Hotel Del Centro - Palermo

9.7

A very nice little hotel, close to the center of the old city. They gave us helpful advice as to where we could eat and helped us with transportation back to the airport. The breakfast was very nice. I could recommend this hotel for a stay in Palermo.

8.7

Palermo these days is rather filthy so this reflects upon our impression of the surroundings. Otherwise, the hotel itself is very clean, good breakfast, and nice spacious rooms with a bit of stylish furniture. Efficient and obliging personnel.

9.3

Breakfast room is very cramped but we really liked our room. Staff were lovely

8.9

We stayed here for the 4th time in 5 years. Rooms sober but supplied with all conveniences. Excellent price-performance ratio. Dedicated staff. For holiday-makers: central railway- and busstation, all tourist attractions and nice (low, medium and high budget)restaurants on walking distance.

9.6

Très bonne situation près de la gare centrale. Excellent rapport qualité-prix.

3.3

The hotel is on the 2nd floor of a building near the train station. When a couple and I arrived, the elevator stayed on the 2nd floor even though we have pressed the "down" button. As a result, we had to climb 2 floors with our luggage. The man in the couple helped me carry my luggage. On the floor where the reception is, there are rooms but I believe they are for couples/families. Near the reception, there is another spiral staircase which leads to other rooms. I was given Room 25 above that staircase. So I had to climb the staircase with my luggage again. The room was small and noisy because of some running machines. I complained the next day and was given Room 26. It was bigger and quieter but there was a smell of cigarette smoke which did not dissipate even after I had checked out. The shower head in the bathroom is fixed onto the wall and the receptionist said that all bathrooms had the same design. This was not what I requested. The shower area has no holder for soap or shampoo. Breakfast was OK. Good points about the hotel are its proximity to the train station and the provision of free internet service. But on the whole, the hotel is not good value for money. Palermo is a smelly city because of exhaust fumes from vehicles. Roads are narrow and pavements are miserable. Drivers, especially motorcyclists, do not observe traffic rules. Not a good place to visit.

8.4

Die Lage des Hotels ist wirklich ideal für eine Stadtbesichtigung. Die Anfahrt ist nicht so ganz ohne, da die Verkehrsbedingungen in Palermo eher chaotisch sind und man nicht direkt vor dem Hotel parken kann. Die Garage, in der man sein Auto für 18 € pro Nacht unterstellen kann, ist wenige Straßen vom Hotel entfernt, so dass man zunächst irgendwo in der Nähe des Hotels parken und sich nach allem Weiteren erkundigen muss. Das Zimmer war eher schlicht eingerichtet und das Bad auch eher nicht zum Wohlfühlen. Die günstige Lage hat die Mängel allerdings wieder gut gemacht. Das Frühstück war vielfältig und für italienische Verhältnisse sehr gut. Zudem gab es auch die Möglichkeit, kostenlos das Internet zu benutzen. Insgesamt ist das Hotel für kürzere Aufenthalte in Palermo durchaus akzeptabel, für längere Aufenthalte allerdings eher weniger empfehlenswert.

8.9

Good situated hôtel, clean, very kind and nice service.

9.0

Hotel was 1 flight up but there was an elevator. However, I had to take a stairway inside the hotel to get to my room. There was free internet available. Hotel is in a location handy for sightseeing and trains and buses. There are decent restaurants within 3-4 blocks. Breakfast had wonderful cakes available, among other things.

9.0

the staff was very professional and kind. The breakfast was generous.

7.9

I travelled with my wife and 15 yrs old son. We came for end of year break. The rooms were spacious and clean. The coffee at breakfast was excellent. The personnel very kind

8.9

A good central hotel within a short walk from the railway station which was our main aim when arriving late

3.4

This is the worst property I have ever booked on Venere. It is in a semi-seedy area (near the train station). The area was noisy. Garbage was strewn about under our window. The room wasn't anything like the photos. We checked out after our first night and had to pay an extra day. Avoid this hotel. There are much better properties in Palermo at competitive prices (or very little more).

8.6

The reception staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. The breakfast area was lovely and food was great. The location was excellent - right near the bus and train stations, close to areas to eat out and to all the main sites. I will definitely stay here the next time I am in Palermo!

8.0

we stayed for 1 night on way home having spent 2 nights on way out we were warned twice of potential bag snatchers and were in fact subject of attempted snatch wife pulled to floor but attacker got away hotel staff very sympathetic and helpful do not let this incident put you off the hotel is well located from the railway station which was our main criteria a nice buffet breakfast and big rooms

9.0

Summary: I was travelling with my wife. We thoroughly enjoyed the stay at this hotel. It is at a 5 min walk from the train station and 10 minutes from Vittorio Emanuele, the main street. The rooms are spacious, the bathrooms have been upgraded to excellente standards, breakfast was quite nice and the staff helpful. The hotel is suitable for couples of any age that want a nice room and a basic, clean place. We will go back to Sicily next year and, when in Palermo, we will certainly stay at Centro.

9.3

As promised we were met at the airport and transported to the hotel. We were also returned to the airport exactly as scheduled. No stress! The staff were very friendly, professional, accommodating and competent. Room was spacious, quiet and very clean. Air conditioning was available. Complimentary continental breakfasts were plentiful and delicious. Felt safe in the location and our primary decision for the location was the easy access to the train station, which made it easy and efficient to reach any location we desired. Highly recommend Hotel del Centro!

7.2

The breakfast and the service in the breakfastroom was exelent. The service in the reception was varying fom excelent to rather bad.

8.7

Excellent location, just five minutes walk from the station. Room and service were both of a very high standard. Would recommend to anyone visiting Palermo.

