Reviews from guests who stayed at this hotel, shared by our hotel supplier. Score based on the latest 16 reviews.
Peter
Slovakia · Group of friends · September 2025
“Excelent”
+Right in the heart of Catania!
−Clean and spacious. The only negative part is the bed!! It is way too soft . 😢🛌
Mairead
Australia · Couple · June 2025
“We loved Papali Loft, Carmelo the host was very helpful”
+A lovely apartment in a great location very near all the sights
Michael
Australia · Couple · April 2025
“A very pleasant place to stay.”
+Location. Well presented. Spacious. Access reasonably good; first floor. Responsive host.
−Hot water for shower not hot enough. A few more kitchen implements: wooden spoon, vegetable peeler, tea towels.
Skateboardg
United Kingdom · Couple · January 2025
“Superb”
Eduard
Romania · Couple · August 2024
“Good”
+The location is wonderful, close to the main square, with a tabaqueria and small shop underneath, close to coffee shop, pizzeria and bars. It generally looks pretty save you basically have 3 dors from outside to the room. It was clean enough, spacious enough and the bed was comfy (on the soft side but we slept well). The host left us some breakfast stuff and a couple of bottles of water (really appreciating when you find a bottle of water in the fridge at check-in during the summer). The AC would work even when we were not in the room so that was a nice thing during the heat wave. The host is gracious enough to provide you with a map and some directions and answer some of your questions. He does not speak English but we used google translate and that was not a problem.
−We had an ants infestation, probably coming from the old wall. I think this is the one thing that bothered us the most. You cannot use the AC at the same time as a hair dryer. There was a bit of mold around the shower (damp) and the shower head was leaky. The hair dryer was not so good. The room needs one or two bright lights so that you do not need to tour 7 the switches around the room and kitchen.
Alex
Serbia · Solo · October 2023
“Exceptional”
Pauline
New Zealand · Couple · August 2023
“Our stay at Papilli Loft was a real highlight of our holiday,our host Carmello was very welcoming .”
+Our host (Carmello) had provided a very substanial breakfast for the 8 days that we were there. ,including a coffee machine and a toaster. It was absolutely excellent to have private parking at our apartment,and being so close to the main centre we were able to walk everywhere.
−cant think of a single thing.sorry. the whole stay was marvellous and our host was very obliging. we cant wait to go back.
Michelle
United States · Business trip · June 2023
“Perfect place to stay”
+Location was great and walkable to all the sights in Catania, the apartment was clean, quiet and private, spacious and equipped with anything you could need. The host was fantastic. Kind and helpful and checked in with me during the stay to make sure everything was going well. Nice bathroom with roomy shower, big sink and plenty of towels. The bed was very comfortable, there were wardrobes and dressers with lots of room to unpack, and the TV and Wi-Fi were exceptionally good. Also really enjoyed the little balcony right off the apartment.
−Nothing
Marina
United States · Couple · June 2023
“Excellent!”
+Breakfast was okay
−Nothing
Kerry
Australia · Group of friends · May 2023
“Fabulous studio apartment in the heart of Catania!”
+Papali Loft was in a great location. Very central and close to everything. The studio apartment was a great size and loved the kitchen.
−Needed more pillows and definitely softer ones, as they were high and too hard. Need a collection of pillows to suit everyone's needs.