Crociferi B&B

This is one of the most amazing B&B's I have ever stayed at. The host, Terese, was incredibly helpful with restaurant recommendations and help with local attractions and travel advice during the rail strike. She is a fluent English speaker. She booked a taxi for me on arrival at Catania airport which was well worthwhile as the airport is a confusing mess. He was such a good and reliable driver that we used him throughout our stay. The rooms are immaculately clean and comfortable, with air conditioning, tea and coffee making facilities and they are very quiet. The B&B is very secure with an outer locked gate to the courtyard with an entry phone, a locked outer door and an internal locked door. We did not find any problems having a separate bathroom as the door for it was right next to the door of our room. When we came back later during our stay in Sicily she kindly upgraded us to a better room for no charge! Breakfast was ten euros and was delicious, with a cappucino, yoghurt, juice, cold meats and cheese and delicious bread. City tax was two euros per person per night. When I had a problem plugging my shaver charger in, Terese kindly found me a special adapter.

My stay at Crociferi B&B was relaxing and enjoyable. I was looking for a B&B that was a manageable walk from the bus and train stations. An added bonus is the B&B is located in the Centro Storico, the historic center of Catania. There are many delightful cafes, restaurants and shops nearby. My room at Crociferi B&B was more like a suite with balconies overlooking the courtyard. It was spacious, pretty and comfortable. What I loved the most is that Teresa, the B&B host, made a big pot of tea for me every morning. It was the best way to start the day.|Two suggestions:|1. Google Maps walking directions from the bas and train stations take you to Via Penninello where you need to walk up a large number of steps to get to the higher elevation of Centro Storico. If you do not want to climb steps with luggage, walk over to Via Antonino di Sangiuliano. It is a vehicular road with sidewalks and it is more manageable.|2. There is a nice and clean lavenderia on Via Santa Maria della Lettera, only a 5 minute walk from the B&B. You do not need to add laundry soap. The machine adds it for you.

It was great to stay at Crociferi B&B, such an authentic and beautiful place in the historic part of Catania, very centrally located, quiet, and very clean. The owner, Teresa, paid personal attention to each guest, which made our stay very pleasant.||If we travel to Catania again in the future to visit other places in Sicily, we will definitely choose Crociferi B&B again.

We had a lovely stay with Teresa at the Crociferi B&B! She is very welcoming and provided us with wonderful recommendations for sightseeing and restaurants in Catania. Our room was spotless and very spacious, and the location is very convenient. Breakfast was delicious as well!

I can’t recommend this place enough. The host Teresa is so nice and helpful (arranged for taxi service arriving and leaving), the room was historic and beautiful and the breakfast was excellent. |The location is perfect. You can walk everywhere in the old part of town which is so beautiful. We had 3 balconies in our room, one of which looked out onto a beautiful church and at night outside tables were set up for the restaurant next door. We had the best pizza there our first night! The bed was very comfortable. We felt very safe walking around at night and Catania is so beautiful, especially at night. Thank you for your hospitality, Teresa. We hope to return some day!

We had a wonderful 3 night stay at Teresa's beautiful bed and breakfast. We stayed in the Leela suite and it was glorious, and such good value. We had our own roof terrace and balcony and it was perfect to sit and drink a glass of Sicilian wine and watch the sun go down over the city. Teresa was a great hostess and her breakfasts were delicious and plentiful, everything you needed to keep you going for a day of sightseeing or hiking Etna. We also loved the guesthouse for its comfort and architecture, the building and rooms are so beautiful - filled with memories of Teresa's travel adventures. We highly recommend this guesthouse and look forward to meeting Teresa again when we are back in Sicily.

Do not believe website. No ac until after May we were told and who knows if that is true, terrible wifi, elevator not for guests, bathroom outside of room, all sorts of rules posted, difficulty with key getting into property, not enough outlets for adapters without taking out lamp plugs and lastly very nasty host when confronted with why there were these issues. First time this has happened to us in 25 years.

The website is false. Only AC working after may. Advertise elevators when we were told they were not working. We were told to take short showers because of water issues. The wifi kept cutting out. The entry key to the compound was problematic. Took minutes to work. After all of this the woman was very nasty to us. At breakfast no capacinno. Owner never spoke to us and made noises right where we had breakfast such as squishing water bottles and clanging dishes. We have been travelling in Europe for over 20 years and have not once had such abad experience like this. No apologies on her part. Would never recommend this place. Many rules posted on doors as well.