With a stay at Doralice Bed and breakfast, you'll be centrally located in Catania, within a 5-minute walk of Piazza del Duomo and Via Etnea. .This bed & breakfast is 11.5 mi (18.5 km) from Mount Etna and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Basilica Collegiata.
Osteria Ristorante Pizzeria Antica Sicilia - 2 min walk
Pizzeria Deposito Bagagli - 1 min walk
About this property
Doralice Bed and breakfast
Bed & breakfast in Catania, steps from Piazza del Duomo
Doralice Bed and breakfast offers 4 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and bathrobes. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.
Bathrooms include showers, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Catania bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access.
Make yourself at home in one of the 4 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of Doralice Bed and breakfast. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 8 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 9:30 AM.
Languages
English, Italian, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
No on-site parking available
Food and drink
Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 8 AM–9:30 AM: EUR 4.50 for adults and EUR 4.50 for children
Family friendly
Free cots/infant beds
Laundry facilities
Snack bar/deli
Guest services
Dry-cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
No housekeeping
Tour/ticket assistance
Accessibility
This property does not have any lifts
More
Designated smoking areas
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Premium bedding
Bathroom
Dressing gowns
Bidet
Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels
Entertainment
TV channels
Flat-screen TV
Food and drink
Free bottled water
More
Desk
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Special check-in instructions
There is no front desk at this property
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Pets
Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.00 per person, per night
Deposit is payable by PayPal and is due within 24 hours of booking the reservation.
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 4.50 for adults and EUR 4.50 for children
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a 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
This property accepts mobile payments
Mobile payment options include: PayPal
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
For reservations of 3 nights or more, a 30% deposit is required, payable by e-check or PayPal and is due immediately upon booking the reservation.
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
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 information in the booking confirmation
Property is also known as
Doralice Bed & breakfast Catania
Doralice Bed & breakfast
Doralice Catania
Doralice And Breakfast Catania
Doralice Bed and breakfast Catania
Doralice Bed and breakfast Bed & breakfast
Doralice Bed and breakfast Bed & breakfast Catania
Doralice Bed and breakfast Reviews
Reviews
9.2
Wonderful
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Love this bed & breakfast! Mauro was super helpful, responding to all my questions and super accommodating. The location is very central, close to everything, which I love! Would definitely come back again.
Teresa
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
8 Oct 2017
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Great location!
The location is great and Mauro is a fine host. The property is old and is not kept in the best confition. I would not recommend this bed and breakfast to travelers with luggage or mobility difficulties.
I was on my way to Taormina and I had a wonderful time here. Location is great, room was big, clean, nicely decorated and charming. Very comfortable and you can't hear anything from outside once you close your balcony. Nice view of the piazza from there. Alice is very nice and welcoming. She helped me and spent more than 20 minutes on the telephone to find me a way to get to Taormina because transportation was limited because of the G7 summit and I don't speak Italian. She took all the time and care to help me with that. I can't wait to go back and stay longer in Catania since I was only spending one night. Grazie Mille, Alice!
Slightly difficult to locate, but once I found it and parked, it turned out to be quite wonderful. Alice was very welcoming and helpful. My very clean room overlooked the piazza. Huge room, great location. Good WiFi. Note that there are a couple of flights of stairs involved in accessing the BnB.
This Bed and Breakfast was located among the shops and restaurants so it was quick and easy to visit our chosen tourist attractions, including a local bus trip to Syracusa. The room and bathroom were large, clean and comfortable. Our hostess was very warm, welcoming and thoughtful. She willingly answered our queries and offered helpful advice about what to see and do in the city. We really enjoyed our four days in this hotel.
Could hardly be nearer centre. Host Alice very friendly and informative. Rooms very comfortable and clean.Didn't have time to stay for breakfast but looked good. Only thing stopping us from giving it a 5 is the stairs - the B&B is on the third floor and there is no lift. Had we known accommodation was going to be this good we would have changed our plans to spend more time in Catania where there is more to see than we had expected.
