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Reviews of Bellini Home B&B

Bellini Home B&B
Via Salvatore Tomaselli 1, Catania, Sicilia

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 60 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
generally is good, Catania itself is dirty, unsafe city...
Response from LOREDANA on 24 Oct 2023
Thank you

6/10 Okay

Julieta

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice rooms but complicated set up & zero service
This stay would have been so much better if we had been informed ahead of time that there would be a construction site (we almost just left), then 3 flights of stairs and zero help or service. It’s a completely do it yourself B&B which is difficult to get into and almost impossible if you have any luggage. There is a tiny lift but instructions were complicated and my bag didn’t fit in it anyway so I had to leave most of my things in the car as it was too heavy for so many stairs. I was travelling with two older people and a young child and it was very difficult for us and no one to help you check in or assist with bags or help in general. Staff at breakfast were very nice each day with zero English. Rooms very very comfortable but very hot. I think if management would have just prepared us better what to expect in terms we would have had a much better experience. I spent a lot of time answering questions from other guests who had also had a difficult time getting and managing self check in and the stairs etc.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023
Response from LOREDANA on 24 Oct 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the staff was very welcoming, and helpful with our questions about getting around the city. we had a few minor problems with the air conditioner and toilet and they were fixed promptly and we had no further issues. The owner was able to get us transportation to the airport at half the cost of our ride in. The driver they arranged was prompt and took good care of us. Again the staff was excellent
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from LOREDANA on 24 Oct 2023
Thank you

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Accommodation was excellent and staff worked to help Access through 4 locked and/or coded doors was a nightmare until siesta time had passed and another visitor helped us
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from LOREDANA on 24 Oct 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loredana was a lovely host and made us feel welcome on a short stay to Catania. The area immediately around is generally okay, and has some dirty streets nearby, but don’t let it put you off because Catania has some excellent places to discover.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from LOREDANA on 26 Sept 2023
GRAZIE

2/10 Terrible

Christian

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Loredana on 20 Sept 2023
Hi, my first question is; why this score so low?? given that in the morning at breakfast you made so many comments about the room and the breakfast, I ate with such gusto.We did everything we could to get your room in the morning after check-in time.I ask you: WHY?

8/10 Good

Anthony

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Loredana on 30 Jul 2023
Thanks so much.

6/10 Okay

Patricia, GOLDENDALE

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Jitendra

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
It’s ok place to stay for young students and all . for mature middle age couple this will not be my recommendation
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Loredana on 22 Sept 2022
Dear Guest, thanks for taking some of your time to review my structure.This is Loredana, Bellini Home’s manager.I am wide open to hearing for my Guests’ suggestions and even criticism; unfortunately, it was not possible to find many details in your comments.From your words, I assume that something during your stay at Bellini Home did not meet your expectations.Probably, you were looking more for a full-service Hotel than for a Bed & Breakfast, which is usually cheaper because of small or no fixed personnel presence 24/7.Nevertheless, Bellini Home’s staff and I strive to accommodate every Guest’s desire as much as possible, but at the same time is paramount that travellers are aware of the above.We can proudly say that most of our visitors of every age and from every part of the world show appreciation for our efforts to give the best hospitality and first quality rooms, beds, and breakfast buffets.Therefore, please contact me personally (amministrazione@bellinihome.it) and explain better your complains. This would be very helpful for improving our service.With Best Regards,Loredana

6/10 Okay

Patricia, GOLDENDALE

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Did not have anyone to check us in despite arriving before 7. The locked gates and elevator required some explanation so we were left to our own devices to figure all that out.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Loredana on 12 Sept 2022
Dear Guest,Thanks for your feedback.Please note that Bellini Home’s check-in system is fully automated, to meet travellers’ needs at best.A complete batch of information (codes, procedures, etc.) is always provided in advance through different media (Booking, Expedia, Whatsapp, etc.). Of course, our staff is always available for further clarifications, if needed.Our goal is to improve everyday more the service we offer.We sincerely wish that you enjoyed the rest of your stay and hope to meet you again at Bellini Home.

