"Cheap" or "budget" hotels, as they are known in the travel trade, should offer spotless accommodations at a value price, without the extras that lead to four- and five-star ratings. The simplest way to find cheap hotels in Catania is to use a hotel booking website. Key in Catania as the destination and then filter the results to begin with the lowest price. Many hotel sites now award accommodation ratings based on customer reviews. Be guided by the ratings and read the reviews.
Decide on three hotels in Catania that match both your budget and expectations in terms of customer grades and reviews. Call up the "Trip Advisor" website and key each hotel name into the search box. Check the Trip Advisor ratings and reviews to make sure they tally with the opinions expressed on the hotel booking website. Once you've decided on a hotel, make sure you get the best possible rate by using a price comparison website such as "Travel Supermarket."
As of January 2011, the hotel booking website hotels.com was giving a price of $74 per night for Catania's De Curtis Hotel and $75 per night for the Villa Mater Hotel. The hotels score 8 and 8.2 out of 10, respectively, based on reviews submitted by customers. A check on Trip Advisor shows that as of January 2011, 90 percent of reviewers who stayed at De Curtis would recommend, it while 81 percent would recommend Villa Mater.
Using these two hotels as an example, go to the Travel Supermarket website and choose the hotel search option. Key in Catania as the destination, your travel dates and name the De Curtis Hotel as your chosen accommodation. You'll then be presented with the price available on a variety of hotel booking websites. The lowest price will be at the top of the list. Repeat the process for the Villa Mater and any other hotels you've come across during your search.
Another way to ensure you find a value for money hotel in Catania is to filter the results shown on hotel booking websites according to "special offers." This means you'll be presented with hotels offering a discount for the dates you wish to stay. You then use Travel Supermarket to ensure the price quoted as a special offer is indeed a special offer and can't be bettered by any other booking website.
