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Silvio

Palazzo Giovanni B&B

TopBnB Very good 9.2 / 10 (29 reviews)
Via XXI Aprile, 103 - Stazzo, Acireale (CT) - Area: seaside | Map
Codice identificativo: 19087004C110099

Category
Bed & Breakfast

Rooms
2

Breakfast
included

Bathroom
Ensuite
Guests in this venue liked
  • Spectacular view
  • Charming property
  • Abundant breakfast
  • Near the station
Description
Immersed in the smelly lemon yards thath characterize the Acireale's coast, Palace Giovanni has been recently restored by respecting itsoriginal style that of the elegant and exclusive residences of the nobles of the beginning of the XIX century with floors decorated in liberty style painted roofs, antique forniture, paintings made by grannies, all representing the customs and tradions of a noble Etnean family, the Leotta Dilettoso Vagliasindi del Castello, of which Silvio, who runs the B&B, in the youngest descendant.

A big solarium, equipped whith a gazebo, shower and barbecue, offers relax watching the big volcano, while a wide citrus yard allows healthy walks. A private parking in also available.

Each room is dedicated to one of the women of the family and watches Mount Etna or the sea. A common hall is available with a terrace watching the sea and the citrus yards where breakfast is served in the open air.

Organized tours To help you to spend your holiday in Sicily, bed and breakfast Palazzo Giovanni organizes fantastic excursions departing from the B&B.

Thanks to the partnership that Palazzo Giovanni has established with the best tourist facilities in the industry present in Acireale, Catania, eastern Sicily have the opportunity to enrich your holiday in Acireale to discover the most spectacular destinations of our beloved land.

Our Bed and Breakfast offers its guests the opportunity to visit the Etna volcano and the whole entourage. You can choose from daily trips and part-time, guided by qualified tour operators to the most famous attractions of Sicily: Taormina, Siracusa, the Alcantara Gorge, Catania, Acitrezza and Acicastello and many others.

Excursions that will satisfy both those looking to spend a day walking through the woods of Mount Etna, both adventurers in search of strong emotions.

Autorizzazione comune Acireale n° 17 Autorizzazione n° 324 del 17 marzo 2004 APT di Catania.
Rooms and Rates
Conditions for pets staying in this facility:
Pets of small size by prior agreement with the host
Well-behaved, not aggressive or noisy; kept on a leash; with pet passport; pets may not sleep on beds; pets may not be left alone at the facility; pets are not allowed in communal spaces
Garden available
Features
Number of rooms with own bathroom inside the room (ensuite):
4
  • Disabled Access
  • Pets Allowed
  • Air Conditioning
  • Historic House
  • Romantic Atmosphere
  • Parking
  • Garden
  • TV
  • Free Wifi
  • Family
  • Business
  • Hair dryer
  • Fine Design
  • Charm
  • Heating
  • Ideal for trekking
  • Fireplace
  • Near cycle paths
  • Bicycles available
*Declared by the Innkeeper

Various information

  • Disabled Access
  • Pets allowed
  • Rooms with air conditioning
  • Parking
  • Internet access
  • English speaker

House features

  • Historic house
  • Recently restored house
  • Sharing areas available for guests
  • Panoramic location
  • Insured house

Air conditioning and heating systems of the house

  • Certified systems
  • Heating systems
  • Air conditioning
  • Room temperature controller
  • Double glazing or solar panels

Electric system

  • Certified systems
  • Emergency lights or fire exit directions

Services of the house

  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Access for the disabled
  • Garage / parking

Facilities and services

  • Bicycle, boat, horses / sports equipment
  • Beaches

Location and surroundings

  • City centre
  • Panoramic view
  • Spa
  • Archeologic area / near monuments
  • Near (within 10 mins) pubblic transports
  • Near (within 45 mins) train station / airport / port

Number of rooms

  • Total number of rooms: 4
  • Number of rooms with own bathroom inside the room (ensuite): 4

Size of rooms

  • Between 14 and 20 sqm

Bathroom facilities

  • Bathrooms restored in the last 5 years
  • Hair dryer
  • Monodose products

Room facilities

  • Children bed
  • TV
  • Mirror or luggage case
  • Fridge
  • Internet connection or telephone

Furnishing

  • Historic furniture
  • Terrace / balcony
  • 2 windows / panoramic view
  • Desk / table and chairs
  • Sofa / armchairs

Cleaning services

  • Daily

Services

  • Guides / maps / books available
  • Local events calendar
  • Guestbook
  • Discounts in local shops and restaurants for the guests
  • Presents
  • Shuttle service

Holiday themes - the place

  • Sea

Holiday themes - town size

  • Village - under 5000 in.