The Doralice is beautifully decorated, there is a lovely big wooden door leading to a small courtyard, then some smart marble steps leading up to the B&B. We arrived 3 hours late (and after midnight) and Alice waited up for us to arrive and could not have been more welcoming. We had not pre-booked breakfast but Alice gave us the opportunity to book it at 1am! Our room was large and comfortable, brightly but tastefully decorated. We had a view onto the square, and a little balcony (just one of those you can just about stand on). It was lovely! The bathroom was across the hall but we had our own key (on a cute little hook shaped like a toilet!) and the bathroom was large, had a very powerful shower and again was nicely decorated. We had booked a trip up Etna for the day after our arrival, and we had forgotten our sun cream. Alice kindly lent us some! The breakfast was fresh and delicious. If you are doing a trip up Etna then we highly recommend going with the one recommended on the Doralice website (Etnaround). We loved our stay at the Doralice.
We arrived later in the day and our host was very accommodating. She had sent me an email but I don't use it when on holiday, but she was fine about it. Suggestions about where to eat and visit were useful especially as the accommodation is central to Catania. I would suggest a taxi to the Doralice if you are arriving by train especially if you have luggage. There are a few steps up to the accommodation which is on the top floor of a beautiful villa 18th century type building/palace. The double door, double glazing in our room was really effective, not that there is much noise anyway.
Perfect position! Beautiful, large modern room-immaculate. Lovely welcome by the owner Alice, very helpful and friendly.. A lot of stairs to climb so need to be fit and able.
We absolutely loved staying at Alice's beautiful B&B in Catania. She made our short stay in Catania a pleasure from the very start. She is so prompt and helpful in her communications, the accommodations are wonderful - very large updated room with a balcony that has views to a piazza, decorated in a clever, boutique design ( she could design roomscapes for a business), perfect central location, and a delicious breakfast. I would highly recommend her place if you can grab one of her rooms. She could not have been nicer.
This place is great especially because it is located very central and there are lots of restaurants and bars around. We felt very welcome from the beginning and the host gave us tips on where to go in the city.
Freundlicher Vorab-E-Mail-Kontakt und ebenso freundlicher Empfang durch Mauro, der perfektes Englisch spricht. Wir konnten uns vor Ort eines von zwei Zimmern aussuchen und haben uns für das mit dem vom Zimmer zugänglichen Bad entschieden. Das Zimmer ist ebenso wie auch der Frühstücksraum liebevoll und individuell eingerichtet. Der Stil hat uns sehr gut gefallen, so dass wir uns wohl gefühlt haben.
Die Zimmer sind in einer großen Wohnung im obersten Stock eines Hauses ca. 3 Minuten fussläufig zur Piazza Duomo. Im Umkreis sind sehr viele Restaurants und Shoppingmöglichkeiten.
Mauro hat uns Tipps zum Parken gegeben. Da sich die Suche nach einem freien Platz etwas schwierig gestaltet hat, sind wir auf einen Parkplatz gefahren.
We only stayed for one night but would have been happy to stay longer. We felt very welcome and got good service. The location of B&B was great and the room and bathroom clean and spacious. We would love to come back to Catania and Doralice.
Très bien , le BAnd B est très bien situé et correspond parfaitement au descriptif . L’eau chaude est un peu aléatoire et il y a 3 hauts étages à monter , mais annoncés .
A part cela rien a dire , bon accueil et documents touristiques et infos fournis à la d’amande . Visite du Vesuve organisée , TB
Pas de surprise , comme annoncé .
Allerede før ankomst havde jeg kontakt med Marco, værten. Super venlig, meget informativ, sjov og hjælpsom. Det var det første sted på en 11 dages tur rundt på Sicilien hvor værelset havde "sjæl". Det var hyggeligt, uhyre centralt. Faktisk lige ved Universitets Pladsen og hovedgaden. Værten var hele opholdet igennem meget sød, hjælpsomt uden at virke an-massende. Super, 6 stjerner ud af 6.
The apartment is very new and modern and centrally located. The host prepared local breakfast in the morning which even included self made cake. Highly recommend this place!