10/10 Excellent

HYUNCHAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall very statisfiwd
Nice room and breakfast and location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Loredana on 2 Aug 2022
Thank you 🤗

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay! Thank you!
Brilliant stay. Easy instructions to check in after hours. Nice and clean upon arrival. Very peaceful and quiet building, great for a good nights sleep. short walk to city center and duomo. Would stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Loredana on 13 Jun 2022
Thanks, we're glad you enjoyed it. Soon.

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel floor was lovely. The city of Catania has seen much better days, with the graffiti so prevalent and the homeless people sleeping amidst the trash on the streets. There was some noise from the traffic but we were able to sleep. Anything possible that we needed within the hotel, however, was provided. A lovely breakfast was prepared for us each day. This was amazing. A very unique hotel!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Loredana on 31 May 2022
Thanks for your nice words. Until next time. Loredana

8/10 Good

tai, hong kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fantastic staff
Bellini B&B is walking distance to hub of eateries and close to center. Staff is knowledgeable and extremely helpful which make our short visit effective.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Tom, coquitlam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the hotel was fine. Two issues: 1. B & B is on the 3rd floor with no elevator, so older less fit people will have trouble climbing stairs. 2. Check in time is after 4pm so may be inconvenient for some travellers.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Bellini Home on 11 Jul 2018
Thank you for having stayed at our facility. His comment is very important to us!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Experience
Staff was amazing, room was very clean and breakfast was great. Stairs up to the room may be an issue for some and the place is not easy to find, due to poor signage. If we were to return to Catania I would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Bellini Home on 29 Jun 2018
Thank you for having stayed at our facility. His comment is very important to us!

2/10 Terrible

Charlie

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The receptionist was rude and charged my girlfriend an extra person fee when I paid for a king room for the both of us! They were rude about the whole thing and treated my girlfriend like she was scum.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Bellini Home on 21 Jun 2018
This is Bellini Home we have read your review and are writing to you to delete that because its not true and we are thinking about suing you for defamation. You had a reservation for one person, you came here with a guest, at first you said your guest would have stayed for just 30 minutes, then the guest stayed for 2 hours and later all night long. If you check your reservation you can see that it is for just one person, that its why our staff was surprised because at the end of the day they have to report everything to the manager and in your case there a was a reservation for one but two persons! It was you who embarass our staff claiming that itìs ok to have a guest but in fact your reservation was just for one person. We have already contatcted Expedia.com to inform them about your reservation and your false review. We ask you to delete your review because we love our work we put a lot of care in making ours guests feel at "home away from home" and when a guest doesn't follow the simple rules of our place we really feel like he has no respect for our hard work and we cannot pretend nothing happened and we will take serious measures because we are right.

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice people and nice breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Bellini Home Staff on 10 Jun 2018
Thank you very much for your review!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Stairs should have been clearly stated. Lots of them. Owner lovely . However the young lady that was there at other time was irritable and short.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from Bellini Home on 15 Jun 2018
Dear, thank you for your review .. About the stair theyr are clearly stated everywhere on ours profile you've should have check prior to book with us. and one last thing: the staff member you are complaining about never had problems with the guests, because normally our guests follow the simple rules of our B & B. When you arrive for the first time in our place, you have to give us your passport and this is very important because we can have some real problem if we do not inform the authorities of the people who are in our B & B, the lady you're talking about really had to stalk you just to get your passport so you complain of her doing her work. in the following days she had to follow you again to pay the private parking that has to be paid when the receipt is delivered and still you didn't pay ... last but not least, you refused to pay your stay to her causing a great stress throughout our workplace because normally she's the one that deals with the daily closure of the accounts... So I'm really sorry about your problem with our staff but if you don't follow the rules of our place you show no respect for ours work, and we love ours work because we do it with passion and dedication

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, wonderful helpful staff(Benny) and to top it off a delicious breakfast. GT M. Cdn .
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Loredana on 23 Apr 2018
Thanks for staying with us. We work hard to make our guests happy and appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Elena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Walking distance to many tourist attractions
Easy to arrive by bus ( Alibus) from the airport, drop off stop 9 (via Etnea) and than around 5 min walk. Situated cross the Bellini Gardens, in an old building. The place inside has a very pleasant contemporary design. Breakfast was very nice, with large choice. What I particularly liked was the big shower towel and a beautiful terrace where you can seat for breakfast and look to the steamy Etna volcano.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Catania bed and breakfast.
Lovely home in great location. Very caring hostess, great breakfast with home made frittata and cakes.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, great breakfast and friendly staff. Very good location
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming retreat
Beautiful view over gardens from the breakfast terrace. Lovely owner.