Holiday themes - area features

  • Near monuments
  • Arts or archeologic area
  • Cultural events and arts exhibitions
  • Wine and food attractions area
  • Local crafts
  • Historic centre
  • Shopping area
  • Located in country side or nature reserves
  • Near sports facilities
  • Spa
  • Gardens and landscapes
  • Seaside
  • Near ski facilities

Holiday themes - house features

  • Historic house
  • Fine design
  • Charm
  • Garden
  • Family
  • Business
  • Romantic atmosphere
Breakfast
Continental Coffee / mocha / espresso, the various spices, milk, cioccolatta, blood orange juice, jam of the house, Nutella and butter portions, honey lemon blossom, orange blossom mielea bread and freshly baked croissants, biscuits, cheeses, meats, pizza and eggs.
Video
TopBnB

Hey from Silvio

Member since June 2006 | 73,444 hits
Hi, I'm an entrepreneur in tourism owner of the bed and breakfast Palazzo Giovanni.

I consider myself an 'artisan tourism. Every day I'm in touch with my friends-customers, I am delighted to create different routes according to their needs and participate with them in order to get to know the land in all its particularity': history, art, culture, colors and perfumes. I really love traveling, staying in contact with people, and when I travel I always try to get to know the local people in order to understand their cultures. Money, success, are important, but for me 'human relations must have a place in my life. Relazionandomi with my clients, each of them send me their travel experiences, and their cultures, and all this makes me 'conscious of' importance of human relationships. Through this cultural exchange is not indifferent, I enrich my person, my soul. I consider myself lucky for all of this, make my life something wonderful, I must say thank you to everyone and it's why I dedicate myself to them with love. To me the word tourism and 'something special, and' hospitality '.

The essential and 'leave a taste, an' emotion. Owner must be a guide as well as offer attractive rooms, suggest routes, book tickets and reserve restaurants. It 'important to the network of personal relationships to offer customers. One of the new frontiers of tourism, and 'that of being in love, travel and' 'experience to remember.
My calendar is updated
Response rate: High
Response time: within a few minutes
Conditions
Check-in from 3:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Check-out before 10:30 AM - If you're late you may be charged for an extra night
Area seaside
Born on a bed of lava dated 1334, Stazzo is one of the five sea villages of the Acireale’s Riviera.

Its privileged position offers an incomparable view over Mount Etna from one of the most full of charme tracts of lava rocks, and the possibility of easily reaching Acireale, Catania, Taormina, Riposto’s beaches and Giardini Naxos’ ones, the woods and the beds of lava of the National Park of Mount Etna. The Ionian-Etnean territory offers multiple occasions of entertainment for nature lovers and sports lovers, that can take part in mountain bike excursions, underwater fishing and trekking, or can play tennis in a close tennis court.
*Distances As The Crow Flies

