OrientalevsGrand Hotel Wagner
Both properties are highly recommended by expert writers. On balance, Orientale is the choice of most reviewers compared to Grand Hotel Wagner. Orientale comes in at 77 with endorsements from 4 reviews like Lonely Planet, DK Eyewitness and Frommer's.
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."
Grand Hotel Wagner
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
Oyster
Upscale
"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