General Description
The Excelsior Grand Hotel is a modern 5 star hotel, ideal for a luxurious holiday in Catania.
Built in 1954, the hotel has been completely renovated and enriched with décor, stucco and marble that reflect a fascinating local tradition and create an elegant environment, from the luminous lounge decorated in white marble to the welcoming licensed bar decorated in warm, relaxing tones.
An ideal choice for those in Sicily on business or leisure, the hotel has 158 Double rooms, 5 Junior Suites, 13 Suites, an excellent restaurant, a fully equipped conference centre, a carefully manicured garden, and a wellness centre with a Turkish bath, a massage shower and a gym with Technogym equipment.
Special offers for the wintertime with prepaid rates that feature a free Wi-Fi internet access, daily newspaper and Hot Buffet Breakfast.
Check Availability
The Excelsior Grand Hotel has 158 completely soundproofed double rooms, with large windows and comfortable bathrooms.
The standard rooms either have two single beds or a queen size double. They overlook the side streets adjacent to the hotel and have a large bright window, air conditioning, Wi-Fi Internet connection (charges apply), interactive TV with pay per view films, safe, minibar and bathroom with bath and shower.
The deluxe rooms either have two single beds or a queen size double. They have a balcony with a large window which overlooks Piazza Giovanni Verga from where you can admire Mount Etna. They have air conditioning, Wi-Fi Internet connection (charges apply), interactive TV with pay per view films, safe, minibar, and bathroom with bath and shower.
The suites are ideal for travellers looking for top quality facilities, including a magnificent view of majestic Mount Etna and the city below. They have large windows and are separated in to two areas: the day zone with a lounge and the night zone which is completely soundproofed and includes a comfortable bathroom with bath and shower cubicle and a large wardrobe. The suites have air conditioning, Wi-Fi Internet connection (charges apply) interactive TV with pay per view films, top quality complimentary toiletries, a safe and a minibar.
The junior suites have been finished in a perfect neoclassic style and offer high quality comfort in two separate areas: day zone and night zone. They have air conditioning, Wi-Fi Internet connection (charges apply), interactive television with pay per view films, top quality complimentary toiletries, a safe and a minibar.
Room service and laundry services are available (charges apply).
Rooms available: Twin, Double, Twin for single occupancy, Twin Junior Suite, Double Junior Suite, Twin Junior Suite for Single Occupancy, Twin Suite, Double Suite, Twin Suite for Single Occupancy, Deluxe Twin for Single Occupancy, Deluxe Twin, Deluxe Double.
Services included in the price
- 24 Hour Reception Desk
- Air-conditioning in public areas
- Fitness Centre / Gym
- Left-luggage Facilities
- Lift
- Multilingual staff
- Porter
- Reading lounge
- Safe-deposit box
- TV lounge
- Tour Desk
- Tourist Information Offices
- Turkish Baths
Restaurant and bar
Le Zagare restaurant is spacious and luminous, serving delicious regional specialities and an excellent selection of fine wines in an elegant environment decorated in delicate tones.
L’Incontro bar is decorated with beautiful wainscoting and elegant furnishings, providing an ideal place to enjoy a delicious snack or a relaxing after-dinner drink.
Description of Conference and Meeting Facilities
The conference centre has fully equipped rooms ideal for hosting meetings and other events, from Salone Erice, which can comfortably accommodate up to 350 people, to Sala Poseidone, measuring 130 square metres.
The five rooms on the first floor (Ciane, Aretusa, Galatea, Etna and Talia) can comfortably accommodate from 10 to 50 people.
Services available for a fee
- Babysitting Service
- Banquet / Reception Hall
- Bar
- Bicycle Hire
- Car Collection and Delivery Service
- Car Hire
- City Tours
- Coffee Lounge
- Daily papers
- Dry-cleaning
- Excursions
- Fax Service
- Group Catering
- Internal parking in private garage
- International Cuisine
- Internet Point
- Internet connection
- Interpreting Services
- Ironing Room
- Laundry Room
- Limousine Service
- Massages
- Meeting / Conference Equipment Hire
- Motorbike / Scooter Hire
- Packed lunches
- Personal maid
- Photocopying Service
- Receptions / Banquets / Ceremonies
- Restaurant
- Snack bar
- Transport to/from the Airport
- Transport to/from the Exhibition Center
- Transport to/from the Port
- Typical local cuisine
Features of the hotel
- Business Hotel
- Garden
- Gay Friendly
- Historic building
- Luxury Hotel
- Recently renovated
- Rooms for Non-Smokers
- Rooms for Smokers
- Soundproofed Rooms
- Wheelchair Accessible Rooms
Location of the hotel
How to reach the hotel
By car
Catania can be reached from the A18 Messina – Catania and A19 Palermo – Catania motorways.
By train
Catania railway station is located around 1km away from the hotel.
By plane
From Catania – Fontanarossa International Airport, take the 457 bus direction to the railway station.
