Hotel Principe di VillafrancavsPalazzo Arone dei Baroni di Valentino
Both properties are rated highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, Hotel Principe di Villafranca is the choice of most writers compared to Quattro Quarti. Hotel Principe di Villafranca comes in at 77 with praise from 5 publications like DK Eyewitness, Insight Guides and Frommer's.
Hotel Principe di Villafranca
Frommer's
Insight Guides
Fodor's
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Via G. Turrisi Colonna 4, 90141 Palermo, Sicily
From $68/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's "This charming 1998 property is the finest boutique-style hotel in Palermo." Full review
Insight Guides "This centrally located hotel has been given a makeover, with understated but very well-equipped rooms and suites and an attractive bar and restaurant."
Fodor's "Fine Sicilian antiques, imperial striped silks, creamy marble floors, and vaulted ceilings evoke a luxurious private home in the heart of Palermo's glitzy shopping district." Full review
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Ask for one facing the quieter street side.
DK Eyewitness "This hotel is located in an upscale neighbourhood that offers good dining and shopping opportunities."
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Bathrooms are smallish, so request a room with a tub.
Star Service "Small and spiced with a fashionable eclecticism, the owners wisely infused their investment with a wonderful up-to-date look, something that has been sorely missing in Palermo." Full review
Lonely Planet "Its excellent restaurant Il Firriato, cosy library with a huge fireplace, and cutting-edge gym make this the ultimate in discreet luxury." Full review
Michelin Guide "If you’ve come to Sicily to sleep in till noon, wander around quaint old villages, lie supine on the sand, or flavor your acqua frizzante with lemons you’ve picked straight from the tree,..." Full review
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As inside the hotel itself, you don’t have to choose between old and new — if you’re in the mood for contemporary, step into one of the impossibly sleek designer boutiques, but if you’re feeling Sicilia vecchia instead, head straight for the old-fashioned food vendors at the nearby Mercato di Capo, one of the city’s famous outdoor marketplaces.
Palazzo Arone dei Baroni di Valentino
Rough Guide Michelin Guide
Tablet
Corso Vittorio Emanuele 376, 90100 Palermo, Sicily
From $107/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast in the room
- Baggage storage
- Flatscreen TV
Rough Guide "A superior B&B with four elegant rooms and a plush suite furnished with antiques, occupying part of a huge palazzo owned by the Arone di Valentino family."
Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
"More than a few European boutique hotels are made from what were once private aristocratic residences; what sets Palazzo Arone apart is that it’s still tended to by its original owners,..." Full review
Tablet "More than a few European boutique hotels are made from what were once private aristocratic residences; what sets Palazzo Arone apart is that it’s still tended to by its original owners,..." Full review
