if you are arriving on a Saturday or Sunday like I did. Had to sit and wait for an hour or so till I could check in as there are only certain open hours. Breakfasts here are great-at a little bar/cafe down the road. Great coffee and fresh croissants!!