8/10 Good

FRANCESCO

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfekt boende
Perfekt boende med jättebra läge. Kommer gärna tillbaka
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Loredana on 3 Nov 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Elin

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from LOREDANA on 24 Oct 2023
Thank you

8/10 Good

Romaine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from LOREDANA on 18 Sept 2023
Grazie

8/10 Good

Paolo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Loredana on 7 Sept 2023
Grazie, è stato un piacere ospitarvi.

8/10 Good

JOSE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Response from Loredana on 25 Aug 2023
Thank you

6/10 Okay

Birthe Rask

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from LOREDANA on 9 Sept 2023
GRAZIE

10/10 Excellent

Inge

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bella Bellini Home
Et utrolig koselig sted fint plassert i Catania. Få minutters rolig gange fra Via Etea, marked, restauranter, butikker og kafeer. Vertinnen er smilende og hyggelig, og gjør alt hun kan for å gjøre oppholdet så bra som mulig. Vi besøkte Bellini Home under hetebølgen 2023, men med aircondition på rommet, og ekstra vifte var det ikke noe problem å holde en behagelig temperatur. Frokosten er akkurat passe stor. Typisk Italiensk med både søtt og salt. Nybakte kaker hver dag, sandwicher, croissanter og mye godt. Anbefales på det varmeste.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Loredana on 30 Jul 2023
Thanks so much for the nice words. See you soon.

6/10 Okay

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Loredana on 18 Jul 2023
Grazie

10/10 Excellent

Christer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Very nice room and a nice and helpful host. Great location with walking distance to resturants.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Loredana on 7 Jul 2023
Thank you so much, it was a pleasure hosting you.

10/10 Excellent

Axel

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Loredana on 20 Jul 2022
THANK YOU FOR YOUR JUDGMENT. UNTIL NEXT TIME

8/10 Good

Stefano

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accoglienza puntuale, premurosa e cordiale. Ottima posizione, con facilità di parcheggio nei dintorni. Il centro si visita comodamente a piedi. Ambienti puliti, ordinati e rinnovati. Colazione di alto livello, sia per qualità che per quantità, indimenticabile! Il rapporto qualità/prezzo é decisamente favorevole. Per rendere realistica la recensione é giusto anche indicare qualcosa che é migliorabile. Se dormite con le finestre aperte, potreste essere disturbati dal passaggio del lavaggio strade. Analogamente, potreste trovare qualche zanzara (nel cassetto comunque c'era l'emanatore con le piastrine). Inezie, tutto sommato. Ci torneremmo. Anzi, speriamo di tornarci.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Loredana on 31 May 2022
Grazie per aver lasciato un ottimo giudizio. Vi aspettiamo, alla prossima.

10/10 Excellent

Alessandro

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Loredana on 5 Apr 2022
Grazie, alla prossima.

10/10 Excellent

Mario

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Camera grande, silenziosa, molto pulita. Ottimo posto
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Loredana on 30 Mar 2022
Gentile Mario, grazie per la tua recensione! Sono così felice di sapere che ti è piaciuto il nostro servizio. Siamo sempre alla ricerca di modi per migliorare l'esperienza nel nostro b&b , ma è bello sapere che siamo sulla strada giusta. Grazie Alla prossima

10/10 Excellent

Henrik

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir haben uns im Bellini Home B&B sehr wohl gefühlt. Gute Lage nahe dem Zentrum und dennoch wenig Verkehrslärm infolge neuer Fenster. Das alte barocke Haus hat charm und wurde passend renoviert. Das Personal war freundlich und sehr hilfsbereit. Das Zimmer sehr sauber und die Betten sehr gut. Besonders gefallen hat uns die kleine Frühstücksterrasse mit Blick auf den Ätna. Das B&B befindet sich im 2. Stock ohne Lift.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Sehr nette Begrüssung, saubere Zimmer, gute Empfehlungen für die Stadt, kleines aber feines Frühstücksbuffet, top Abholservice vom Flughafen
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Carla Antonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Supercosy bed and breakfast!
I really enjoyed this cute Bed and breakfast. The service was excellent and the breakfast was really tasty, I loved all the pastries and the cakes (especially the one with chocolate in the middle it was sooo good). The view from the terrace was cute, overlooking an exotic inner garden.
The amazing cake at breakfast!
The innergarden
The building!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

