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Grand Hotel et Des PalmesvsGrand Hotel Wagner
Both Grand Hotel et Des Palmes and Grand Hotel Wagner are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Grand Hotel et Des Palmes is preferred by most professionals compared to Grand Hotel Wagner. Grand Hotel et Des Palmes scores 88 with positive reviews from 9 sources including Star Service, Insight Guides and Travel + Leisure.
Grand Hotel et Des Palmes
Frommer's
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Star Service
Oyster
Jetsetter
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Via Roma 398, 90139 Palermo, Sicily
From $101/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
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 "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 "For gravitas, it’s hard to beat the Grand Hotel et Des Palmes in the center of old town Palermo." Full review
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 "The four-star Grand Hotel is very definitely of the old school... it remains a comfortable and convenient base on the main Via Roma."
Star Service "Its central location and historic character have universal appeal." Full review
OysterUpscale
"The 98-room upscale Grand Hotel Et Des Palmes is a classic time warp right in the heart of downtown Palermo." Full review
Jetsetter "Elegant 19th-century grande dame with Art Nouveau interiors and a chandelier-studded breakfast room." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A magnificent Art Nouveau hotel, with a guest list ranging from Richard Wagner to Lucky Luciano...central Palermo’s most glam place to stay. Rooms fuse touches of turn-of-the-century exuberance." Full review
Lonely Planet "The Grand Hotel, which opened in 1874, is one of Palermo’s most historically fascinating hotels." Full review
Grand Hotel Wagner Frommer's Star Service Oyster
Via R Wagner 2, 90139 Palermo, Sicily
From $108/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's "Created out of a former aristocratic palazzo, the comfortable, soundproof rooms are decorated in neoclassical style; some of the more expensive units have balconies." Full review
Star Service "In a fairly central location, 1k from the English Garden and the more centrally positioned Hotel Excelsior, Hotel Wagner orchestrates the best all-around experience for traditionalists." Full review
OysterUpscale
"The historic Grand Hotel Wagner is an old-school hotel with a sumptuous Neoclassical style that looks little changed in the past 100 years." Full review
