Eco Hostel

Location: Cortile archirotti n 1, Catania, IT

Star Rating: 8 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 12:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 12:00 PM

Amenities & Facilities

• Free breakfast
• Express check-out
• Arcade/game room
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Free WiFi
• 24-hour front desk
• Luggage storage
• Express check-in/check-out
• Concierge service
• Arcade/game room
• Free breakfast
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Express check-out
• Smoke-free property
• Express check-in
• Billiards or pool table
• Tours/ticket assistance
• Free self parking
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Offsite parking reservations required
• Free breakfast (local cuisine)
• Mosquito nets

Rooms Available

• Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom

  1 Twin Bed

  431 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with digital channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker, and shared/communal kitchen access

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shared bathroom, free toiletries, a hair dryer, and towels

  Practical - Safe, desk, and iron/ironing board (on request)

  Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating

  Need to Know - Shared accommodations

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Heating
  • Stovetop
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Shared accommodation
  • Shared/communal kitchen access
  • Bedsheets provided

• Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom (6 Pax)

  1 Twin Bed

  431 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with digital channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker, and shared/communal kitchen access

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shared bathroom, free toiletries, a hair dryer, and towels

  Practical - Safe, desk, and iron/ironing board (on request)

  Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating

  Need to Know - Shared accommodations

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Heating
  • Stovetop
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Shared accommodation
  • Shared/communal kitchen access
  • Bedsheets provided

• Shared Dormitory, 1 Queen Bed, Shared Bathroom

  1 Queen Bed

  431 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with digital channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker, and shared/communal kitchen access

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shared bathroom, free toiletries, a hair dryer, and towels

  Practical - Safe, desk, and iron/ironing board (on request)

  Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Heating
  • Stovetop
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Shared/communal kitchen access
  • Bedsheets provided

