Astoria Palace Hotel

We had stayed at this hotel a few times before, and car park was free, but this time they are now charging to park in their upstairs car park, unless if you are lucky and find a parking space at the front, which only holds approx 5 cars, , we were leaving the hotel to go walking around, but noticed that the weather was looking cloudy so we asked reception if we could borrow an umbrella, they said, we can sell it to you but you can't have one free, most of the hotels we have stayed in the uk, if they have them they will let you use them, will rethink next time if i want to stay at that hotel again

The free breakfast was amazing, hotel was clean, and staff very friendly and helpful!

Staff was not that friendly and personable. Carpet in hallway was filthy. Tub was not clean. Not in a good area of the city

Its over rated. Site says near a beach.Nearest beach is 21 mins away by car. They dont provide an iron.Terrace on top floor yes but misleading. Assumed swimming pool. No swimming pool. About 40mins walk to city centre.

Reasonably priced, clean, and safe facility. Some minor maintenance issues. I will preface the rest of this with saying that I do/did a lot of walking (miles), so you might prefer other options. There is no shuttle service from the hotel to the airport, so I took the bus both ways. The bus stop is a 15 minute walk from the hotel. The bus was 6.30 Euros each way - make sure you have Euros! The location of the hotel is next to a big farm/vegetable processing facility, so better to walk towards the English Gardens, then turn left to get to the main shopping/tourist/attractions area. There are small informal restaurants very close to the hotel for lunch and dinner. My reservation included breakfast at the hotel, which was convenient and good - a simple buffet setup (better than a typical one in the US).

It's right next to a dump site. Walking into the city of Palermo is a miserable experience as the smells are powerful enough to make you gag. The images for the cedro (in house restaurant) are misleading and the food was not very good. Also, there is a smell in the restaurant "room" which is akin to something you would smell in a hospital for the elderly.

Great hotel, great hotel restaurant and a beautiful view over the whole city from a bar located atop.

Well located, friendly staff, nice view from the 14th floor with balcony in our room

Pros: The hotel has parking either outside the front entrance (free) or up on the roof (8 euro per day) Staff were helpful and friendly, room was basic but OK. Bed was firm and reasonably comfortable. Breakfast was varied and plentiful with both Italian breakfast and ham eggs cheese bacon etc. available. Cons: There were few plug sockets in the room, had to unplug the TV to get and extra one. The wi fi did not work in our room. The orange juice at breakfast was not good. The coffee machine was not great either. It worked but the coffee was not so tasty. The hotel is situated a fair walk out of town. However this means it has slightly more space for parking so also a pro. Although the lobby and bar area of the hotel are nicely refurbished, the corridors and rooms upstairs are a bit shabby and older. The lock on our room was functional but didn’t feel that secure when locked ( a bit of wobble to it). Overall a reasonable hotel with good staff, that could do with some refurbishment. OK if you just need somewhere basic and good value for your stay.

- Bad location. Extremely dirty neighborhood. - Misinformation in description: Not in the heart of Palermo. Also reception told me that no airport shuttle or shuttle to a train station was available despite description stating that service is provided. - Air conditioning hardly worked in room. - Refrigerator was not working. - Breakfast was decent with plenty of options. - Taxi drivers want 20 euro to drive you to the Central train station or around 15 to get you to the closest one. - You're better off finding something closer to the city center.