Abali Gran Sultanato B&B

We stayed at the Abalì in mid-October. Spectacular area, a stone's throw from Via Maqueda, very central but still in a quiet location even for the night. Vito, the owner, very kind, available for any request, was able to meet every need, including luggage storage after check out and also gave us great advice on what to see and where to eat. The rooms are really special, nice and eccentric, the cleaning is thorough and daily. Excellent value for money. Highly recommended also for those who move by car as a few steps from the property, although not owned, there is a secure parking open h24. If we stay again in Palermo, we will definitely come back!

The hotel is in a really great location and overall not very expensive compared to the average B&B in the historic center. Unfortunately, however, it did not live up to the expectations from the pictures and the reviews. The pictures are staged and probably photoshopped because neither the hotel nor our room looked anything like the pictures. The hotel is really an old apartment in an old building and everything (and I mean everything) is super old and generally crappy. Don't be distracted by the "oh so quirky" reviews -- just because a room is painted in red, it doesn't make it nice. Anyway, the biggest problems for us were the building smelling pretty bad (when you enter it, you are met with a pretty awful sewer smell) and the bathroom situation. The shower was clogged pretty badly after 30 seconds of running water but at least the occasional cockroach would keep you company (see picture). The rest of the room is pretty bare. The bedsheets barely cover the mattress so if you move a bit during the night you find yourself on the bare mattress. There is no TV, the WiFi didn't work on our last night (all night), there is no place to put your toothbrushes, etc., and the closet was super small and had some old dirty pillows in it. The walls/doors are super thin so it's pretty noisy throughout the night. The check-in was also not particularly easy, we needed to coordinate by phone with the owner (whom we never saw) so they could remotely let us in and we had to call several times until they picked up.

Near the central Via Maqueda, it is located on the fourth floor of a slightly dated building. The lobby furnishings are very eye-catching, the room tastefully decorated and well cleaned. Vito our host very helpful and also advised us well for visits and local