OrientalevsAstoria Palace Hotel
Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Orientale ranks slightly better than Astoria Palace Hotel. Orientale comes in at #15 in Palermo with praise from 4 publications like Rough Guide, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Orientale
Via Maqueda, 26, 90134 Palermo, Sicily
From $54/night
- Free Internet
- Air Conditioning
- Private balcony
Frommer's
"The location is in the historic center of the old city, near many famous landmarks, including the Teatro Massimo." Full review
Lonely Planet
"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
DK Eyewitness
"The courtyard entrance speaks of the faded nobility that used to live in this 18th-century palazzo."
Rough Guide
"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."
Astoria Palace Hotel
Via Monte Pellegrino 62, 90142 Palermo, Sicily
From $30/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
DK Eyewitness
"This modern hotel near the Fiera del Mediterraneo exhibition centre attracts a primarily business and convention clientele for the trade shows; it also hosts its own events in its conference centre."
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The 326-room Astoria Palace Hotel offers simple, mid-range rooms within a long walk or short drive of central Palermo." Full review