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Reviews of Abalì Gran Sultanato

3 out of 5
Abalì Gran Sultanato
Via S. Agostino 5, Palermo, PA

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 133 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 44 out of 133 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 133 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 133 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 133 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location , helpful owner, funky and quirky B&B. Had a wonderful time .
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Alex

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
(Too) nice picktures
No link between shows picktures and real hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Super location off one of the main busy / popular roads. Walkable to basically everything. Good for solo travellers
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
When i did the booking i was looking at hotels in Palermo Buenos Aires and it show me this one for an amazing price after i booked it turns out to be in Palermo Italy. Just make sure you Google the address before booking as it is not refundable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

dinu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good locațion
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from chiara on 17 Aug 2019
thankuuuuuu

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly check in person who we also saw out that night and talked to. She was very welcoming when we arrived,booked an airport transfer for us and recommended places to go that night for a meal. The breakfast venue was also very good. Other points - check which room you book as the room on the photo of the B&B is not necessarily the one you have booked - you can upgrade at additional cost!! Room spacious - shower needs looking at as the head leaks.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Chiara on 28 Jun 2019
Thank you! You are always welcome!

8/10 Good

HyungSeok, 경기도 광주

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Chiara on 28 Jun 2019
Thank you! You are always welcome!

10/10 Excellent

Flora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Something different
What a lovely b&b! Full of character and run by kind and friendly people. Shame they don’t do breakfast on site as the cafe staff were cold and unfriendly. Would recommend it if you are bored of bland budget hotels!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from La Locandiera on 31 May 2019
:) THANK YOU!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in May 2019
Response from La Locandiera on 31 May 2019
:)

8/10 Good

gabriella

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019
Response from La Locandiera on 31 May 2019
:)

10/10 Excellent

M, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location near attractions yet also has a local feel Our check-in was smooth and pleasant and we got a hand-drawn map that gave us a great starting point for exploring the city including sights we had not thought to check out as well as great recommendations for local food places. Recommended
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Arron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I want to say thank you, the Abalì Gran Sultanato B&B is a great place to stay if you are looking for something different to the normal hotels. The services is very personal and interior design is unique. Breakfast is served at a cafe across the road with a selection of coffee and Italian sweets for breakfast. Bed is comfortable and clean Bathroom is clean and tidy with good water pressure. Wifi - had intermittent issues and needs addressing. Location is excellent - right in the middle of town with easy access to everything. Overall a great experience!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly owner, funky rooms. I highly recommend it.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Jem, Dartford

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stay with the sultan of palermo!
Abalì Gran is on the 5th floor of a large apartment block which we were not expecting. Signage wasn’t great but Vito was on the phone giving us instructions. When we arrived upstairs, he greeted us in fine sultan style with coat and hat! To be honest I think that my partner and I thought that we had arrived at the mad hatters tea party! It was fun. Vito spoke good English and made us feel at ease. We were shown to our room and left to settle in. We only stayed one night but can happily report clean room, comfortable bed (we like firm mattresses) and the bathroom worked as it should. If you like quirky, this is definitely the place to stay! Vito will look after you well. He can also recommend reputable 24hour car parks which are nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location yet peacefull. Great host, very helpfull. Loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

KT, Orange County, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Old Building but very interesting rooms. Very central location. Friendly owner but did not tell you all the facts about your parking and other things.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Not like the pictures.location is good. Matress is very poor;
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very central location, extremely friendly owner who was very helpful in showing us authentic places to eat and visit. Breakfast was provided at a lovely cafe with delicious pastries.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

carac

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This place is such fun, and Vito is the perfect host. I was in the Pink Room and its perfect for the solo traveller, the bed really comfortable and a good sized en suite - great to have the balcony on the street view too. Its so central, so perfect for a city break, and surrounded by great food and markets.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and helpful host
Vito is a wonderful host and very proud of his city Palermo. He created a map and helped us find some interesting places. You must remember while in Italy time is “elastic “ as Vito explained. The area has a lot going on and the buildings are hundreds of years old. Relax and enjoy

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good B&B right off main street in downtown.
This is not your average hotel experience. It's not a hotel, really. It's part of a floor of a building converted into hotel rooms. Personally, I liked it. Yet, if you are the type of traveller that expects a hotel experience, this is not for you. That said, the owner is a quirky and interesting fellow who is extremely helpful. The rooms are unique, and you will not forget staying here. I recommend staying here. However, realize that the "breakfast" is across the street at a cafe. It's just a coffee and croissant, too. So, again, it's not your usual setup.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent central location
Excellent central location. Owner very informative and helpful. Clean rooms, bed hard. Unusual décor makes stay memorable.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Agata

Liked: Cleanliness
Quirky and fun yet a bit dissapointing
Me and my boyfriend stayed for 3 nights. First impression is super important - here unfortunately was the opposite to great. We arrived, nobody there, randomly got inside because someone was leaving. The person turned out to be a perm resident and reached out to the owner. He did arrive quickly but instead of offering apology for unnecessary stress at my birthday we were informed that it was pretty much our fault that we did not call him earlier. I wouldn't agree here as actually I did send an email even mentioning that we would be my birthday so hope everything goes well during our stay. That was a massive negative at the start. He rushed through some tips and informed the breakfast is actually a croissant and coffee voucher from the local café - would be a nice surprise and much appreciated if it hadn't been for the fact that we did pay for breakfast included and don't think by that expected a 2 euro worth ''meal''. I get that we were there at the end of season and probably he figured that from a business point of view it's not worth to arrange sth more but still... say sth about it when we make the reservation. On the positive-place located well centrally, close to buzz of the city which for us was a positive but for others can be negative as it's loud when you fall asleep. I did appreciate the creative side of that place - you won't find a place like that anywhere else as I assume everything there came from his own imagination. Room was cleaned every day which was nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Miss

