Tra l'Etna e il mare via Oberdan

Great value for the price and in an excellent location. Just be aware it's a private apartment, not a hotel.

Check-in was difficult, and I had to get in touch by phone and WhatsApp. They don't speak English very well. The bathroom was private, but outside the room, and the room photos weren't from the same location.

The location is good and central.

We booked two nights, but arrived at night and left early the next morning because the room was so bad. Its bathroom was damp and moldy, and the shower looked too neglected for us to use. We were told the day before arrival that toilet paper had to go in the bin, not the toilet, which made the hygiene and smell worse. The host didn't refund us. He said he could have moved us if we'd asked and that we expected too much for the price, but he wasn't there, and the room was the last one available. If he could and wanted to move us, he should have done it right away instead of putting guests in such a substandard room. I strongly advise against this accommodation. The Booking.com pictures show only the most flattering angle, with exaggerated colors, and don't reflect the reality: a very old, run-down tenement building with the lowest standard, if any. Don't expect the oranges on the balcony shown in the photos. Breakfast was meager, served in a small, dark kitchen.