3 room apartment in Catania - BUGI1-1

Accommodation description from the host:
Sicilians broaden up their mind and are more tolerant than the past. Gays, bi-curious, trans-gendered are active participants in several recent mass-media programs, which encourage the process of coming out. The narrow minded are the minority. The word gay is no longer a taboo and local residents are friendly and hospitable.

The apartment is located two blocks away from the train station. New businesses are popping up all over town to serve the gay community such as sfc sauna and Terme di Achille sauna.
Catania attracts young men from the Sicilian countryside to work and study. Groups of friends also drive from Palermo or the main land for weekend trips. Low cost flights and ferries bring tourists from Malta, and all over Europe. Sicily and especially Catania is becoming a preferred European destination for gay travelers seeking and tasting Sicilian cannolo.

Gay cruising
People meet online, or just 20 minutes on walk from the apartment, on via Etnea or Villa Bellini (a public park).
Gay tourists who come and visit Sicily once, are likely to come back again, with their friends the following year. Some have also bought their Summer house in Catania and Siracusan coastline, where the real estate market is still interesting and reasonable.

location

The apartment is in Viale della Libertà, 6th floor with lift. The view on Catania roof, the sea and the Volcano is fabulous.
Catania Stazione Centrale, the Metro, the bus stop to Etna, the Airport, the sea-side lidos and the Bus Terminal are about 400 meters from the apartment. The Ferry Terminal is also in a walking distance (about 800 meters). You can definitively discover Sicily by public means of transportation.

description

The apartment is modern, can host 6 guests and it is composed of:
2 double bed-rooms with AC, wardrobes, desk and chairs
- One of the two rooms gives access to a large balcony overlooking the Volcano Etna, the old roofs and the sea.
A comfortable sofabed in an open space in the sitting-room can easily host two more friends of yours

The kitchen is large and modern style and has everything you need such as a microwave oven, an electric oven, bar-b-que, dishwasher.

The bath-room has a bidet and a very large king size christal shower for two people.

I can provide:

- free wi-fi internet access
- Clean bed linen, shower shampoo, fresh towels,
- local guide maps provided.

Flexible Check-in, Check-out preferably by 11.00 am

the neighborhood
The neighbourhoo is safe. There are supermarkets, grocery stores, pharmacies and atms in the neighbourhood, and the historical markets such as "the Pescheria" and "a fera o luni", Via Etnea and the street food can also be reached in 15 minutes walk.

the sea-side nearby
- Just behind the Train station, there is a sea-side lido facility with umbrellas and sunbeds, which covers the cliffs of black lava rock by a large wooden platform. The place is ideal for families with few needs. Access to the sea by two swimming pool ladders. The staff speaks English.
- San Giovanni Li Cuti beach is not even 2 km away. There, the water is crystal clear, nice and warm, easy access, just perfect for families and their children.
- The Lidi di Plaia area (white sandy beaches)are extremely busy during the summer/holiday season.

I may offer support during your stay with useful information about renting a car, outdoor trips, nudist beaches, wine tastings trips or I can organize you a private pick-up from the airport to the apartment and viceversa or a trip to Etna with staff speaking your language.

Looking forward to receiving your booking.

Giuseppe