Very good

Overall Rating 9.2 / 10
29 reviews
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Location
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dario
Property: 8 | Cleaning: 9 | Host: 9 | Location: 8 | Price/Quality: 8 | Breakfast: 9
dario rated this property but he didn't leave any comment
stayed from 09/15/2023 to 09/18/2023
martino
Property: 9 | Cleaning: 9 | Host: 10 | Location: 8 | Price/Quality: 9 | Breakfast: 9
Silvio, the manager, is very kind. The structure is well maintained and recommended. It's comfortable. The terrace and breakfast are magnificent.
stayed from 08/27/2023 to 08/28/2023
ambre
Property: 8 | Cleaning: 8 | Host: 8 | Location: 6 | Price/Quality: 6 | Breakfast: 7
A charming building well decorated and scented. A very beautiful and flowered rooftop terrace with a very nice view. A small drawback for access to people with difficulties, which is through a beautiful but very narrow spiral staircase on the outside. \nI regret being accommodated on the ground floor, near the entrance and by the road, with a basic bathroom. It would be nice to have a wall shelf to place toiletries and facial lighting. \nHowever, the welcome was very friendly and informative.
stayed from 07/05/2023 to 07/06/2023
The answer from the host:
Grazie
christine
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 10 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
Absolutely magnificent dwelling and lovely owner who adapted to our late arrival due to the fires. The breakfast is plentiful and delicious. Don't miss the homemade lemon jam.
stayed from 08/18/2022 to 08/19/2022
cecile
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 10 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
Everything was perfect from the glass of limoncello offered on arrival, to the organization of the hike on Etna with a guide, to the choice of the room and top of the top breakfast on the terrace facing Etna. A big thank you to Silvio.
stayed from 08/23/2019 to 08/25/2019
leonard
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 10 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
The host is fabulous and his property and its location are as well. Liked that good restaurants and gelato were in walking distance.
stayed from 07/31/2019 to 08/05/2019
joseph
Property: 7 | Cleaning: 7 | Host: 10 | Location: 5 | Price/Quality: 6 | Breakfast: 7
The place is far from everything and can only be reached by car. There is nothing to do on site. It is surrounded by beautiful lemon plantations but they are all fenced off and you cannot walk around them. The only place to walk is the small asphalt roads, without a sidewalk, where you have to be very careful of cars. The Stazzo seafront has no charm, a large band of rocks separates the road from the sea, so you cannot really get close to the sea. The seaside village has no interest. This address is perfect for a one or two night stay, just enough time to stop for a trek on Etna. We stayed there for a whole week, which is too long, as there is nothing to do on site, and you have to take the car even just to go out for dinner in a nice place (the village restaurants are mediocre). Breakfast is plentiful and served on a rooftop terrace with a beautiful view of Etna. The only disappointment is that the hot drinks were not up to the quality of the place. We got them from this kind of "coffee machine", which only dispensed tasteless coffee and lukewarm water for tea. It was really a shame because apart from the drinks the breakfast was excellent. The bath towels, which were supposed to be changed twice a week, were not replaced. After 4 nights, my friend left her bath towel on the floor to have it changed. That same evening, we found the same dirty bath towel that had been left on the floor, hung back on the hook, over mine! Of course, we went to the owners to request fresh towels, and we received them, but isn't it shocking not to change a bath towel thrown on the floor, after 4 nights on site when the rules inform us that bath towels are changed twice a week? Given the rates of this B&B, this kind of problem should not arise.
stayed from 04/19/2019 to 04/26/2019
The answer from the host:
Bonjour et merci beaucoup pour le temps passé dans votre avis. En la remerciant cependant, je lui demande également de s’identifier, même en privé. Cela me fâche de répondre parce que je crois fermement au droit de chacun de pouvoir s'exprimer, mais tout doit être constructif et surtout réaliste. Comme vous le savez, nous vivons d’examens et de satisfaction du client, c’est la première chose à faire pour obtenir de bons résultats et examiner ceux qui l’ont précédé. Je pense que nous avons fait un travail remarquable. Les choses qùil écrit sont aussi douteuses que de remonter à des raisons d'insatisfaction qui peuvent aussi m'aider à faire mieux à l'avenir également parce que je suis le propriétaire et que je suis toujours avec mes clients pour les aider et leur donner une expérience, si quelque chose qui pourrait conduirait à un examen comme celui-ci, je l’aurais remarqué et au moins j’aurais essayé de faire quelque chose. Les raisons pour lesquelles je dis cela et je vous serais reconnaissant si vous pouviez me montrer, ainsi qu’à d’autres clients éventuels, le contraire, sont les suivantes. et ceci parce que je n'aime pas spéculer ou tricher et je n'en ai pas besoin. Je recherche l'expérience d'accueil, j'aime ce travail et je ne le fais pas pour de l'argent, Je suis disposé à faire d'autres comparaisons constructives si vous avez le temps et l'envie de le faire, mais j'espère que vous aurez une identification claire de votre réservation et du problème que vous avez trouvé qui justifie le mauvais jugement que vous nous avez donné. Cela dit, j'espère qùà l'avenir, si vous le souhaitez, vous pourrez revenir ici et changer complètement d'avis. Aurevoir à vous. Silvio et Alessandra.
antonella
Property: 9 | Cleaning: 9 | Host: 10 | Location: 8 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 9
antonella rated this property but he didn't leave any comment
stayed from 04/30/2019 to 05/01/2019
paul
Property: 9 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 9 | Price/Quality: 9 | Breakfast: 9
Excellents service et prestations. La maison est superbe et il y a une vue magnifique. Terrasse très fleurie ou est servi un bon petit déjeuner. Propriétaire très sympathique. C'est une adresse que je recommande fortement.
stayed from 10/06/2018 to 10/07/2018
elizabeth
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 10 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
Excellent arrival information and help. Excellent local information and guidance. Very private and spacious
stayed from 10/11/2018 to 10/14/2018
pigeyre
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 10 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 8
Very nice place. Excellent journey.
stayed from 08/16/2018 to 08/18/2018
lorena
Property: 8 | Cleaning: 9 | Host: 10 | Location: 8 | Price/Quality: 8 | Breakfast: 7
Colazione su in terrazza con mamma Etna e piantagioni di limoni all'infinito. Veramente magnifico.
stayed from 08/07/2018 to 08/10/2018
roberto
Property: 8 | Cleaning: 8 | Host: 9 | Location: 7 | Price/Quality: 8 | Breakfast: 8
roberto rated this property but he didn't leave any comment
stayed from 07/26/2018 to 07/27/2018
dirk
Property: 9 | Cleaning: 9 | Host: 10 | Location: 9 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
dirk rated this property but he didn't leave any comment
stayed from 05/16/2018 to 05/17/2018
tina
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 10 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
Can not fault this B&B Beautiful place, stunning views of Etna Very clean, owner Silvio cannot do enough for you. Silvio and his wife Alessandra are lovely lovely people They also have secure parking which is a definite bonus Would definitely recommend.
stayed from 09/24/2017 to 10/01/2017
paolo
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 9 | Location: 8 | Price/Quality: 9 | Breakfast: 9
Villa antica tipica siciliana immersa nel verde e profumata da varie specie di fiori. Ospitalità deliziosa dei proprietari giovani e disponibili. Siamo stati viziati dalla bellezza e dalla cordialità. Vorremmo tornarci volentieri. A presto speriamo! Famiglia Codognotto.
stayed from 08/05/2017 to 08/07/2017
massimo
Property: 9 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 8 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
Struttura accogliente perfetta per rilassarsi; fantastica la colazione in terrazza vista Etna con prodotti freschi e locali. Simpaticissima e preparatissima la gestione famigliare.. consigli perfetti per poter vivere a pieno la vacanza..consigliatissimo!
stayed from 07/17/2017 to 07/20/2017
The answer from the host:
Con grande piacere Massimo, abbiamo letto la tua ottima recensione, speriamo davvero di poterla accogliere nuovamente. Un saluto da Silvio & Ale. Grazie
luca
Property: 8 | Cleaning: 9 | Host: 9 | Location: 7 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
luca rated this property but he didn't leave any comment
stayed from 05/14/2017 to 05/15/2017
The answer from the host:
Con grande piacere Luca abbiamo letto il suo giudizio, speriamo davvero di poterla accogliere nuovamente. Un saluto da Silvio e Alessandra. Grazie.
yves
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 10 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 9
Très bon accueil de Silvio; il nous a bien renseigné pour les visites à faire. Toujours prêt à nous satisfaire.
stayed from 09/10/2016 to 09/17/2016
umberto