Guest Reviews

• Lorenzo (1/5): -
• Ivan (10/5): -
• ekaterina (8/5): Nice hostel with unbeatable location - I really liked it. It has very nice vibe overall, I want to thank people who work there - I felt welcomed from the first minute. Beds are large, amount of space in the pod is awesome. Privacy was good, there was enough air in the room too. Upper beds do not have ceiling, so if lights are switched on you could potentially be bothered by this (but I slept in a mask and with earplugs so had a great night sleep). Some reviews were mentioning loud music but that was not the case. Kitchen had drinking tap water and I appreciate the breakfast prepared for me as I was leaving super early for plane (bread, butter, jam and hot coffee). Sheets on the beds were crispy clean, pressed, fresh and good quality. The pod overall was clean. I haven’t used the duvet, looked ok to me; pillow was fine too. Location is great - 5 min walk to Duomo and 5 min to airport shuttle (took me 15 min at 6 AM to get to airport terminal). Bathrooms are downstairs but that was ok for me too. Good value for money. I would gladly stay again and recommend it. I was surprised to learn that there is a possibility for couples to stay together in the dorm bed as it is double (that was not the case at my stay and I doubt that it happens often) I just haven’t seen it before and not sure how comfortable would I as a solo female traveler feel about sleeping in the same room with couples. Bathrooms had some light sewage/damp/musty smell which I guess are usual for old buildings. They were clean at my stay, just not the best overall. Mattress is very soft which is comfortable for back sleepers but not so comfortable for side sleepers.
• Maria A Salvatierra (5/5): -
• Ján (9/5): -
• Alona (10/5): -
• Antonio (10/5): Great atmosphere and friendly people - Good atmosphere and well organised.
• Abbey (7/5): -
• Laura (7/5): -
• Tereza (8/5): -
• Damian (7/5): -
• PT.Travels (10/5): -
• Jks (8/5): - L'accueil et les rencontres, la convivialité du personnel. On se sentait en confiance. Matelas trop mou, usé. Débit de douche très faible et l'habitacle de douche dégradé.
• Kate (7/5): - Good location, large common area and the beds were spacious. There were no curtains on some of the beds and the pictures advertised did not match with the property.
• Firat (10/5): -
• Sotiris (10/5): -
• Chami (8/5): -
• Montoya (10/5): - Excelente atención de las chicas!!!
• Андрей (2/5): - Дівчата гарні! В кого слабка уретра ,то не сюди,туалет на іншому поверсі. Гроші не вкладали сюди мабуть років з десять. І ізюмтнка,полотенце 3 євро!!!
• Fidel (10/5): -
• Giuliana (4/5): Definitely overpriced, per una notte si può fare ma non oso immaginare quanto possa arrivare a costare in alta stagione. - Buona posizione, bella la ristrutturazione della sala comune, molto disponibile e preparato lo staff, colazione ok ma niente di speciale, due fette di pane con burro e marmellata preconfezionati e cose da bere. Ok, ayce, ma la descrizione “colazione vegana” é un po’ uno specchietto per le allodole. Bagno al piano di sotto delle camere, scale per scendere dai letti veramente ma veramente scomode, fra le più scomode mai provate in vita mia. Bagni sempre sporchi.
• Srishti (10/5): Probably the best hostel to stay in at Catania :) - The staff at Eco Hostel are some of the warmest people I've ever met! The stay felt more like staying at a B&B than a hostel. They accommodated my request to have a lower bunk, and even provided early breakfast when I said I could not join during the regular hours. They also hosted a movie and pasta night for the guests, which was quite fun. Not to forget the welcome drink! The beds were huge and so were the rooms. Overall, I had a wonderful experience at the hostel. It is also 5mins away from the city centre. No complaints at all
• Samir (8/5): -
• Wiktoria (7/5): -
• Anna Claudia (9/5): - Cama confortável, cortina nas camas para privacidade, disponibilidade de tomar um chá e comer um bolinho a qualquer momento pois eles deixam disponíveis em cima da mesa e o café da manhã tinha uma salada fria de macarrão que estava gostosa, cereais, pão, bolo e geleia, só senti falta de uma fruta, achei razoável. A localização é boa, coisa de no máximo 10 min caminhando do centrinho da parte antiga da cidade, e pra quem esta de carro, tem um estacionamento do lado que é muito prático e barato pra deixar o carro. A única questão que achei ruim/incomoda foram os quartos serem no andar de cima e os banheiros serem no andar de baixo ao lado da recepção.