Nearby points of interest
Amusements
- Arena Argentina 370 m Via Vanasco, 10 - Catania
- Tiffany 480 m Vico Stromboli, 16 - Catania
- Odeon 550 m Via Filippo Corridoni, 19 - Catania
- Ariston 580 m Via Balduino, 17 - Catania
- Excelsior 580 m Via Giuseppe De Felice, 21 - Catania
- Abc 620 m Via Pietro Mascagni, 92 - Catania
- Capitol 740 m Via Vicenza, 14 - Catania
- King 760 m Via Antonio De Curtis, 14 - Catania
- Brancati 590 m Via Sabotino, 4 - Catania
- Musco 700 m Via Umberto, 312 - Catania
- Metropolitan 770 m Via Sant'Euplio - Catania
- Tezzano 910 m Via Tezzano, 38 - Catania
- Teatro Del Canovaccio 980 m Via Gulli, 12 - Catania
- Massimo Bellini 1.02 km Piazza Vincenzo Bellini, 21 - Catania
- Pub.Bli.Co 1.05 km Via Teatro Massimo, 16 - Catania
- Piccolo Teatro 1.05 km Via Federico Ciccaglione, 29 - Catania
- Bowling Centre 1.23 km Viale Regina Margherita, 10 - Catania
- La Plaja 3.15 km
- Stadio Cibali Angelo Massimino 1.94 km Piazza Vincenzo Spedini - Catania
- Altair Club 240 m Via Fiamingo, 7 - Catania
- Your Place 280 m Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 116 - Catania
- Energy 390 m Via Verona, 19 - Catania
- Despar, Via Verona 390 m Via Verona, 17 - Catania
- A.S. Fitness 770 m Via Gorizia, 36 - Catania
- Muscle E Fitness 1.41 km Via Francesco Pensavalle, 12 - Catania
- Piscina Palestra Poseidon 1.62 km Via Grazia Deledda, 15 - Catania
- Antares 1.65 km Via Piermaria Rosso Di San Secondo, 16 - Catania
- A.S. Fitness Club (Palestra) 1.67 km Via Paolo Bentivoglio, 30 - Catania
- Massimino 1.75 km Via Dell'Esperanto, 2 - Catania
- Body Energy 2.18 km Via Medina, 3 - Catania
- Mondo Ginnico 2.25 km Via Delle Medaglie D'Oro, 6 - Catania
- Sport E Fitness 2.36 km Via Scilla, 9 - Catania
- Galactus 2000 2.66 km Viale Alvise Cadamosto, 11 - Catania
Car and Travel
- Maggiore <20 m Piazza Giovanni Verga, 41 - Catania
- Hertz 150 m Via Pietro Toselli, 16 - Catania
- Sixt (Catania) 580 m Via Umberto, 294 - Catania
- Euromobil Vecar 800 m Viale Vittorio Veneto, 60 - Catania
- Hollywood 880 m Via Luigi Sturzo, 238 - Catania
- Europcar 970 m Viale Raffaello Sanzio, 22 - Catania
- Etna Rent Car 1.25 km Via Passo Gravina, 17 - Catania
- Piazza Giovanni Verga 150 m Via Francesco Crispi - Catania
- Piazza Vittorio Emanuele Iii 290 m Piazza Vittorio Emanuele Iii - Catania
- Via Carmelo Sciuto Patti 500 m Via Carmelo Sciuto Patti - Catania
- Piazza Della Repubblica 580 m Piazza Della Repubblica - Catania
- Via Teocrito 600 m Via Teocrito - Catania
- Corso Sicilia 640 m Corso Sicilia - Catania
- Corso Martiri Della Liberta 690 m Corso Martiri Della Libertà - Catania
- Via Caronda 720 m Via Caronda - Catania
- Via Verona 410 m Via Verona, 26 - Catania
- Via V. E. Orlando 430 m Via Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, 62 - Catania
- Bellini 560 m Via Luigi Rizzo - Catania
- Via Del Ritiro 590 m Via Del Ritiro - Catania
- Via Enna 640 m Via Enna, 15 - Catania
- Italia 670 m Via Martino Cilestri, 77 - Catania
- Olympia 670 m Via Aosta, 8 - Catania
- Roma 740 m Via Cantarella, 16 - Catania
- Villa Bellini 880 m Via Domenico Cimarosa - Catania
Main Buildings
- Consolato Onorario Sri Lanka 130 m Via Francesco Crispi, 239 - Catania
- Consolato Onorario Guatemala 190 m Viale Xx Settembre, 76 - Catania
- Consolato Onorario Gran Bretagna 370 m Via Giuseppe Verdi, 53 - Catania
- Consolato Onorario Germania 420 m Via Milano, 10 - Catania
- Consolato Onorario Senegal 420 m Via Monaca Santa, 19 - Catania
- Vice Consolato Onorario Francia 600 m Via Vincenzo Giuffrida, 73 - Catania
- Consolato Onorario Malta 660 m Corso Martiri Della Libertà, 14 - Catania
