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Excelsior Grand Hotel

4.0 of 5
Piazza Giovanni Verga 39, 95129 Catania, Sicily, Italy
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Ranked #15 of 103 hotels in Catania
4.0 of 5 stars 133 Reviews
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Suzzanne118
Llangwm, Haverfordwest, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012

This was my first holiday alone, first time to Sicily and would like to say that without such brilliant helpful staff, who guided me on where to visit and how to get around, it would have been a different experience. I felt safe, Piazza Giovanni Verga is very central to the main routes, within walking distance to the terminal bus... More

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Malena70
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2011

Loved every minute in this hotel, rooms are very well kept and the service is top notch. The staff are very helpful at the front desk, restaurant and housekeeping. Excellent breakfast and the garage space is a plus. Not to mention the central location. Will definitely return. A big thanks goes to Vito, Rosa, Patrizia, Giusy, Mary, Francesco, Daniele ,... More

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DIVE60
OHIO
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14 reviews
1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2011

The staff where very good and made our stay very pleasant. The rooms are about average size for European hotels the room very clean except for the carpeting had many stains. Breakfast in the morning was very good which was included in the room. The indoor parking is small and can only handle about 10 cars. The location was very... More

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ninton22
zejtun
2 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 September 2011

As a 4 Star Hotel I did not expect to have a room with the wall paper peeling off and the bathroom floor appears to be stained. The Hot Water for Tea was never Hot but warm during breakfast and items appears to come out rationed as it was rare to have all items available at the same time. My... More

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MARYANNMalta
MALTA
2 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2011

Through Trip advisor my expectations for this hotel were not on the high side, but then as soon as I entered the hotel I realised that things were even worse. The receptionist kept answering the phone, call after call, completely ignoring our presence. We had a deluxe room and except for the view of Mount Etna there was nothing to... More

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joanixNy
NY
Senior Contributor
25 reviews
5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2011

the hotel is walking distance from the center and generally well kept; rooms are clean though maintenance is not their forte - some details are run down, only hot water... com'on! - reception is not very helpful as their english is not good. More

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dgjohansson
Ronneby, Sweden
Top Contributor
167 reviews
119 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2011

This huge hotel are well situated, nice and clean, have a very good breakfast and the rooms are large and very nice. Off course you'll have to pay extra for this kind of things but WHY does nice hotels like this continue to charge for Internet??? If it would be reasonable priced well,it might be forgiven, but charging sums in... More

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globusat
Vienna, Austria
Top Contributor
146 reviews
34 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2011

Although we had to find our way through a pile of garbage (obviously some industrial action prevented its removal) we found our way to the hotel entrance. The building looks much more impressive in the inside than it is showing on the outside. All the rooms are big enough, mostly in 19/20th century style with authentic furniture and updated amenities.... More

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Lolapalooza
London, United Kingdom
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22 reviews
10 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2011
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My colleague and I were quite excited to be staying at this hotel and were looking forward to arriving there after a long day on the road but were thoroughly disappointed with almost everything about the place. The entrance to the hotel is at the side of a huge open and busy car park and there were no bell staff... More

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chepalma
El Paso, Texas
Senior Contributor
48 reviews
13 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2011

Very nice hotel located near major shopping street; not close to major tourist attractions. Rooms were clean but the AC did not work and they never fixed it, and one had to pay for internet service. Staff was not unfriendly, average in my opinion. Highlight of our stay was the breakfast. More

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Address: Piazza Giovanni Verga 39, 95129 Catania, Sicily, Italy

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