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Villa Mater Hotel

2.0 star property
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January 2025

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Exterior
Single Room
View from property
Reception
In-room business centre

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Via Vittorio Bottego 10, Catania, CT, 95125
  • Via Etnea
    13 min walk
  • University Hospital Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele
    3 min drive
  • Bellini Gardens
    4 min drive
  • Catania (CTA-Fontanarossa)
    28 min drive

Room options

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Shower, free toiletries, hair dryer, bidet

Quadruple Room

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 4 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Double Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Single Room

Single Room

  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, desk, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Triple Room

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

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About the area

Catania

With a stay at Villa Mater Hotel in Catania (Picanello-Ognina-Barriera-Canalicchio), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Piazza del Duomo and Leucatia Castle. .This hotel is 9.4 mi (15.1 km) from Mount Etna and 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Via Etnea.

What's nearby

  • Via Etnea - 13 min walk
  • Piazza del Duomo - 5 min drive
  • Catania Cathedral - 5 min drive
  • Catania Port - 5 min drive
  • Catania Fish Market - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Galatea Station - 4 min drive
  • Catania Ognina Station - 5 min drive
  • Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪La Pasticceria - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Bar Piazza Aldo Moro - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Bar Bivy - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Bar Castello di Chiarenza Paolo - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Chiosco Bar Malua - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Villa Mater Hotel

Catania hotel in Picanello-Ognina-Barriera-Canalicchio with free breakfast and a rooftop terrace
Villa Mater Hotel offers 30 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include showers and bidets. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 30 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access is available. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This hotel also features a television in a common area and tour/ticket assistance.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service. A complimentary continental breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and 2 meeting rooms.
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, French, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast
  • Room service available

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Lift

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms - 2

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 2 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.00 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from the local rating authority.

Property is also known as

Mater Hotel
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Villa Mater Catania
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Villa Mater Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 247 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 108 out of 247 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 62 out of 247 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 247 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 247 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Deborah C

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not a nice experience, outdated facility, the washroom is not appealing at all, and main issue was the noise coming from the next rooms, if someone upstairs or next would flush the toilet it is so loud that wakes you up.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mustapha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Not good. Very far away from the centre. Disappointing.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Monika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good choice.
Good service. Nice and helpful staff. Spacious room. Small bathroom, but comfortable. About 3km to the town centre. Quiet area.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Bernardette, Malta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money
Nice stay at Villa Mater hotel . Room is clean. An excellent breakfast is waiting for you every morning. Staff are very friendly. Very value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

D, malta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good and tidy hotel, eccelent staff. Pleasant holiday

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Single rooms are very small, and the beds are on the hard side and the walls are thin. The hotel is older, but kept very clean. The neighborhood isn't the nicest (that's why it's cheaper), but it's not horrible either. The staff is super friendly and helpful, and there are bus stops very close by.

4/10 Poor

Paul, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The sink and mirror are located inside the shower
The hotel seems ti be an existing apartment building which was transformed into hotel. The biggest surprise was to find the sink and mirror inside the shower which was undersized to begin with. This was a big minus. Breakfast was Ok but not great.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Scott, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Exactly what was expected
Just stayed because it was near my family in Catania. Met all our needs but don't stay for the comfort. Very much like a college dormitory. They did arrange a transfer to the airport for me, my wife and son for a reasonable rate and was on time with a quick trip (20-25 minutes at 5:00 in the morning). Nothing special, but did the job at a good price.

10/10 Excellent

Gundars, United kingdom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
good choice for breakfast, very helpful reception guy - went extra mile to give us all information we needed. Good internet.

10/10 Excellent

Rasma, United Kingdom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic service
Reception staff very helpfull. Good breakfast :)

6/10 Okay

Pat, Melbourne, Australia

Disliked: Room comfort
Adequate place to stay in Catania.
This was a very basic hotel with not even a refrigerator in the room. However the bed was comfortable and the accommodation clean and sufficient for one night and at a reasonable price. Breakfast was included and was good. A nice touch was the nearby restaurant picking us up and dropping us home after we had a very nice dinner.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for the price
Not bad for a night but wouldn't stay long term. Shower was 3 feet squared, but the room was a decent size for my wife and I.

8/10 Good

Beachbum

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
excellent value
Very much enjoyed my stay. A bit out of town but that's why I selected it so I could get onsite parking. Buses outside take you downtown, however as it was a sunday I drove myself down and parked. Buffet breakfast was great - pastries very good. Staff very helpful. No restaurant on site and not much around - however a local restaurant does a free shuttle service and their food was very good and reasonably priced.

6/10 Okay

Francine, Boston

Liked: Staff & service
Good value. Great staff.
I chose this hotel to be close to the Catania airport. It was hard to locate and not easily accessible . It took 1/2 hour at 5:30 am - not what I expected. The staff was very helpful and accommodating. They actually arranged for us to have coffee and croissants at 5 am!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
The room was dormitory style, actually more like a hostel. Since we only stayed there one night it was acceptable for the price but if you are looking for a typical hotel suggest you look elsewhere. The room was warm and when we opened the windows for air it was quite noisy, so al-in-all not a good night's sleep. Breakfast was included though and was satisfactory.

8/10 Good

021IS, Serbia

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Not bad at all
This location is ideal for those moving car on a tour of nearby attractions. Basically, it is a 3-star hotel and a good offer of the price.

2/10 Terrible

Sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Villa Mater Hotel Catania
The hotel staff told me that, to get from Piazza Giovanni XX111 to their hotel. I need to take the #628 (red) or 936 bus to Via Vittorio Emanuele Da Bormida then walk, or I could pay 15 euro for a taxi. I purchased a bus ticket and was told only the 936 bus would bring me to Via V.E. da Bormida & I would need to change buses. When I changed buses, the driver did not know where to drop me off and brought me back to the train station. I paid 20 euro for a taxi. The next day, I purchased a souvenir from the hotel for my friend, but the front desk receptionist refused to swipe my credit card despite the sign on their front door saying they accept the credit cards. He insisted I pay cash. The bed was not comfortable, the remote control for the television did not work, I was not able to access the internet from my room, and the room was dirty. They claim to have a multilingual staff, but desk clerk on duty when I arrived told me my room was on the second, it was on the sixth, the morning clerk did not speak English. I would not feel comfortable in walking alone at night in this neighborhood alone.

10/10 Excellent

miran

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

6/10 Okay

Nicci, Baltimore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A great value
First it is important to note that this hotel is VERY difficult to locate, off a side street and down an alley. If you are coming from the airport and have not rented a car, I suggest a cab — they'll get you there! If you are renting a car, the free parking cannot be beat — you'll suffer none of the downtown noise or parking problems — but do your homework to find out how to get to the hotel. Call ahead and get very specific directions. The view of Etna is spectacular! The hotel has an arrangement with a nearby restaurant and they will pick you up and drop you off for dinner and the food was good — that's a great way to start your first night if you arrive late. Angelo speaks English very well and can make any suggestion you may need. Walking to the downtown area isn't recommended — it's a hike, but it's a very quick cab ride and you never seem to wait more than 1-3 minutes for a cab to come pick you up. The walls are thin and the pipes will regale you with some interesting tuba sounds... the bathrooms are tight with very small shower stalls — but this is a fantastic price and for it the rooms can't be beat. The breakfast is functional... cereals and some meats and cheese, coffee, juice, etc. If you have a group, the hotel has meeting rooms and a full chapel, too. I'd visit again and recommend it.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
...
Few of the hotel staff speak english. Most of them not very friendly.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort