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San Placido Inn

City-center B&B within walking distance of Piazza del Duomo

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Exterior
Club Double Room | Premium bedding, down comforters, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe
Terrace/patio
Interior
Terrace/patio
In the heart of Catania City Centre, San Placido Inn offers a warm welcome with full breakfast and rooftop terrace. Stay connected with in-room WiFi, work at coworking spaces or enjoy outdoor furniture on site while taking advantage of dry cleaning/laundry services and tour/ticket assistance.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Electric vehicle charging point
  • Laundry facilities
  • Air conditioning

Why we love this property

Vineyard breakfast spotting
Wake up to free full breakfast at this charming bed & breakfast. Nearby winery tours beckon for post-meal adventures.
Dreamy sleep experience
Wrapped in premium bedding with a Select Comfort mattress, guests slumber in style. Uniquely decorated rooms feature rainfall showers and a pillow menu.

Room options

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Club Double Room | Premium bedding, down comforters, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe

Club Double Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
Mini-fridge
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Comfort Double Room | Premium bedding, down comforters, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe

Comfort Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
Mini-fridge
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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At a glance

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Hotel size

    • 3 rooms
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Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 8:00 AM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 9:00 AM
    • Contactless check-out available
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Special check-in instructions

    • The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
    • Front desk staffed during limited hours
    • If you are planning to arrive after noon please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
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Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18
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Pets

    • Pets not allowed
WIFI

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices))
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Parking

    • Onsite parking available only on request
    • Onsite parking limited
    • Electric vehicle charging point on site
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Offsite

    • Free beach shuttle
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Other information

    • Designated smoking areas

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Reviews

San Placido Inn Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

9.6

Cleanliness

9.6

Amenities

9.8

Staff & service

9.0

Eco-friendliness

9.2

Property conditions & facilities

What guests liked

  • Breakfast was great, served on a roof terrace with a wonderful view and a variety of options to suit every taste. (10 reviews)
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Reviews

10/10 Exceptional

Nice room, great terrasse, close to everything in city centre.
Elin Stenmo, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

We wanted to stay in the centre of Catania to see the city. The San Placido Inn was on the top floor of an old villa with a lift. The rooms were large spacious and airconditioned. Breakfast was very nice but best of all was the location. The terrace looked out on the Teatro Massimo opera house roof, Chiesa della Badia di Sant'Agata and the roof of the Basilica Cattedrale di Sant'Agata and best of all a magnificent view of Mt Etna. We were definitely in the center of Catania, a short walk to the Piazza del Duomo and the hop on hop off bus starting point was just around the corner. Our host was wonderful and our stay was even better than we could have hoped for.
Nicholas, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

På toppen af Catania

Vi havde en skøn oplevelse at bo midt i Catania. Vi oplevede en venlig og hjælpsom service der fra. Vi vil se tilbage på en skøn oplevelse, og skal vi tilbage igen. Vi dette sted være perfekt.
Jannie, 7-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great stay!

Really great stay! Near to centre and airport shuttle. The landlady was really nice and helpful. Can really recommend this place!
Magnus, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Superb host

Could not of asked for a better host and felt extremely well looked after for the duration of my stay. Hotel was a little difficult to find as only indication of location was a small sign with a bell next to the large wooden doors in the square. Use the lift and not the stairs unless you’re feeling very athletic. Hire car drivers please be aware of the numerous ZTL zones in the centre of Catania and speed cameras in the east of Sicily.
Justin, 4-night trip

8/10 Very good

In an old building, but very comfortable and the rooms have terraces. The breakfast is simple and filling
Sean, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

San Placido Inn is a very private, small, and gozy place, on the top-floor of a city house. The location is perfect for a tourist. Breakfast on the balcony is unique and tasty.
Heikki, 5-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Atendimento espetacular !

Hotel super bem localizado, a 2 quarteirões da Via Etnea e Duomo , quarto amplo, limpo , café da manhã servido num terraço com vista para a cúpula do Duomo e para o vulcão Etna . Pepa, nos acolheu e fez nossa estadia da Catania ser incrível !
Bianca, 5-night trip

8/10 Very good

Super central and an amazing terrace

An amazing room with a big nice terrace with a beautiful view. We had booked 3 nights but the first night we were taken to a flat in a poor standard with no discount to the price. Beside that everything worked fine and a super service.
Steen, 3-night trip

6/10 Good

Perfect location for this B&B

Our first concern,: there is no street sign to identify this business. Lucky the cleaning lady came to let is in. Give us the keys of the room, Pepa was very helpful in providing information for what to explore around. The breakfast was very good. This establishment is well dated, I believe there never had a deep cleaning. Pictures of the bedroom was true, however the advertisement does not show pictures of the bathrooms, there is a good reason, shower stall is no more than 5 SQ feet, I did found difficulty in go in and out. The location was very central and easy access to downtown.
Oswaldo, 5-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

It has taken me some time to get to this review, but I owe my amazing time in Sicily to my amazing host, Peppa! She was hospitable, accommodated me with a great room when mine was not ready yet, suggested local spots, and tried her best to speak English with me. The location is central and easy to navigate to from the Airport-Bus system. The main city train station is not far either and it was so easy to catch to visit more northern and southern parts of Sicily. Again, thank you Peppa and this amazing location! I will definitely come back, God willing!
Gumaro, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

A wonderful host named Peppa in a great setting.

