Baglio Siciliano Di Monreale Historic Residence

Character: Beautifully renovated paper mill converted to a 4-star hotel just below the cathedral. Advantages: Good location for visiting Palermo without staying in the city. 3 km from the cathedral. Atmospheric restaurant. Location: In Monreale, a suburb 10 km from the center of Palermo. About an hour's drive from the airport, connected to downtown by city bus or hotel shuttle. Good location if you want to see Palermo as well as do lots of day trips by car. Click here to see a map. Size: 27 guestrooms including singles, doubles, triples and suites. Features: Elevator, comfortable beds, satellite TV, soundproof windows, air conditioning, direct-dial telephone, wireless Internet, wall safe, mini bar and private modern bathrooms with hair dryers. Shuttle to/from Palermo center. Excellent restaurant. Price includes breakfast. Minimum stay: One night. Disadvantages: Hard to find if you arrive the first time after dark! Car needed: Yes.

In days gone by, there were many structures in Sicily known by the denomination baglio. Usually they were buildings that resembled square doughnuts. The ground floors of these four wings contained open porticoes that lined a broad inner courtyard where the residents could sit and relax on warm summer evenings and sunny winter mornings.

Sometimes an aristocratic family would use the baglio as a pleasant country retreat. Other times the enclaves served a more prosaic purpose. This graceful salmon-pink building was once a paper mill set on the plain of Monreale just outside of Palermo. Although it is a mere ten kilometers from the city center, it seems centuries removed from the frantic pace of Sicily's capital, and makes a superb spot for travelers who are driving. For hassle-free sightseeing, just leave your car in the ample parking lot and take the bus into town: it stops in front of the hotel (which also offers a free shuttle service).

You will love the atmosphere at this wonderful country inn. Cool tile floors, painted casement ceilings, the glassed-in portico, the quiet courtyard, and just the right amount of antiques and traditional accessories await you as soon as you enter. The 27 guest rooms all have comfortable beds, satellite TV, wireless Internet access, soundproof windows, air conditioning, direct-dial telephone, wall safe, mini bar and private modern bathrooms with hair dryers. Although there are no sea view rooms, many rooms offer stunning views of Palermo and the Conca d'Oro (the seaside valley which is so fertile that it was long ago baptised "The Golden Shell"). An elevator takes you to the second floor.

For this property:
A child 0-2 years old sleeps free in its parents’ double room.
The hotel's complimentary shuttle goes into the center of Palermo in the morning and back to the hotel in the late afternoon. There is also a shuttle that goes to Monreale in the morning and back in the early afternoon.

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Please note that you need a car to stay here. In Italy Online provides extremely detailed driving instructions!

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