- Consolato Onorario Grecia 930 m Viale Ionio, 134 - Catania
- Consolato Onorario Paesi Bassi 1.17 km Via Anzalone, 7 - Catania
- Consolato Onorario Finlandia 1.17 km Via Anzalone, 7 - Catania
- Consolato Onorario Belgio 1.44 km Via Milo, 9 - Catania
- Consolato Onorario Albania 1.53 km Via Licciardi, 13 - Catania
- Consolato Onorario Svizzera 1.72 km Viale Alcide De Gasperi, 151 - Catania
- Garibaldi-Pronto Soccorso 1.24 km Via Asmara - Catania
- Garibaldi 1.55 km Via Fabio Filzi - Catania
- Garibaldi-Pronto Soccorso 1.55 km Via Fabio Filzi - Catania
- Cannizzaro-Pronto Soccorso 3.98 km Sp166 , 829 - Santa Maria Della Carruba
- Cannizzaro 3.98 km Sp166 , 829 - Santa Maria Della Carruba
- Cannizzaro 3.98 km
- Cannizzaro-Pronto Soccorso 3.98 km
- Accademia Di Belle Arti 1.01 km Via Antonio Di Sangiuliano, 257 - Catania
- Università Di Catania 1.14 km Piazza Dell'Università, 2 - Catania
- Tondo Gioeni 1.08 km Via Etnea, 782 - Catania
- Vincenzo Bellini 1.11 km Via Antonio Di Sangiuliano, 307 - Catania
- Vincenzo Bellini 1.27 km Via Paolo Lopis - Catania
- Biblioteca 1.93 km Via Galatioto, 163 - Catania
What to see
- Crocifisso Dei Miracoli 210 m Via Umberto - Catania
- Basilica Del Carmine 490 m Piazza Carlo Alberto - Catania
- Cripta S.Gaetano Alle Grotte 620 m Via Galvagna - Catania
- Santa Maria Della Mercede 640 m Via Caronda, 100 - Catania
- La Patria 810 m Piazza Stesicoro - Catania
- Palazzo Paternò Del Toscano 810 m Piazza Stesicoro - Catania
- Villa Bellini 830 m Piazza Roma - Catania
- Fori 840 m Via Etnea - Catania
- Tempio Di Sant'Euplio 860 m Via Sant'Euplio - Catania
- Orto Botanico 870 m Via Antonino Longo, 19 - Catania
- San Biagio 930 m Piazza Stesicoro - Catania
- Sant'Agata Al Borgo 940 m Piazza Cavour - Catania
- San Michele Arcangelo 950 m Via Etnea - Catania
- Bastione Del Santo Carcere 990 m Piazza Santo Carcere - Catania
- Sant'Agata Al Carcere 990 m Piazza Santo Carcere - Catania
- San Domenico 1.02 km Piazza San Domenico - Catania
- Arte Nuvo 150 m Via Giaconia, 2 - Catania
- Museo Di Zoologia 1.20 km Via Lago Di Nicito - Catania
- Emilio Greco 1.38 km Piazza San Francesco D'Assisi, 3 - Catania
- Museo Civico Di Catania 1.67 km Piazza Federico Di Svevia - Catania
- Museo Del Mare 2.53 km Piazza Ognina, 15 - Catania
- Azienda Provinciale Per Il Turismo 850 m Via Domenico Cimarosa, 10 - Catania
Transport
- Aeroporto Di Catania 4.75 km Catania
- Aeroporto Tito Minniti 80.14 km San Pietro Di Caridà (Reggio Calabria)
- Catania Centrale 980 m Catania
- Catania Acquicella 2.75 km Acquicella Stazione - Catania
- Catania Ognina 2.90 km
- Metro-Italia 460 m Via Firenze - Catania
- Metro-Giuffrida 720 m Corso Delle Province - Catania
- Metro-Galatea 850 m Viale Ionio - Catania
- Metro-Stazione Centrale 980 m Catania
- Metro-Borgo 1.29 km Via Etnea - Catania
- Metro-Porto 1.35 km Catania
- Catania/Stazione Marittima 1.62 km Catania
Excelsior Grand Hotel: Reservation Conditions
Check Out: 12:00
Payment Methods:
Visa, American Express, Euro/Master Card, Bancomat ATM Card, Diners Club, Cash, Carta Si, Maestro, JCB, Carte Bleue
No cancellation penalties will be charged if notification is given at least 2 days prior to arrival.
In case of cancellations made after this date or no-shows, the first night will be charged to the credit card provided.
No advance payment required; this room will be paid for directly at the hotel.
Note: these are the Standard conditions and may vary according to the season, type of room and rate selected. Please pay close attention to the details of the rate selected when making a reservation.
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