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Grand Hotel et Des Palmes vs Hotel Porta Felice

Both Grand Hotel et Des Palmes and Hotel Porta Felice are highly recommended by expert writers. Overall, Grand Hotel et Des Palmes scores significantly better than Hotel Porta Felice. Grand Hotel et Des Palmes has a TripExpert Score of 88 with endorsements from 9 sources such as Oyster, Star Service and DK Eyewitness.

Grand Hotel et Des Palmes
Grand Hotel et Des Palmes
8 / 10
Via Roma 398, 90139 Palermo, Sicily
From $101 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
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Frommer's Frommer's
"This is the most legendary hotel in Sicily, and it's still receiving guests even though its heyday has long passed." Full review
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"This old-fashioned, centrally located grand hotel has Art Nouveau-style public rooms and a chequered history that includes a Mafia convention on the premises."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"For gravitas, it’s hard to beat the Grand Hotel et Des Palmes in the center of old town Palermo." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"On a central street that runs from the train station to Piazza Sturzo, this historic Ingham-Whitaker palazzo became a hotel in 1874."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"The four-star Grand Hotel is very definitely of the old school... it remains a comfortable and convenient base on the main Via Roma."
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Hotel Porta Felice
Hotel Porta Felice
7 / 10
Via Butera, 35/47, 90133 Palermo, Sicily
From $75 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"The 33-room Hotel Porta Felice is a boutique hotel built into an old Sicilian palace on the outskirts of the historic city center of Palermo." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"A boutique gem in Palermo’s historic center, surrounded by the Sicilian capital’s best sights." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Marble-floored public areas are coolly soothing, while guest rooms are sleekly contemporary, with just enough antique pieces and expanses of hardwood to suggest traditional comfort." Full review