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Exclusive Maison d'Artiste in the Historic Baroque Center of Catania

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Interior
Living area
Interior
Dining

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6100 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Washer
  • Kitchen
  • Parking available
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Catania, Sicilia
  • Via Etnea
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Piazza del Duomo
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Catania Cathedral
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Catania (CTA-Fontanarossa)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

+1
Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Bidet · Toilet · Jetted bathtub

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Exclusive Maison d'Artiste in the Historic Baroque Center of Catania

In the Center of the Baroque Center of Catania, exclusive old house from the Eighteenth Century, on two floors, with a small balcony, with old furniture and particular care of all details. The house has every comfort: air conditioning, heating, wireless internet.
You will be able to enjoy a comfortable living room with a double bed, an additional single bed in a loft, a room with a French bed and a bath. In the living room there are 2 sofa beds (each for 2 people).
The rooms are equipped with linen; the kitchen has an oven, stove, kettle, pots and everything needed for cooking.
Wifi is free.
The house is quiet, in the historic center, in the middle of the main tourist sites.
The house has been renovated with love and care in every detail: please treat it with love.

Along the Via Crociferi, you can reach the Cathedral and the Diocesan Museum in Piazza del Duomo; from there the Ursino Castle, the historic residence of Frederick II of Swabia, which houses the Ursino Castle Civic Museum, in the square with its popular restaurants. Catania, Vincenzo Bellini, then the writer of Giovanni Verga, the Greek Theater, the Roman Amphitheater.
Within walking distance are the Etnea. 2 km Central Station, and 3 km the airport.

The location can be reached not only by car, but also by public transportation: the airport is connected by a car that will take you downtown in about 15 minutes; the station can be reached by bus or on foot in 15 minutes on foot. In about 10 minutes you can walk to Piazza Borsellino / Alcalà with the Bus Terminal to various destinations, from Palermo to Syracuse, etc. The beach of Playa (not advice) is a 10 minute bus ride from Piazza Borsellino / Alcalà. San Giovanni Licuti can be reached with buses that stop in Piazza Europa.


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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

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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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
Property Registration Number IT087015C2TZIPOJS9

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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 the information in the booking confirmation

About the area

Catania

Catania City Centre, a neighbourhood in Catania, is home to this holiday home. Via Etnea is a notable landmark, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Catania Beach and Mount Etna. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Angelo Massimino Stadium or PalaCatania.
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Catania, Sicilia

What's nearby

  • Via Etnea - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Piazza Stesicoro - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Piazza del Duomo - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Catania Fish Market - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Catania Cathedral - 10 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Porto Station - 17 min walk
  • Catania Central Station - 19 min walk
  • Catania (CTA-Fontanarossa) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bar Sgroi - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Al Vicolo Pizza&vino - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪La Taverna del Grande Albero - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Bowling La Plaja - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Caffetteria Villaroel - ‬2 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Exclusive Maison d'Artiste in the Historic Baroque Center of Catania pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Exclusive Maison d'Artiste in the Historic Baroque Center of Catania?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Exclusive Maison d'Artiste in the Historic Baroque Center of Catania?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Exclusive Maison d'Artiste in the Historic Baroque Center of Catania located?

Located in Catania City Centre, this holiday home is within a 5-minute walk of Via Crociferi and Via Etnea. Piazza del Duomo and Catania Cathedral are also within 10 minutes. Porto Station is 17 minutes by foot and Catania Central Station is 19 minutes.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 29 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 29 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 29 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 29 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 29 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

