My husband and I stayed at the Romano Palace for a week and had a great time. Lovely balcony, pool with jacuzzi jets, and breakfast options. The staff were excellent with good English and they appreciate any novice attempts at Italian too. The service is excellent at this hotel with the rooms being cleaned twice a day on most days.... more

As we needed to stay near the airport we selected the Romano Palace based on the reviews on this site. Disappointed is all I can say. For a hotel with 5 stars, I can only assume they were awarded on the basis it has a private beach (which we didn't visit) because it's a pretty standard hotel all round. We... more

Stayed for a week at the beginning of September and the hotel is only 10 minutes from the Airport (taxi is 20 euros). Hotel is fairly new and very well decorated and the rooms are nicely furnished with all the basics and have private belcony. Hotel staff were very welcoming and helpful and all spoke fantastic English! There is also... more

Stayed to this hotel only one night and I had to leave it very early the following ,morning. The hotel was booked and paied by my colleague so I cannot comment on the rate. The hotel is brand new and it is in Arabic style. The garden is bautiful with a stunning pool. Is located only 5 minutes from Catania... more

Our holiday could have been a disaster after Alitalia decided to lose our luggage for the first two days! That said, the hotel staff were superb and were always available to call Alitalia for 'luggage updates' and also taxis to Catania central. The staff we dealt with at reception and in the bar were very polite, helpful and spoke excellent... more

We have just returned from a 9 night stay, and had a much better holiday than the previous reviewer. The Romano Palace is not a typical "English" holiday hotel, and Catania is not a touristy area, and there were only about 6-10 other Brits in the hotel while we were there. We have found star ratings in Italian hotels to... more

The room was adequate, but small for an executive room. The plumbing was somehow interconnected and we frequently ended up with soap suds in our shower from someone elses shower. The housekeeping was erratic, with comsumables either being delivered twice or not at all and rooms remaining unserviced until 4:00pm on a couple of days. The breakfast staff were surly... more

We booked a 'Double deluxe' room at the Romano Palace for 2 weeks in late spring 2007. I cannot overstate our disappointment, particularly at the size of the rooms. You get more space in most standard rooms in any hotel elsewhere in the world. The wardrobe was too small for 2 people for 1 week let alone 2. There were... more

I stayed at this hotel for a congress a couple of days. The structures are really luxurious and new, clean and comfortable. But service has some problems: it was impossible to find a clean table for breakfast and personnel was not that kind as you would expect in hotels of this category. I believe this place is not worth all... more