marco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Come stare in famiglia
Il b&b è in una posizione perfetta per andare a visitare Catania, in 5 min si arriva ovunque. La palazzina è antica infatti è sprovvista di ascensore ma per fortuna c'è il montacarichi per salire le valige. La camera molto bella dal soffitto alto, è molto ben curata e confortevole lo stesso del bagno. La colazione molto gustosa sia dolce, tra cui le buonissime torte della padrona di casa, che salata, tra cui le omelette della signorina della colazione. Grazie a tutto il personale del b&b per aver reso questo soggiorno bellissimo.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Cristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Personal muy amable
La mujer que nos recibió fue muy amable. Estuvo esperando bastante rato ya que nuestro vuelo se retrasó y no la avisamos. Nos explicó muy bien como movernos por la ciudad y nos aconsejó sitios para la cena. El desayuno es muy completo, y además te ofrece tortillas y el cafe espresso (cafe muy bueno, por cierto), tiene una terraza muy bonita y agradable, llena de plantas muy bien cuidadas. La habitación limpia y con comodidades básicas. Esta muy cerca del centro.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Embaye

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bella Struttura
Ottima struttura in posizione strategica a pochi passi dal Centro. Il personale è gentile e disponibile buona la struttura e la pulizia. Molto bello il terrazzo per una colazione in pieno relax. Nel palazzo storico dove è situato il B&B non c’è l’ascensore per cui dovrete fare due piani di scale con le valigie. Il soggiorno presso la struttura è stato piacevole sicuramente se torno a Catania sarà il mio punto di riferimento Grazie dell’ospitalità
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Loredana on 14 Jul 2019
Cara Anna, Il tuo commento ci riempie di gioia e ci dà la forza di impegnarci sempre di più affinché il vostro soggiorno sia confortevole e lieto. Grazie infinite, Con l'augurio di rivederti presto, Ti auguriamo una buona giornata, Bellini Home

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Bellini Home on 11 Jul 2018
Thank you for having stayed at our facility. His comment is very important to us!

10/10 Excellent

Emanuele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bella location in pieno centro
Un B&B ben organizzato in un palazzo signorile con vista sul parco Bellini. Ottimo servizio, torneremo sicuramente.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Loredana on 13 Jul 2018
Grazie per aver condiviso la vostra esperienza, sono molto contenta che vi sia piaciuto il posto, e vi aspettiamo alla vostra prossima visita a Catania. Saluti

10/10 Excellent

Tatiana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Um dia em Catania
O B&B fica em um prédio sem elevador no segundo andar. Existe um recurso que eles levam a mala ao quarto, assim vc não precisa subir as escadas com as malas.O quarto é amplo, silencioso, com wifi e cama confortável. Tem um bom café da manhã e uma boa localização.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Bellini Home on 28 Jun 2018
Thank you for having stayed at our facility. His comment is very important to us!

6/10 Okay

ERNESTO LUIS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Amabilidad bien servicio y mucha escalera y ruido
Mucha escalera son dos plantas pero por lo antiguo son como 4. El edificio está en reparación total los martillazos son a diario. Le falta un elevador y prevenir el estado de reparación del edificio
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Bellini Home on 12 Jun 2018
Dear, thank you for review. Our B&B it's located in an historical building in the centre of Catania, we are meeting opposition with local authorities to equip an elevator due the historical value of our place.But we still have hope and while we wait we can help our guest with a good-lift for the heaviest luggage, also our staff its always happy to help our guest taking theyr stuff upstairs when they arrive and downstairs when they leave. We are really sorry you didn't tell us about your problem with the noise from the courtyard we would have been glad to change your room with another one far from the courtyard, but to be honest the noise lasted for just one day due to some works in an apartment close to us. Reviews are great tools for helping people in chosing a place where to stay, its just so sad that people always focus on little details. We put a lot of care in our work, we really like to make our guests feel like at "home away from home" we're just sad that you did'nt talk about that. Thank you for sharing your experience we hope to see you again.