Clean rooms, clean kitchen, great location, comfortable beds, large (free) lockers & lock, and warm…read morepeople. The terrace blew me away! Beautiful views of Taormina and you can hang out on the swinging chair. I'd eat breakfast and drink wine there everyday and know another girl who did yoga there with the hostel yoga mat every morning. They have anything you'd need while traveling: snorkeling gear, yoga mat, hostel guitar, kitchen, hair dryer, 3 bathrooms... Highly recommended!

Great place to stay! I highly suggest you stay here! Francesco is such a great owner of the…read moreproperty, He takes care of every little detail. If it's broken, it gets fixed quick It appears that he likes to keep the property looking fresh and new. It looks like a lot of updates are happening. The property is in a great location and an amazing view of the town especcially The Greek Theater in view from the terrazo. Two rooms have terrazo access and a third, which is my favorite, is more quiet and darker. The kitchen is great to cook in. The bathrooms were a big hit with me. They were very spacious and cleaned twice daily. I suggest shower early of in the middle of the day or late at night because the toilet and shower are in the same large room so if you have to use the toilet, you will be out of luck until that person is finished showering. The only hostel in Taormina and it's the best! The staff are so helpful, friendly and positive. The only thing I think the terrazo could be cleaned a little more daily, but other than that, it's great! Francesco, Egle, Maryellana, Milan and Fransisco, Thank you for making Hostel Taormina my home away from home for 2 long weeks. I love it there and i will be back. Ciao

I stayed 1 night to see Mount Etna. The staff are really nice and very helpful…read more BREAKFAST It was better than other hostels by just a little bit. They offer a variety of fruits (peach, apple, etc) and small yogurt. That's all I ate. They have cereal, bread, milk, and other things. SHARED BATHROOM - The female bathroom down the hall looks a little worn down and could use some renovation. It also lacks ventilation. - After one showers, there is no where fast way for the hot air to pass through other than opening the entry door. - The curtains were cheap and do not provide full coverage. - There wasn't side chairs or enough wall hooks to put away your items. ROOM - I stayed in the 8-bed female dorm. Quite Spacious. - I like that each bunk bed comes with a 2-port USB outlet and curtain. - The beds are covered with a black plastic film. I was lucky enough to have an unoccupied single bed in the room, so I slept on that, instead of the bunk bed. (I think I was less restless than any other hostel bed I slept on within Italy) - This room has 2 balconies so you will hear noise from the busy square. - The lockers come with a keyed lock. And there are 2 shelves. - It was difficult to find a wall outlet. Not sure how many there are in the room. The roof terrace offers good views. There is a bar there. You can see part of Mount Etna. It's the highlight of the hostel. I wasn't sure if there is an elevator but you have to walk 2 or 3 levels of stairs. It's a 15-minute walk from the Catania Centrale Train station. There is a kitchen with a fridge, so I'm sure you can cook.

You have to know the environment you're about to enter when you stay at a hostel. I think I just…read moreforgot. It had been over five years since my last stay in one, so this was a bit of a shock. I don't think I really have the right personality for sleeping with strangers. I had some random girl above me in a bunk-bed format (she seemed nice, but it was still too weird for me!), and there's no privacy aside from a curtain that you can put up around your bed. Unless, of course, you book a private room....which I should have done! Shared bathrooms are down the hall. For a hostel, they're quite clean and tidy. They even stock hair dryers! Many of the budget properties we stayed in this month did NOT have such lush accommodations. A light breakfast is included in the rate, but you do need to pay 2 euro to rent a towel. You'll get a locker for your belongings. Staff here was very friendly. One of the current staffers is even from Philly! Keep in mind that this hostel is situated right on the main square in Catania. You'll have beautiful views from their rooftop terrace, but you'll also deal with a crapton of noise in the middle of the night. Bring earplugs. I'd always prefer a hotel to a hostel, but if you're trying to keep to a budget, this property is a good option in Catania.

Good atmosphere. There is a bar restaurant next to the hostel in which you get discount and food is…read moredelicious. Friendly staff. It has a laundry machine. Location.