• Gombocz (10/5): -
• Christoph (9/5): Sehr schönes Hostel mit viel Privatsphäre - Kleines Hostel mir nur 16 Betten. Dadurch wirkt alles sehr familiär und ruhig. Sehr nette Mitarbeiter, schöne Zimmer mit breiten Betten und erstaunlich viel Privatsphäre jedes Bett hat ein großes Fach für wichtige Gegenstände.
• Agustin Francisco (10/5): Todo perfecto! - Excelente estadía! Tuvimos un problema con el pago y no tuvieron ningún inconveniente en solucionar la situación. El desayuno estuvo espectacular, súper completo. Y al irse, le ofrecieron a mi padre una copa de vino! Gracias Eco Hostel, les deseo lo mejor! Lugar súper recomendable!!
• Nasim (10/5): -
• Mohamed (9/5): -
• Sara (8/5): -
• Simona (8/5): -
• Robert (7/5): Fine if passing through Catania - Lovely staff, and a well designed, modern hostel. Good option if passing through Catania. The showers were probably the worst I’ve ever used - either freezing cold or absolutely boiling hot (dangerously hot), and when cold the pressure was about 1%. This was the same across all 3 showers during the 3 nights I stayed there. - if they can fix the issues with this it would be a perfect hostel. Also a bit annoying that the power outlets in the beds only had usb ports (the older type), so if you wanted to charge anything with a usb-c cable/other plug, you had to hope nobody else was using the only plug socket in the room
• Iago (8/5): -
• Kacper (10/5): This hostel is a whole bucket of positive experiences. People there are just amazing. I will come back again for sure - Personnel, people, vibe
• Mila (9/5): -
• Maria Paola (8/5): -
• Cole (10/5): - Close Hostel nearby to Catania and buzzing Piazza Santa Maria dell'Indrizzo as well as all the major sights. I visited Catania for the clubs football team (they are quite a decent distance from the Hostel but this is irrelevant really) and was in a quandary because of the late kick off time and early transport back to Palermo where I was mainly based. I needed a place of safety and warmth with somewhere to get limited but comfortable shut eye in the very early hours, this was perfect and a big thank you to Eco Hostel. They also helped greatly in accompanying me in this early check out. Both staff members upon arrival and later in the evening were warm kind and gave me all the info I needed for the stay. The Hostel itself has a relaxed vibe to everything inside and is in a quiet neighbourhood albeit still a stones throw from everything else. The lounge area particularly is massive. Beers and drinks in reception as well as breakfast available (although I missed this) The bed when I eventually managed to get back was so comfortable that I hated leaving at such an ungodly hour, all this within a fantastic price point for 1 night I can't reccomend it enough. The rooms are upstairs while the toilets are downstairs, no real issue with this but if you're a slumbery sleeper it would be wise to exercise caution in the middle of the night. Reception area is however well lit as to help.
• Oleksandra (10/5): -
• David (7/5): - La sala comun, ademas del ambiente de la gente El baño tendria que mejorarse tanto la limpieza como las instalaciones
• Elezovic (7/5): - Staff was really attentive and helpful, very cool common area Lockers for personal storage are mostly broken and unpractical, breakfast missing protein
• Christine (9/5): -
• Ali (10/5): - L’ambiance
• PO-YEN (9/5): -
• Gabriella (10/5): - inviting, comfortable and close to centre n/a - all good
• JIHO (10/5): -
• Alexandrine (10/5): Super endroit bien placé et un accueil très chaleureux - Super accueil Rien
• Alexandra (8/5): Stayed 2 nights in march - Friendly staff, good shower that was hot, curtain on bed for privacy. Location was good and near a bus stop for the Alibus bus to the airport. Never had to wait for the bathroom. Breakfast was toast with jam, cake, juice and a hot drink Had problems charging my phone and power bank as needed a usb lead to use in the bunk. Charging with a 2 pin was slow in common room.
• Cristiano (8/5): -
