Picone Bed & Breakfast

This old but well kept property was like a much needed refuge after a very long travel day into a chaotic city we'd never traveled to. We rented a car at the airport and so arrived onto the hectic streets not really knowing what hit us. We passed the hotel a couple of times because was difficult to locate; we parked nearby and one of us had to find it on foot. I rang bell to large door with big sign and Michele was there to greet me. He jumped into the car with us and directed us to near by parking garage where we could leave the car. He spoke very little English and we spoke little Italian but we managed to communicate the necessities! He carried my bag all the way back to the hotel and showed us to our room. We had two balconies overlooking a bustling street. Room had everything we needed even if it was quite old. The bathroom here is Eco-friendly and so you have to put waste paper in bin NOT in the toilet. We've had to do that in other countries before so were used to it. Michele let us store our bags in his spare storage room the entire next day because we were hiking Mount Etna-he was SO very kind and really made our first experience in Sicily a great one.

This is a great B&B in the centre of Catania. Michele is an easy going manager who will do all he can to help. Minutes away from superb restaurants and shops but relatively quiet, clean and well air conditioned rooms.

A warm welcome from a very helpful host, clean and well presented room, air conditioning, local information available, close to the main shopping area and to a choice of local traditional restaurants, amazing market full of character and flavour. All in all a brilliant place to stay. Hope to visit again one day x