OrientalevsPalazzo Brunaccini
Orientale and Palazzo Brunaccini are both highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Orientale is preferred by most writers compared to Palazzo Brunaccini. Orientale ranks #15 in Palermo with positive reviews from 4 publications including 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."
Palazzo Brunaccini
Piazzetta Lucrezia Brunaccini, 9, 90134 Palermo, Sicily
From $118/night
- Pet Friendly
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The Palazzo Brunaccini is a centrally located hotel within walking distance of attractions, public transportation, and restaurants, but some guests mention the neighborhood can feel a bit dodgy." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Palazzo Brunaccini is all elegance amid a fusion of crumbling, artsy, edgy, multi-ethnic Palermo, located round the corner from the famous Ballarò street market with its kaleidoscope of colours." Full review
Frommer's
"Commands a beautiful and tranquil piazza...Salons and the airy guest rooms are a pleasant mix of traditional grandeur and clean-lined contemporary touches" Full review