• Alice (10/5): Bellissimo! - Una gemma nel cuore di Catania! Sono stata benissimo, i ragazzi che lo gestiscono sono fantastici e super disponibili, l'ostello è arredato con gusto e gli spazi sono grandi e accoglienti. I letti sono comodissimi e soprattutto non fanno rumore durante la notte, e le tende assicurano la privacy, super consigliato e grazie :) Forse renderei più elaborata la colazione inclusa, a parte questo niente da dire!
• Fabrizio (10/5): -
• Rafał (9/5): -
• Marc (10/5): -
• Aleksandra (1/5): Tragedia, nie bierzcie tego nawet za darmo - Nic Brak ciepłej wody, wszędzie grzyb i smród. Pościel była bez poszewki więc nie wiadomo były czy była czysta, gigantyczne schody aby wejść do góry, nie było też dla szafki chociaż było tyle szafek co łóżek. Miałam pobyt na 4 noce ale po pierwszej uciekłam dosłownie. Syf i jeszcze raz syf
• rino andaloro (8/5): -
• Julian (10/5): Espléndido - Todo, y el staff es maravilloso
• Pirkka (9/5): -
• Fabrizio (10/5): -
• Damien (9/5): -
• Pál (10/5): Ár-érték arány kiváló, családias, közeli, barátságos, máskor is ide jövök ha jövök - Egyik legjobb hostel ahol valaha jártam. Tetszett, hogy kicsi családias hely. A személyzet nagyon kedves. Jó volt közösen az Uno parti. :D Igazán jó szabály, hogy benne van a reggeli az árban, cserébe hogy elmosogatsz magad után. Ez nagyon pozitív. Egy biztos, ha jövök legközelebb Cataniába, itt szállok meg :) .
• Hofstadler (9/5): -
• Justine (8/5): Hostel convivial, bien situé avec bon rapport qualité/prix - El ambiante, la sala común, la ubicación El desayuno había muy muy poco y solo dulce, el baño y las duchas
• Charan (10/5): Small hostal with big beds and friendly staff - Staff was super nice and friendly. Small friendly hostal with lots to do and a nice breakfast. Owner was specially nice Nothing
• Vincenzo (1/5): -
• Iryna (10/5): - ок нет
• Thalavi (1/5): Horrible experience - Nothing Dirty
• Yalcinkaya (9/5): -
• Sarah (4/5): - Staff was nice and common area had a good vibe Shower had a massive, nasty bug, and the entire bathroom smelled bad. Space generally did not feel clean after that. No curtains on my bed bc of a slanted roof. Charging ports were only lightning cable (no outlet). Breakfast was sad
• Fabian (9/5): -
• Nandor (10/5): -
• Asger (10/5): Loved the place. Very cozy vibe and the staff was very friendly. We got a glass of wine as a welcoming drink, and with t - Nice social areas and spacious bed. The showers worked well and the staff was very helpful and friendly. Also close to the city center. Simple breakfast. Nothing wrong with it though
• Katrina SM (5/5): - Location good. The dorm good high and large. But not soft. The staff kind. The bathroom WC only 1 men and woman. WC pipi. Smell not nice. And it was too far. Down floor by big stairs. No privacy on the entrance and reception The clean yes but need to renovate. The area not very good. Breakfast funny. Coffee.. thanks I had with me nescafe and after out kafe. Fridge hm nooo. But it's ok . You can use it. Price is good. And duomo is not far.
• Julia (3/5): -
• turri (9/5): - The bed was very comfortable. Breakfast very nice presented and delicious. The place has a very special vibe. It is very nice to be there. I had a great time meeting the owner of the place, a very interesting and nice guy. The lobby and the living room are beautifully decorated and cozy.
• Grzegorz (10/5): -
• Ronja (9/5): - The common area the kitchen the breakfast the double bed the staff 🌟 the bathroom (bit mofy and moldy)
• Sarigu (10/5): Bellissimo bella esperienza - Tutto Niete
• Sandra (6/5): - Le personnel est très serviable. Grande salle commune Hôtel plutôt sale, les douches et toilettes sont au rez de chaussée alors que les chambres sont a l'étage
• Mario (10/5): - Very friendly staff, breakfast included some spanish tortilla and the room is reasonably big. Managed to do even some yoga.
• Ali (5/5): -
• Mirella (5/5): Non buono - La zona notte è bella e accogliente Non era arieggiato, ho chiesto alla ragazza se lasciava un po’ aperto al mattino alle 09.00 per cambiare area visto che le doccia e i bagni erano senza finestre, lei non ha aperto c era odore di cantina e di altro…
