B&B Chapo

Fantastic place to stay in Catania. Incredible owner. What a pleasure to stay here. You feel welcome from the first step through the doors. Great breakfast, very nice interiors, perfect location and the hospitality which brings joy. Grazie Mille.

Communication was elite from Pippo from the time the room was booked, up to and during our stay. If you want a cultural and artistic experience, then this is the place for you (Pippo is an artist). The room and surrounds are filled with artefacts and artistic objects from his life (4th generation). The room is on the third floor (theres a lift) so the view is great, looking over the courtyard. It's central to lots of great restaurants, and the main shopping strip. It's also approx 10 minute walk from the train station. Breakfast was more than enough and very tasty and the apertivo Pippo provided one night (Zibibbo and biscotti) was so nice, I plan on making it a regular occurrence.

My wife and I stayed with Mr. Pippo for 4 nights. Even before our arrival, we received plenty of useful tips and instructions about staying in Catania, and upon arrival, even more. Mr. Pippo is an extremely kind, warm-hearted, and attentive person. Every day he checked in to ask if everything was alright and whether we needed anything. The accommodation is clean, tidy, located right in the city center, very authentic, and an excellent starting point for exploring the sights. Every morning we were greeted with a delicious breakfast. Nothing but praise — we truly and warmly recommend this place to others. We will definitely come back. Thank you, Pippo!

Wonderful host. You feel like a family member. Great location, pretty interiors, amazing breakfast prepared according to your own suggestions. I don’t think you can beat the hospitality of Pippo. Grazie Mille.
Everything was top notch.

The location is perfect, right in the city centre, close to every important attraction in Catania! Pippo, the host, gave us a map and outlined places to go. All recommendation he gave us for restaurants (best arancini in Catania and delicious sea food restaurant) were more then useful. Pippo's hospitality is really unbeatable.
Basically nothing, but place could be little noisy during the weekends, so that is the only reason I am giving 9 to this property.

The apartment was spotless and well-organized, located just a few minutes’ walk from all the main attractions.
But what truly made our stay exceptional was Pippo’s warm and helpful attitude. He welcomed us with genuine Italian hospitality, gave us great tips, a city map, and fantastic restaurant recommendations.
We felt truly cared for – thank you, Pippo! 😊.

We had the best experience with staying here, the apartment itself is really beautiful and vintage style, spacious and comfortable bed, very clean. The location is unbeatable, super close to everything, all in walkable distance really. On top of all that, the host is the most enthusiastic host ever, gave us the most useful recommendations and advices only locals would know. I recommend you to stay in this place, for it's definitely the best you can find.

Amazing host with a passion for Sicily. Really appreciated him taking me through his recommendations. Would definitely stay again.

Great position, seconds away from major piazza. Also no cars passing so quiet.
Eclectic furnishings which made it memorable, lots of room.
Lots of stairs so not for anyone with poor mobility. I understand a lift will be operational any minute so not an issue then.

Pippo is an excellent host and we really enjoyed our stay. The breakfast was good with fresh fruits, juice and sweet/sandwich menu based on preference. He recommended great places to visit and eat. The room was clean and the interior is very interesting.

Perfect place to stay for a couple of days. The host is very friendly in an authentic way and will provide you with plenty of useful tips. Fully recommend.

We stayed 5 nights at B&B Chapo and had a great time! The room was lovely, the old palazzo impressive and the location in the city center perfect. Pippo was the best host you can imagine. He was very friendly, extremely helpful and he has a great sense of humor. We got lots of super helpful information and recommendations from him. To us it feels so much nicer to stay in a B&B with contact to locals than in some impersonal hotel. Thank you so much!

Located in the heart of Catania, next to the main theater, you will find the apartment of Pippo, B&B Chapo.
The apartment itself is clean, located in the city center and it is not your boring everyday B&B. This apartment has a character and you learn that from the very moment you enter the apartment. What a cosy place to stay!
The apartment has everything you need.
The host, Pippo, is the most welcoming host that I’ve ever met in my life. Helps you with parking, with guides, with places to eat and drink, places to visit and to avoid in Catania…just amazing.
The breakfast is excellent, catered to your needs (if you have dietary restrictions).
Thank you Pippo for everything. Hope to see you again soon! Take care :)

Great and authentic experience in B&B Chapo! Excellent location, comfort and clean rooms, amazing view from room, very helpful and kind host (he gave us a lot od useful advices and recommendations)!

The room was very nice and clean, with lovely sycylian feel. Really great location, close to everything, you don’t need to use any transport. The breakfast served in the room was really tasty. Pippo — the owner is extremely polite. He gave us all the information about what to see and where to eat. So we highly recommend this place. We spent a lovely 4 days, eating outside in restaurants, the weather in Sicily still allows for this. Thank you Pippo for everything  – You are really amazing Host! We will come back for sure. Ewa I Piotr from Krakow.

Pippo (Giuseppe) is really the most amazing host. My husband booked this through booking. Com but I feel compelled to write a review rather than wait for him to do so. I am overwhelmed at the hospitality of this lovely man — this would definitely rate 10/10 for a stay in Italy (I had written a scathing review about apartment 16 Via Salomone in Ortigia managed by “Wonderful Italy “ which gets 2/10 in comparison)
Pippo kindly picked us up from the bus station as he had a family commitment and he realized we might turn up late, then he proceeded to carry my hugely heavy luggage up 4 flights of stairs. We met up with our daughter and her partner as their itinerary coincided with ours for Ortigia and Catania and went to Sicilia in Bocca for lunch, a recommendation from Peppe. Fabulous bread as I love bread and great pasta, another of my favorite meals.
Breakfast is simple but filling, I really enjoyed my panino with mozzarella and tomatoes and ham.
As we leave early to Catania airport to rent a car, Pippo kindly offered to bring our breakfast the night before but generously added a sweet wine and biscotti for an after dinner drink.
Our room overlooks a piazza that leads to Teatro Bellini so you can people watch from our balcony, we even went down and had drinks with our daughter and her partner at Comis, a lovely place for drinks. Although there is much activity and noise, on shutting the windows, the room is very quiet and peaceful.

Great location in the center. The accommodation is at the top floor of a characteristic old building with high ceiling. There's a small balcony and you get the sun through out the day in the room. Every piece of furniture in the house is either vintage or antique. It has its charms. We get two single beds and our own bathroom. Pippo is the best host, he shared with us some Italian wines and a lot of tips around the city.