I had a wonderful 3 night stay. My room was big and comfortable, with a Patio overlooking a square and the sea but the best of the whole stay was Peppa. She made me feel very welcome and taken care of despite being really busy. She gave me tips and recommendations of where to eat and which beach to go and just extremely helpful and kind. The B&B is really well situated. It was wonderful to be able to have breakfast on the terrace overlooking the top of St Agatha church and mount Etna. An absolutely wonderful view! I felt very lucky to have found this place and i have recommended it to friends and family already and when i go back to Catania that's where i'll stay again. Thank you Peppa and all for a wonderful stay.
Breakfast on the terrace
The view on one side from the terrace
Mount Etna from the terrace
View of the San Placido Inn terrace from St Agatha church
Marta, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Chambre lumineuse et propre, accès à une terrasse privée.m et vue sur ka ville et l’Etna. L’hôte fut très accueillante.
Linda, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

The hotel is ideally located to go to the most interesting places in Catania, within walking distance. Restaurants, shops and squares. Behind the duomo. The room was spacious, comfortable, with beautiful and elegant decoration, with a terrace, which has a beautiful view. Delicious and abundant breakfast. The most important thing, the kindness of Pepa, always attentive to the guests, seeking to make them very comfortable. The host, a very kind person too. I recommend the hotel and hope to return. Thank you for hosting me very well.
Angela, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great place in old town Catania

It's a lovely hotel on the top floor of an old palazzo with roof terraces right next to three important churches in old town Catania, the Duomo the Badia of S. Agata, and S.Placido. My room was spacious with ample storage capacity and a nice terrace overloking the harbor area. The bathroom was fine, including the very Italian necessity of a bidet. The shower stall was quite compact and I had to squeeze tough to get through the corner opening. Breakfasts were great, right to my liking, and were served on another roof terrace by Pepe, the manageresse, who was very helpful during my weeklong stay. The only negative item I can list is that the toilet flushing mechanism has little water pressure and requires patience!
Michael, 8-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Location is close to the main square. Good breakfast and air-conditioned. A little road noise but the central location means you can’t avoid this. The property is on the top floor and our room had good outside space. Breakfast is outside with view of Etna. I would definitely stay again.
VANCE, 5-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great customer service and location

the location of the B&B was perfect for visiting different places. The rooms were clean, and Pepa's customer service was great. She gave good advice on where to go and what to do. We recommend this place to stay when visiting Catania.
Patricia, 4-night trip

8/10 Very good

Pepa was just amazing. The best!!
Luis, 3-night trip

6/10 Good

Bon emplacement au centre, service agreable, propre dans l'ensemble. Pas possible de profiter de la Terrasse, pas de parasols. Pas de transport pour ce rendre a la plage comme stipulé dans la description de l'hotel. Douche tres étroite pour personne de forte taille.
Luc, 7-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

This is a completely beautiful B&B hotel. Th room was gorgeous - clean and spacious. Very nice breakfast. Pepe was super in providing lovely cappuccinos and making me welcome. The most wonderful thing about this hotel is the amazing roof terrace with spectacular views... a lovely place to spend the evening watching the sunset with a glass of Etna wine with Etna gently smouldering (whilst I was there) in the distance. Fabulous place.
Sanjeev, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great B&B above the rooftops of Catania. Very nice and extremely clean room with roof terrace and very good bed. Our host Pepa is very lovely, friendly and the soul of the B&B
Michael, 5-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Très bien placé, belle vue.

Hôtel très bien placé, seul inconvénient le stationnement, même si nous avons réussi à trouver des places à moins de 500m en tournant un peu. Super endroit pour prendre le petit déjeuner, sur le toit avec une belle vue sur la ville et l'Etna. Balcon dans la chambre, chambre propre et confortable. Seul petit bémol, les toilettes avec une chasse qu'il faut tirer 1/2h pour faire partir une feuille de papier. Niveau emplacement, nous sommes allés à Taormine, Syracuse puis direction Agrigente. Pour aller à Taormine ou l'Etna, c'était un cauchemar pour arriver à la sortie de la ville, il a fallu tout traverser parmi des siciliens conduisant n'importe comment et dans de petites rues. Pour les autres destinations, la sortie est proche donc pas de problème. Donc si vous n'allez qu'au nord de Catania, envisagez plutôt un hébergement plus proche de la sortie ou même ailleurs. Sinon, c'était parfait.
Laetitia, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Pepa and crew became my family while I visited for the St. Agatha festival. Their hospitality was above and beyond my expectations.
Nicole Jasmine, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Voyage à Catane

BB excellemment situé pour visiter la ville et pour partir en excursion Très belle terrasse Chambre spacieuse Plage horaire du petit-déjeuner pas toujours adaptée aux horaires des excursions
Pascale, 3-night trip

8/10 Very good

Perfekter Ausblick
Conrad, 4-night trip