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 9 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
umberto rated this property but he didn't leave any comment
stayed from 06/07/2016 to 06/08/2016
jocelyne
Property: 9 | Cleaning: 9 | Host: 9 | Location: 10 | Price/Quality: 8 | Breakfast: 10
Superbe maison face à l'Etna. La terrasse sur laquelle on prend un petit-déjeuner copieux est paradisiaque. Propriétaire avenant et pas avare de renseignements. Seul petit bémol: il serait utile de préciser qu'une des chambres a une salle de bains privative mais qùil faut traverser un couloir pour s'y rendre.
stayed from 05/21/2016 to 05/22/2016
luca
Property: 9 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 9 | Price/Quality: 9 | Breakfast: 9
Ottima accoglienza e disponibilità. Informazioni in abbondanza su cosa fare, dove andare. Molto pulito, terrazza spettacolare.
stayed from 09/24/2015 to 09/26/2015
gerardo
Property: 8 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 9 | Location: 10 | Price/Quality: 9 | Breakfast: 10
Spettacolare struttura con camere belle e comode, munite di bagno molto grande..con parcheggio comodissimo e di facile accesso, paesaggio bellissimo, i proprietari disponibili e gentili ci hanno accolto in confortevoli terrazze per la colazione. Consigliatissimo.
stayed from 08/04/2015 to 08/05/2015
maurizio
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 10 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
Fantastica struttura di classe e raffinatezza, in mezzo ai limoneti tra l'Etna ed il Mar Jonio. Grande disponibilità ed attenzione dei gestori Silvio ed Alessandra ad allietare la permanenza ed a consigliare gite, ristoranti, visite. Location perfetta quale base di partenza per visite Taormina, Etna, Catania e Riviera dei Ciclopi. Indimenticabili le superbe colazioni in terrazza con vista mare ed Etna. Struttura consigliatissima!
stayed from 07/08/2015 to 07/16/2015
bruno lydia
Property: 9 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 9 | Location: 8 | Price/Quality: 9 | Breakfast: 10
Très bel établissement; beaucoup de charme; chambre spacieuses et très propres; très bon accueil de Sylvio, et sa femme, qui est très bon guide pour la région; les petits déjeuners sur la terrasse panoramique sur le toit sont un vrai plaisir. Très appréciable le grand jardin fermé pour ranger les voitures. Très bien situé pour visiter la région. A recommander. Bruno Lydia.
stayed from 06/01/2015 to 06/05/2015
rosalia caterina
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 7 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
Splendida struttura solo un po' difficile da raggiungere a causa della scarsa segnaletica. I gestori affabili e gentili, molto attenti ai loro ospiti senza essere invadenti. La colazione, servita sullo splendido terrazzo, è da Favola. Sicuramente ci ritornerò.
stayed from 09/07/2014 to 09/09/2014
antonio
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 9 | Price/Quality: 9 | Breakfast: 9
Ho soggiornato al B&B Palazzo Giovanni con mia moglie e mio figlio e siamo stati veramente bene. Posizione tranquilla ma ideale per ogni tipo di escursione, parcheggio privato, stanze belle, pulite e ottima colazione su terrazzo panoramico. Silvio e sua moglie fanno il loro lavoro con passione ed attenzione per i loro ospiti. I consigli su dove andare, dove mangiare, dove parcheggiare cosa vedere rendono il soggiorno ancora più piacevole. Abbiamo già consigliato la struttura ad amici, sicuri di indirizzarli nel posto giusto per visitare la parte est della Sicilia.
stayed from 08/26/2014 to 09/01/2014
The answer from the host:
Carissimo amico, la ringrazio tantissimo per la splendida recensione sul nostro B&B Palazzo Giovanni. Un ringraziamento particolare dalla nostra famiglia, è stato bellissimo servire lei e la sua famiglia, Con l'augurio di rivedervi presto In Acireale, le invio affettuosi saluti dall'intera famiglia. Silvio Dilettoso, Proprietario.
antonio
Property: 8 | Cleaning: 9 | Host: 8 | Location: 9 | Price/Quality: 8 | Breakfast: 8
Ottima struttura splendida vista su Etna e mare. Camere spaziose e ben tenute. La colazione in terrazza d'estate è un vero piacere. Unico neo l'impossibilità di pagare con carte di credito/debito.
stayed from 08/12/2014 to 08/14/2014
ulrike
Property: 10 | Cleaning: 10 | Host: 10 | Location: 10 | Price/Quality: 10 | Breakfast: 10
It is a wonderful place to stay. A real Palazzo, perfect! The owner Silvio and his wife are very friendly and helpful. They really want to make it a perfect stay for their guests - and they are successful! The rooms are clean, the breakfast is delicious and Silvio helps with a lot of informations. The place is perfect to explore Catania, Etna, Taormina and a lot of interesting places in the surrounding.
stayed from 04/05/2014 to 04/10/2014