axel d.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Prima Lage und originelles Apartment
Wir haben den Aufenthalt in der ruhig und dennoch zentral gelegenen Wohnung sehr genossen. Besonders gefallen hat uns der individuelle Stil des Schnitts und der Einrichtung, der sich sehr wohltuend abhebt von der unpersönlichen Baumarkt-Moderne, die derzeit in der Mehrzahl der Ferienwohnungen leider dominiert.
Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
ruhige, gemütliche und zentrale Unterkunft
Das Haus von Grazia bietet sehr viel Platz auf vier Etagen und ist unheimlich geschmackvoll und gemütlich eingerichtet. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt! Die Lage ist super, nah am Stesicoro und Bellini-Park, sehr zentral, und dafür unglaublich ruhig. Aus dem Dachfenster kann man den Etna sehen :) Die Heizung funktionierte gut, was für einen längeren Aufenthalt im Winter wichtig war. Und für die sonnigen Tage gab es einen großen Balkon. Wir haben den Aufenthalt sehr genossen und können diese Unterkunft uneingeschränkt weiter empfehlen! Danke Grazia!
Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bernhard W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Ein Traum in "Vintage", ideal für Langzeitmieter
Die Wohnung liegt wunderschön am Ende der berühmten Via Corciferi Richtung Monastero dei Benedettini in einem kleinen Innenhof. Sie ist ein Traum und sehr liebevoll eingerichtet! Man erkennt sofort die Passion der Besitzerin für Theater und Literatur. Wir haben uns dort wie zuhause gefühlt - fast 6 Wochen lang. Die Wohnung ist auf 3 Etagen verteilt: unten ein Schlafzimmer (für 2) mit Bad; in der Mitte der Wohnbereich, ein Arbeitszimmer, ein großer Balkon, die Küche und ein Bad, und oben auf der Galerie befindet sich ein weiteres Schlafzimmer mit Platz für 2 (ggf. auch 4) Menschen. Die Küche ist mit allem ausgestattet, was man für einen längeren Aufenthalt braucht (inkl. einer Spülmaschine). In der Wohnung sind tausende von Büchern in allen gängigen europäischen Sprachen sowie unzählige CD's - vorzugsweise mit barocker und klassischer Musik. Leider ist der CD-Player defekt, aber man kann den Verstärker mit seinem Laptop ansteuern und so die Musik genießen. Der Vermieter war jederzeit erreichbar und enorm hilfsbereit. Die Kommunikation geht auf Italienisch oder Englisch reibungslos. Wir werden auf jedem Fall nächstes Jahr wiederkommen!
Stayed 35 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ruth P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location
While very near Catania's touristic sites, the house is in a residential neighborhood, part of the "other Catania" and close to Bellini Park.
Stayed 21 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gerhard K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Mitten in der Altstadt
Großartiges barockes Haus mitten in der Altstadt Catanias!! Man kann alles zu Fuß erreichen. Sehr schönes Vintage- Flair!!!
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alan M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very convenient for central Catania
A property with a lot of character, provided all that was needed, balcony was a lovely bonus.

10/10 Excellent

KRISHNASWAMY V., Bracknell

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Character-filled house with a very ethnic feel
Simply amazing! We have rented a lot of properties through home away, but this one was really unique. Grazia has exquisite taste and the house has a very personalised feel to it. We felt very much at home in her very character-filled house. Located within sniffing distance from main tourist attractions, the house is situated in a very peaceful and quiet neighbourhood. There are several restaurants around serving typical Sicilian, mouthwatering food as well. We would like to specially thank Salvo, whose suggestions made our stay truly memorable. He was very enthusiastic and always available to answer our numerous questions and helped plan our excursions to Etna and Taormina, in addition to tips for exploring Catania. His long list must-try things in Catania led to our culinary delight. We would love to stay again in this house, should we visit Catania again. PS: Grazia, we really enjoyed your Mozart collection, being ardent fans of the maestro's music as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

francesca L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Characterful, creative and well appointed, quiet location.
We loved the house, good location, very peaceful and a characterful interior.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kerstin H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Antike Umgebung, sehr gut gelegen
Es ist ein Ferienhaus mit eigenem “Charme“, das Bett und das TV sollten nicht ganz so antik sein, man rollt in die Mitte und der Fernseher war nicht an zu kriegen. Familien werden es schwer haben, es gibt zwar jede Menge Pröll, aber nur zwei brauchbare Teller oder nur ein spitzes Messer oder Küchenhandtuch. Die Umgebung ist Spitze, sehr zentral mit Cafes und Restaurants in unmittelbarer Nähe, im Hof ist meistens ein Parkplatz frei.

10/10 Excellent

Mariachiara S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Ambiente intimo e ben cirato
Centralissima, con cortile interno con possibilità di parcheggio. Su tre piani, ben strutturata. Adatta a chi piace vivere la città nella sua pienezza visto che ogni ambiente è pregno di vissuto dei proprietari del loro lavoro dei loro viaggi. Il tutto in maniera non invadente. È come entrare in casa di un caro amico. Unico neo il bagno che andrebbe un po’ riammodernato.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Simone B.

