San Mauro Castelverde Holidays from £236

⭐️ Beautiful hotel in the heart of Palermo — but think twice about driving! The hotel itself is beautiful and perfectly located in Palermo’s historic centre, with easy access to the nightlife, sights and cruise port. Our room was huge, with a separate bedroom and living/family-room area, and had everything we needed. We would absolutely stay here again. My biggest caution is arriving with a rental car. The hotel is within the ZTL, and Google Maps struggled to navigate us through the extremely narrow and restricted streets. Make sure you carefully read the hotel’s instructions and provide your licence plate and driver information in advance. We were given contact information for several garages, but had difficulty getting responses and initially received very little assistance from the hotel. After I expressed my frustration through Expedia, the hotel stepped in and arranged the parking for us, which I appreciated. I do think the arrival, ZTL and parking process could be explained more clearly and proactively. The area is lively and noisy at night, but that’s also part of the charm of staying right in historic Palermo. Bring earplugs if you’re a light sleeper, then step outside and enjoy the nightlife! Overall, a wonderful hotel in a fantastic location. I would happily stay again—but next time I’d arrive by taxi rather than rental car! 🇮🇹

Getting to the hotel is a bit challenging because you’re told you’re not allowed to drive on Via Vittorio Emanuele. The hotel can do a better job of letting guests know that a driver can carefully drive on the Via carefully and slowly and if stopped by police to show the hotel confirmation email and you won’t be ticketed. The hotel is a beautiful old palace that needs to be updated, but the staff is lovely. We are extremely grateful for Giovanni’s help when we were lost trying to get to the hotel. Thank you

Uniquely charming old Palazzo ideally located within a few minutes walk of many Palermo attractions. Small common area is just outside the rooms, a good place to enjoy tea, coffee, fruit and biscuits, and to meet other guests. Good restaurant suggestions. Room quiet despite busy neighborhood. Older or less able guests need to know that access is possible only via outside staircase, expect no help with bags.

This is an unusual and quirky hotel in a great location. Loved the decor and the staff were very nice and helpful. Enormous breakfast, way too much really as they brought it out to you, rather than you choosing for yourself. We had booked a room with a balcony that we could sit out on, but we were upgraded to a larger room with two balconies. Unfortunately, you couldn't sit out on the balconies. Also despite being called a junior suite, and whilst nice, there was no seating area and so you could only sit on the bed. There is room to put two chairs and a small table which would make the room more comfortable. Would stay again because of the great location and staff.