When you stay at Ares Hotel in San Giovanni la Punta, you'll be connected to the convention center, within a 15-minute drive of Piazza del Duomo and Mount Etna. .This hotel is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Le Zagare Shopping Center and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Leucatia Castle.
What's nearby
Via Etnea - 6 min drive - 6.1 km
Piazza Stesicoro - 8 min drive - 7.9 km
Piazza del Duomo - 9 min drive - 8.7 km
Catania Cathedral - 9 min drive - 8.7 km
Lungomare di Ognina - 14 min drive - 7.6 km
Getting around
Borgo Station - 6 min drive
Catania Ognina Station - 13 min drive
Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) - 27 min drive
Restaurants
Pidatella Pescheria Gastronomia - 4 min drive
La Locandiera - 13 min walk
Bar Trappeto - 16 min walk
Nuk - Urban Sushi Bar - 4 min drive
Pizzeria Pizza Rock - 4 min drive
About this property
Ares Hotel
Pet-friendly hotel with free parking connected to the convention center in San Giovanni la Punta
Ares Hotel offers 70 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished. This San Giovanni la Punta hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.
Bathrooms include showers and bidets. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 70 individually furnished guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include phones and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area. Additional features at this hotel include a reception hall and a vending machine.
Satisfy your appetite for dinner at the hotel's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and 3 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English, Italian
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
Airport shuttle on request
Food and drink
Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–10 AM: EUR 5 per person
1 restaurant
1 bar
Room service available
Things to do
Private winery tours
Conveniences
Lift
Free newspapers in reception
Reception hall
Vending machine
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Business services
Business centre
Conference centre
Meeting rooms - 3
Outdoors
Garden
Accessibility
Lift
More
Couples dining
Romance packages available
TV in lobby
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Bathroom
Bidet
Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels
Entertainment
TV
More
Desk
Individually furnished
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 20.0 per stay
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 5 per person
Airport shuttle fee: EUR 80 per vehicle (roundtrip, maximum occupancy 3)
Rollaway bed fee: EUR 20.0 per stay
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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
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
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
National rating
This property has received its official star rating from the local rating authority.
Property is also known as
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Ares Hotel Reviews
Reviews
7.2
Good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Would have liked a kettle in the room as 'Er Indoors likes a cup of tea abd it seems to be beyond the Italian staff to make one properly. Otherwise all was well and the hotel was close to the motorways so it was easy to get to all patts of Sicily. We stayed several extra days as we liked the hotel.
So special and warm people with great attitude and friendly , the food it was really good and wine ofcourse , I will be back soon on June 2016 to have more expreance there , please make sure rent a car there because definitely you need car to check the city
soheil sefat
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
12 May 2015
Liked: Staff & service
No thrills accommodation, little out of way but works fine if you require a place to stay overnight. Bar has a great view of Etna.
Ares Hotel was a perfect jumping off place for our trip around Sicily. Very easy to get to Mount Etna the next day. The staff was very helpful. Nice dinner at the hotel restaurant.
Clean, nice people, but bed was terribly pumping, and the room smelled.
Breakfast was good with perfect service. The hotel is quite hard to find without GPS even if it is closed to the highway.
While you do need a car as location is several km from Catania, view of Mt Etna from dining room was fantastic. WiFi codes don't work but they let me check my email with their computer. Staff were great, breakfast was plentiful, and the furnishings throughout the hotel were beautiful. We liked it so much we booked 2 more nights. Would definitely recommend.
Excellent hotel for travelers that come to town by car. Free parking in hotel. Close to main highway giving easy access to nearby towns like Taormina, Siracusa, Noto, etc. Free Internet in lounge is not that fast but works well enough for email and web surfing. Good restaurant for dinner for a very convenient fixed price per person for hotel guests. Complete complimentary breakfast. Large well decorated lounge with possibility of use of private meeting rooms.Staff has always been very helpful giving suggestions about trips and conveniences such as where can I get good fruit. Order in pizza, etc. Hotel room was clean and comfortable. Beds are firm. Shower is a little bit tight but has an abundant flow of hot water. Quiet area without intrusive traffic sound. I came to stay three days and ended up staying in the hotel for six days.
Claude
8/10 Good
Alex
3 May 2012
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Perfect for Etna!
This hotel is the perfect location if you are just in the Catania region to climb Etna and have hired a car. It is on the outskirts of Catania in a suburban area (which is reminiscent of Australian suburbs!) and is right near the main road to Etna. A few minutes from Catania for dinner and right at the foothills of Etna. The breakfast room is also situated with a beautiful view of Etna and the beautiful surrounding countryside. The double room we booked was quite basic, but had everything needed. The en-suite bathroom likewise. All in all though would definitely stay here again.
Der Service war sehr schlecht. Wir hatten den Eindruck, dass wir als Expedia-Kunde besonders unerwünscht waren. Das Zimmer war voller Schimmel, vermutlich von einem Wasserschaden. Da das Hotel fast vollkommen leer war, hätte es mit Sicherheit auch ein weniger schlechtes Zimmer gegeben. Das Frühstück war auch eher dürftig, der Kellner benahm sich an der Grenze zur Höflichkeit. Das Abendessen im Restaurant war ok, einfach aber gut zu fairen Preisen.
Silke
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
6/10 Okay
Maria, Arezzo
15 Oct 2017
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Comodo per gli spostamenti vicino a superstrada e
Buona la colazione a 4 € e la cena varia con 4 portate a scelta diverse ogni sera a 15€.
Alcuni miglioramenti possibili: getto doccia, rifornimento saponi e phon.
Qualche divano da rinnovare.
Bar da tenere aperto la sera visto che fuori dall'Hotel non c'è niente.
Lo consiglio. +++
Maria
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017
6/10 Okay
marcoc
11 Oct 2017
Hotel
Ristorante buono e posizionato nel piano inferiore molto tranquillo.
Très bon hôtel. Si on doit trouver un défaut : le wifi pas toujours optimal
Valentin
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
24 Aug 2017
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
hotel vicino svincolo tangenziale
Albergo da me utilizzato più volte, ma nel tempo sta deteriorandosi, ha necessità di una ristrutturazione, lo staff è molto cortese e disponibile, i prezzi sono molto bassi e la posizione vicino autostrada e tangenziale e l'ampio parcheggio gratuito lo rendono parecchio comodo per chi viaggia in auto
Eravamo 9 amici, ci siamo trovati molto bene in questo hotel, economico, pulito e con tutti i servizi necessari. Personale squisito, gentile e cordiale. Ci torneremo!
Le camere sono molto semplici e non troppo pulite, le tende ad es. erano veramente sporche. Ma il peggio si è presentato a colazione, tutt'altro che continentale. Alle 9:20 non c'era niente da mangiare e dietro nostra richiesta di integrare il buffet hanno portato qualche fetta di pancarrè e 7 fettine di prosciutto. Il tostapane era in condizioni pessime quindi non potevi farti neanche un toast da quanto era sporco.dopo hanno portato anche qualche cornetto ma ci hanno detto di non prenderne più di uno a testa. Insomma siamo andati via e abbiamo fatto colazione in un bar spettacolare degno della bella e accogliente Sicilia, al contrario dell'hotel in questione.