Historic Palermo Hotel City-Center Hotel - Historic Residence - Romantic Lodgings

Character: Spacious ultra-modern rooms at an ancient stone coach house in an upscale residential downtown neighborhhood. Advantages: The hotel is small enough that each guest receives special treatment, and that makes for a memorable stay. Location: Around the corner from Teatro Massimo. It’s about a 10-minute walk from the ferry docks or from the airport bus. You can walk to the epicenter of Palermo (the intersection known as Quattro Canti) in 20 minutes. Click here to see a map. The heart of downtown Palermo is a fascinating place. Never for the faint of heart, it is immensely satisfying for those whose interests go beyond the cultural and the culinary, those who are curious to know what it’s actually like to be a resident of the places they visit. If you are mainly focused on the illustrious past of 500 years ago, you will find that Palermo is a treasure trove. But if you also want to immerse yourself in one of Italy’s most lively, authentic, contradictory and mysterious lifestyles, then this is a great location for you, because it is in the heart of a middle-class residential neighborhood that grew up around what was once Italy’s most infamous penal institution: the Ucciardone, involuntary home to every major Mafia figure since World War II, as well as the renowned anti-Mafia trial in which 400 criminals were brought to justice inside the world’s most heavily fortified courtroom. Today there is talk of turning it into a Museum of the Mafia. Well, as you can imagine, the debate around that proposal is very heated! The issue will eventually be resolved, but whatever the outcome, this is a wonderful little neighborhood very near the harbor, filled with gentrifying apartment houses, shops, cafes, restaurants and this former coach house, where the only thing approaching sinful behavior is the excessive pampering dished out by the friendly young staff.

Rooms: Only 14! There are single, double and triple rooms and one suite or quad room. All rooms have marble floors and sleek modern furnishings, as well as the unique architectural features of the old coach house. Superior rooms are larger than standard rooms. Triple rooms are very large and have a king bed plus daybed; the junior suite/quad has a living room downstairs with two single daybeds and a bathroom, as well as a king bed and relaxation alcove on the loft upstairs.         Features: Every room has soundproof windows, your choice of pillow, direct-dial telephone, complimentary wireless Internet access, laptop safe, individually controlled air conditioning, plasma satellite TV, CD player and choice of CDs, luggage rack and mini-bar, as well as a private bathroom lined with glass mosaic tiles and featuring a shower with rainforest head, courtesy set, US electricity converter, hair dryer, magnifying mirror, towel warmer, robes and slippers.         Facilities: Elevator, free newspaper of your choice, Internet point with pre-paid card, continental breakfast, garden and rooftop terrace for breakfast or cocktails, enoteca restaurant next door, on-site parking (must be booked in advance). Airport shuttle (approx. 45 Euro each way).

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