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Maria, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly B&B close to the centre
The owner of the B&B was friendly and welcoming with a good sense of humor. Via Maqueda is a busy street day and night and the B&B is located just slightly off the main street. Can sometimes be noisy in the night, lots of stray dogs which was sad to see but overall was an enjoyable stay with some great beaches nearby (20 minutes on the bus to Mondello and 1 hour train to Cefalu). Pretty buildings and plenty of churches to visit.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fun in Palermo
very interesting hotel, owner was very helpful, convienient to everything. Breakfast could have been better, but there was still enough to eat.

10/10 Excellent

Christa, California, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Marvolous welcoming creative gem!!!
After a long journey from the US, with many hiccups along the way, accidentally finding this wonderful B&B was a highlight of our Holiday! Our host Victor was amazingly talented, charming and so full of life and love for beauty which was apparent in this eclectic B&B. I was lucky to have stayed in the sultan room. A remarkable room full of color and enticing the imagination. We were welcomed with colorful hats and costumes handmade by our wonderful host! If you like to try something fun and different...this is the place to visit. Perfectly located to shopping, cathedrals, restaurants and nightlife. I plan on returning!!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very fantastic hotel! You cannot find a better one
The hotel is very beautiful, wonderfully designed. It is located at the center of the old city, just between the Massimo and the Quattro Canti. From the hotel to any of the attractions in Palermo is very convenient, by walking. The staff is very helpful and there are lots of restaurants and delis around the hotel. If you want to visit luxury stores like Louis Vuitton or Prada, you can just go by walking within 10 minutes. Everything is excellent.

10/10 Excellent

Ryan, Tampa, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You definitely won't forget this place.
At first I was a little skeptical about staying here. When the trip ended it will definitely be a memory that sticks out, this place is something special. Vito the host is super friendly, he's an artist and the design of his B and B reflect it, from his wild costumes around the house to the home made funiture, great location in Palermo close to everything downtown. I've been traveling italy for a month and this is one of the few that stick out.

8/10 Good

mary, San Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Palermo
Great location. Beds were hard, hard, hard. Friendly staff. Has a lift. Breakfast OK. Pleasant stay.

10/10 Excellent

JJ, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderfully eccentric B & B
Great place, very central, eccentric decor but we liked it very much. Kind staff but driving in Palermo is not for the faint hearted.

8/10 Good

JC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quirky rooom but nice place
Slightly difficult to find as it's down a dimly lit side street and the relevant bell isn't too easy to see in the dark! However, nice people running the place. Very cool room - circular-shaped bed (!) and lots of retro stuff there. Breakfast not up to much though.

8/10 Good

Juliet, Manchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Something different, in a very good way
I booked last minute and the owners obligingly waited until well after midnight for me to arrive. The B&B is decorated fabulously, a real extravagant affair and a great change from beige, homogenous hotel rooms. My room was large with a huge, very comfortable, bed, and breakfast was ample.

10/10 Excellent

Traveler, Spain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding!
Very welcoming, nicely decorated and conveniently located.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
not your everyday bnb
Abali bnb is a ver fun place to stay. The staff is really helpful and friendly. If you want a different experience this bnb is The place to stay, al so it is ver conveniently located.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
In the heart of Palermo, right on a street market.
We had an absolutely great time at this very quirky Bed & Breakfast. The staff (Salvatore, Lechi, Alessi, and Francesca) couldn't have been warmer, friendlier and helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Rajesh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Aleksandr

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Мошенники!
Никто не встретил, хотя заранее предупреждали в переписке. Приехали, дверь закрыта, на звонки не отвечал. Мы уехали. Через неделю списали деньги о счета. Мошенники!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Bjørn

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Da hat jemand mit viel Geschmack und Ideen eine ganz ungewöhnliche Unterkunft geschaffen. Die Wände von einem Künstler bemalt,antike Lampen,bequeme GROßE Betten -ein Aufenthalt den man nicht vergißt. Der Gastgeber Vito mahm sich eine Stunde Zeit um uns einen Plan zur Entdeckung Palermos zu machen, mit Geduld und Charme. Falls mal wieder in Palermo - nur da wieder.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Ejeren var sød og rar, men rengøringen svigtede de sidste 4-5 dage.
Stayed 12 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfekte Lage mitten in Palermo, sehr schöne Einrichtung, sehr freundlicher und hilfsbereiter Vermieter. Verbessert werden könnte das Wlan (fiel manchmal aus) und Wasserkocher zum Teekochen o.ä. im Zimmer.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
非常不错
地理位置很好，房东很热情，房间很有特色。
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hôte très chaleureux et accueillant. On a passé un très bon séjour
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019
Response from chiara on 9 Aug 2019
grazie!!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Chiara on 28 Jun 2019
Thank you! You are always welcome!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Der Empfang war sehr nett und unkompliziert; die Zimmer haben eine ganz besondere kreative Note.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Chiara on 28 Jun 2019
Thank you! You are always welcome!