Italia

Close to train station in front of the Lidl and not far from the city centre, this hotel is made by a couple of apartments with long corridors at fourth floor of ancient building. The building entrance need a hard refresh but there's a comfortable elevator. AC in the room doesn't work properly and so the TV channels but the view from the balcony is amazing.

They don't speak English or any other language and they don't care if you don't understand them. For me it was kind of exhausting and annoying that they kept on talking fast and didn't even try to get us to understand. I think this is unacceptable if you're running a hotel for tourists. I don't expect hotel receptionist to be fluent in all the languages but still... We were lucky with our room, it was big enough and we had a double bed. Well, actually it were two beds put together and a sheet abvoe it, but nonetheless it was okay. Bathroom was okay. Breakfast was awful. At first I thought "oh cool, we'll get breakfast in bed because there is no extra area/room for breakfast. We had to cross on a paper what we wanted for breakfast. The problem was, it was in Italian. No other language options. So it took a while to figure out what was what. We got a tiny tray witb two coffees, two cold and small toast and jelly from a plastic thing. The croissants were filled with some sort of jelly. The worst thing though was the insane noise. You couldn't let the window open because the street was extremely loud. And inside the hotel or rather the old house was some kind of noise early in the morning. Couldn't figure out what it was. I'd rather stay in a hostel than here ever again. Thankfully it was just for one night.

A family-run hotel that has been in the family for decades, Hotel Italia offers a place to stay that is full of old-world charm and current day comforts, including air conditioning and an elevator that takes you up to the hotel on an upper floor. The rooms are simple and elegant and comfortable. The host speaks English and is happy to help with any questions. The hotel is on a main street, which makes it very convenient, and at the same time it's very quiet for a wonderful night's rest. In my experience, Palermo B&Bs on higher floors sometimes do not have an elevator, but Hotel Italia does, and the elevator has terrific ironwork flower detail. The location is great with the Central Train Station just down the street, and there are many, many Palermo sites within walking distance, including one of my favorite's, the Pretoria Fountain. This hotel is especially perfect if you're traveling solo and looking for a spot that feels safe and welcoming. I highly recommend this special place.