Close to the centre of Catania, the Best Western Hotel Mediterraneo, Catania, Italy, is a modern, comfortable hotel with bright rooms, satellite TV, free Wi-Fi, a minibar and a safe, plus a bar, meeting rooms and private parking, handy for the harbor, station and airport.
Its easy position suits both business and island touring, with the seafront, the railway and the airport all within quick reach. The old centre's sights are a short way off.
Catania is a lively seaport on Sicily's Ionian coast, a grand city of dark lava stone in the shadow of Mount Etna. Towering over the city, the snow-topped volcano, a UNESCO World Heritage site looked after by the Parco dell'Etna, smokes above slopes of vineyards and citrus groves, a cable car and mountain guides lead visitors up toward its craters, and the city's elegant squares and fish market bustle below. Black-sand beaches and the Ionian Sea line the coast nearby.