Vier schöne Tage mit zwei Kindern
Eine total gemütliche, ruhige Oase mitten in Catania. Alles war super vorbereitet, sogar ein Bett für die Kinder war im Wohnzimmer schon bezogen. Die haben auf dem Futon prima geschlafen. Sogar ein erstes Frühstück hatte uns Salvo, der auch den Schlüssel brachte, schon bereitgestellt, weil wir erst spät am Abend angekommen sind. Im Haus hat alles super funktioniert, und es war total sauber. Wir haben uns dort wirklich wohl gefühlt. Eindeutige 5 Sterne!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lucec A.

Charmant et très original
Très bonne adresse tout près de tout. Propreté impeccable. Lieu insolite et beaucoup plus original que la plupart des locations
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Albert U.

sehr gut
Schöne Wohnung in zentraler Lage. Super
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Olga Lisa G.

Perfect localition, the apartment costa and nice.
Very personal and interesting apartment, romantic.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Martin B.

Great location, great place to stay - easy way of communication
Grazia‘s place is awesome. Plenty of space, a well equipped kitchen, we were provided with water bottles as welcome gifts as well as there were cereals for breakfast. And: Grazia is a very kind and easy-to-talk/write-to host. We enjoyed our stay and can easily recommend the place and the city! Thanks again to Grazia for this beautiful place. Best, N & M
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Darren L.

Catania Artiste
Good central location within walking distance of several good bars and resturants. Good size apartment with parking. Nice touch to have some breakfast items provided for our stay and a water purifier to save us buying and carrying bottled water...a real bonus.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Barbara S.

Great experience
Everything (location, apartment, cleanliness...) was just great! Thank you Mrs. Grazia for your hospitality.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Susan M.

The property was as described and conveniently located.
While staying, the entire water supply was cut off due to a problem with the boiler, which was repaired after 2 days. We were left without washing or toilet facilities during this time. Neither the owner nor any of her back up team offered us any aid, which l felt was unsatisfactory. After nearly 2 weeks neither Homeaway nor l have received any response from the owner.
Stayed 13 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie W.

Large, beautiful space, great location, super-helpful host.
Grazia's home is just as described. It is an entire house, full of books, music and comfortable furnishings (no Ikea here!). Location is in the heart of historic Catania with restaurants practically out the front door, but it is in a courtyard and very quiet. We arrived unexpectedly early, but Grazia made arrangements for us to get into the apartment almost immediately and was always available by phone to answer any questions. This was a wonderful place to stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

JO B.

Very unusual apartment,beautifully converted in a quiet courtyard close toGood restaurants and bars
The owner arranged for us to be welcomed in her absence. The house was clean and full of fascinating artefacts and pictures. Everything we needed was available to us to use. Our bed on the spacious mezzanine was comfortable. The atmosphere was peaceful.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

jehanne m.

O'top!
Alors, mieux placé, pas possible. Mieux équipé, pas possible. Plus chaleureux, pas possible. Plus calme, pas possible. O'top, vraiment; je mets cet appartement dans mon top 3 de mes locations de ces dernières années. Mais comme il faut toujours chercher à faire mieux, je suggère à sa -très charmante- propriétaire de faire en sorte de mettre le matelas du lit du premier à niveau! On y fera encore de plus beaux rêves. Merci, merci. O'top
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

alessandra v.

Casa aldilà delle nostre aspettative, host molto disponibile. Assolutamente da consigliare!
L’arredamento particolare e la grandezza della casa suddivisa saggiamente in più piani crea un’atmosfera fantastica. Abbastanza centrale e molto pulita.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Silvia L.

Dimora unica
Abbiamo soggiornato 3 notti in questa magnifica e grande casa, completamente a disposizione degli ospiti. Comodissima alla Via Etnea dunque in pieno centro. Dotata di tutti gli accessori. Una casa vissuta e ricca di cultura, musica, libri. Un'esperienza.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Sandra L.

Great Stay
Loved our stay in this character filled property. We were made very welcome and the apartment was all we could ask for. It was quiet, clean, tastefully decorated and well provisioned with appliances etc.. Situated among friendly locals, near to good restaurants (owner suggested) and within walking distance of all areas of interest to us, we couldn't have asked for more. Would happily return some time.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Robert D.

Very nice house in the centre of Catania!
We stayed there for a week in July 2017, and it was a great time! It is really an artist's home, with paintings, books in several languages, and special interior. Beds and sofas were comfortable, the kitchen fully eqipped. There's also an air conditioner, washing machine and water cooler. Just a few minutes walk to the city centre. We'd like to come back!
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2017

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