OrientalevsArtemisia Palace Hotel
Both Orientale and Artemisia Palace Hotel are endorsed by writers. Overall, Orientale ranks slightly better than Artemisia Palace Hotel. Orientale comes in at 77 with praise from 4 sources such as Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and DK Eyewitness.
Orientale
 Frommer's
 Lonely Planet
 DK Eyewitness
 Rough Guide
Via Maqueda, 26, 90134 Palermo, Sicily
From $54/night
- Free Internet
 - Air Conditioning
 - Private balcony
 
 "The location is in the historic center of the old city, near many famous landmarks, including the Teatro Massimo." Full review
 "An atmospheric hotel in a crumbling 18th-century palazzo. Albergo Orientale is about as romantic and old-style as you're going to get in Palermo, at a relatively low price." Full review
 "The courtyard entrance speaks of the faded nobility that used to live in this 18th-century palazzo." 
 "One of the most atmospheric of old-town hotels, an eighteenthcentury palazzo with a columned courtyard and marble staircase, a frescoed salon, and two cavernous, vaulted double rooms." 
Artemisia Palace Hotel
 Oyster
Roma, 499, 90139 Palermo, Sicily
From $33/night
- Pet Friendly
 - Bar/Lounge
 - Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Free Breakfast
 
Mid-Range
 "The 19-room mid-range Artemisia Palace Hotel offers elegant, stylish rooms in the busy heart of Palermo, within a 10-minute walk of the city’s historic port and Castellammare neighborhood." Full review