• Alex Marcelo (5/5): Podría haber sido mejor - El espacio de cada cama. Muy, muy amplio, comodísimo, podía incluso ponerme de pie dentro del cubículo. El chico de la limpieza, siempre muy pendiente y amable. Se esfuerza mucho por mantener todo limpio. También es de valorar el desayuno, aunque sencillo, muy bueno para iniciar el día. Lo mismo con la disponibilidad de infusiones calientes, incluido café de libre disposición. La falta de calefacción hace que toda la estadía sea muy ingrata, muy incómoda. Estar de vacaciones y pasar frío no es mí idea. Ademas, los baños están en la primera planta bajar de noche con frío, no... Todos, absolutamente todos los espacios sin calefacción y estamos en invierno. A pesar que lo manifestémosle, en reiteradas ocasiones no hubo ningún cambio. Lo otro malo, es que las camas no disponen de enchufes para cargar el teléfono. Y, finalmente, las personas que están en recepción, son muy poco involucradas. Nunca resolvieron ninguna de las peticiones formuladas. No sabían nada y tampoco se esforzaban en saber o ayudar.
• Peter (10/5): -
• Dagmara (10/5): -
• Alexandre (10/5): - Very big cabin, big bed with a curtain it's very nice for intimacy in a hostel. Big common room where you can chill or socialise with other guests. The breakfast is nice and last longer than elsewhere. The volunteers are all friendly and easy going, it's a big plus. I arrived the day they was a movie night with pasta, which was pretty cool. The rooms are upstairs and the bathrooms are on the ground floor.
• Tiago (7/5): -
• fra70 (4/5): Da evitare soprattutto a una certa età - La stanza relax con i giochi offerti dall'ostello. La gentilezza del personale. Ottima posizione. I bagni ciechi situati al piano inferiore rispetto alle camere. Nei bagni ciechi ristagna l'odore pungente di umidità che disinvoglia ad entrare. In alcune porte dei bagni mancava la chiave e non è garantita la privacy. La luce SEMPRE accesa nella camera dove abbiamo dormito, senza possibilità di spegnerla, anche di notte. Abbiamo trovato cattivo tempo poiché è piovuto molto e all'interno della struttura ho patito molto il freddo.
• Vincent (8/5): - Super emplacement, super service et sécurisé. Un bon séjour passé à Eco Hostel . Le verre de bienvenu est appréciable. A 5 min du marché aux poissons très pittoresque et du bus pour l'aéroport. Lit et équipement confortable et pratique Autres résidents peu respectueux (réponds au téléphone en pleine nuit , asperge la chambre de déodorant à 7h du mat'. Mais cela est dû au manque de civisme plus que l'hôtel en tant que tel. Salle de bain sale très souvent.
• Koch (10/5): -
• Lina (10/5): -
• Paulina (5/5): - Lokalizacja Obsługa obiektu przesympatyczna, pomocna. Pleśń, wilgoć, grzyb na ścianach. Brud na podłogach i w łóżku. Brud i śmieci w stoliku obok łóżka po poprzednim lokatorze. Tynk odpadający ze ściany. Zepsuta roleta na oknie. Brak kołdry. Na śniadaniu brak chleba. Wilgoć w łazienkach. Zdjęcia w internecie wyglądają cudownie, jednak na żywo czuć zapach stęchlizny.
• Weronika (10/5): - Atmosfera w hostelu, bardzo wygodne lóżka. Dużą sala wspólną. Personel hotelu I wolontariusze sprawili, ze pobyt byl wyjatkowy. Śniadanie i kawa, ale za ta cene okej. Trzeba miec na uwadze, ze w pokojach gniazdka tylko USB.
• Yuji (9/5): Wonderful staff 👏 - The staff's service and hospitality were excellent ! I'd like to stay here again😆
• Dean (8/5): -
• Marek (10/5): - Blisko centrum, prze-symaptyczny personel. Śniadanie i wszystko co potrzebne na miejscu.
• Kamila (3/5): Rozczarowanie za taką cenę - Stół do ping ponga i dart dostępny dla gości, możliwość zostawienia bagażu przed zakwaterowaniem Brak dostępnych zamykanych szafek, brak możliwości zrobienia herbaty przed godziną serwowania „śniadania”, jakość śniadania, czystość w łazienkach, pleść i problemy z wentylacją w łazienkach, brak możliwości włączenia i wyłączenia światła w pokoju, brak lampek przy szafkach, bardzo kiepskie warunki w miejscu, gdzie należy zdjąć buty przed wejściem do pokoju. Generalnie pierwszy raz piszę negatywne opinie nt noclegu, a spałam już w wielu hostelach w całej Europie. Rozczarowanie za tą cenę. Nie wiem skąd tyle pozytywnych opinii.
• Langoni (10/5): - Muy amistosos y acogedores. Gracias
• Benjamin (6/5): -
• Deniz Massimiliano (9/5): -
• Emmanuel (7/5): - Struttura accogliente, staff disponibile. Poca privacy, bagni in comune al piano di sotto, situata in un quartiere malfamato.

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