5.6

Good breakfast and very nice reception space and breakfast room. The guy at the reception gave us a ticket offering us a 20% discount at a nearby restaurant - which was good. Although the hotel is greatly located (i.e. in via Roma, very close to the central railway station, Corso Vittorio Emanuele and the main places of attraction in Palermo) we did not find our stay at the hotel very pleasant as the room was not very clean and the bathroom in particular was very small, badly smelling and not properly cleaned.

9.9

An excellent hotel. Very close to the station in Palermo. Excellent breakfast. Would recommend to anyone.

8.2

Great location in the city, close to the Central Station, Restaurants and major sights. Sound and light proof windows and good aircondition.

9.8

Abbiamo trovato un albergo veramente pulito, piacevole, il personale cordiale. Abbiamo preso delle carte per darle agli amici che vorebbero andare a Palermo.

2.1

Chambres TRES bruyantes et sales (le personnel semble parfaitement au courant car en râlant il ne fait pas d'histoire pour changer de chambre). Petit déjeuner moyen. Système de climatisation ahurissant (la climatisation est déclenchée depuis la réception : Elle est allumée ou éteinte parfois sans qu'on le demande)

8.0

Hotel centrico buena relacion calidad precio.Muy amable el personal

8.2

Great location and tidy room for price.

6.4

Hotel Del Centro's principle positive point is it's location and the quality of the service provided. As it sates on the website, it is about a 10 min walk from the train station. It is conveniently situated, a walkable distance from the main tourist sights. The staff were extremly pleasant and helpful, and made us feel very welcome, even thought we arrived at 11 30 pm! The rooms are very basic: clean, but very dark. The air con is noisy but bearable (the heat would have been unbearable without it!) Good breakfast. I personnaly did not like Palermo much, but met other tourists who absolutly loved it, so i guess it's down to individual taste and what you are looking for in your holiday. I was looking to 'chill' and found Palermo rather stessful: noisy, dirty saw the body of a dead cat on the streets which really put me off!!! The architecture is, however, amazing: beautiful exemples of Baroque and Rococco edifices, as well as more basic residential buildings painted intypically bright mediterranean colours. Goign back to the hotel, it does what it says on the can, cheap, central, clean. Would we go back there? Probably not.

8.6

Our room was a little small, and the clerk said if we had paid 10 E more we would have had a bigger room. Other than that and a little noise on the street below it was a fine choice.

3.6

The hotel is in an old residential building at the main street and the furnishing and equipment in the hotel interior are also old. What I got most irritated with the hotel is the cheating attitude of the staff. When we (my busband and me) first arrived at the hotel, the staff at the reception counter said he had reserved a very quiet room for us according to our request. It was at the end of the corridor with a spiral staircase connecting the bed area and the toilet. We insistsed to have a look first and found it a very very tiny room. The bed was upstairs with a tiny bathroom and wardrobe downstairs. As it was so squeezed and odd to have to climb up and down the spiral staircase within the room, we refused to take it and finally got a more normal double room. When we later studied the floor plan of the hotel at the corridor, we found that the first room offered to us was not a guest room but marked "private" on the floor plan. We felt that the staff was cheating us.

8.7

Great location very near the train station and within an easy walk of most of the sights in central Palermo. The staff was friendly and helpful.

9.9

The staff at the hotel is just outstanding! They are helpful, accomodating, cheerful, and do everything they can to make your visit a happy one.

6.6

Venere.com told me exactly what I would be getting here, a centrally located hotel without many frills. I found the breakfast atmosphere and content quite good and sufficient. This hotel is a very decent value. Not too far from the beautiful botanical gardens. There was a slightly "dusty" feeling to the room and the pillow was not very substantial. The proximity to the train station was most important to me. Restaurants were not as numerous as I thought they would be around the area. The controlled access to the hotel made it feel very safe.

9.3

We used the hotel for a group trip to Palermo and found it absolutely perfect for the occasion. It was excellent value for money, a great location and the staff really couldn't have been more helpful. They advised on trips, restaurants, places of interest and car hire aswell as booking taxis and dinner reservations, and all with an incredibly friendly and pleasant manner. We'd definitely go back!

6.8

The hotel is very well located in the center of the town. Personnel is very helpfull. Rooms are small. Palermo stinks. One big disadvantage. As we had to leave at 07:00 hrs to be at the airport in time we could not make use of the breakfast service (07:30 hrs). No alternative like a glass of juice, bread to takeaway or discount was offered.

10

A hotel which one really can recommend most of the sights can be visited on foot.English-speaking staff, very good breakfast, spaceous rooms. A bus stop is in front of the hotel.The only problem is the parking space, but if you arrive between 1-3p.m. you may be lucky (as we were.) Ein kleines, feines Hotel mitten in Palermo,ruhig, gediegen,sehr gutes Frühstück, Angestellte sprechen Englisch Sehenswürdigkeiten gut zu Fuß erreichbar, sonst fährt ein Bus.Einziges Problem, das Parken! Wenn man in der Mittagszeit ankommt, hat man vielleicht Glück (wie wir!)

10

Very pleased. Excellent treatment, welcoming and competence.

8.6

nice room, nice breakfast, nice desk personnel. The breakfast room tended to close before it was supposed to, and the computer they offer was so old it mainly kept dying...but still, at least there was one. The location is great, near the trains and buses, and a good starting point for walking around Palermo. Near a great market too. Very pretty.

9.6

If you are looking for luxury, then, forget it. Del Centro is the hotel for those travellers who are in search of a quiet, nice, VERY wel located hotel, with an incredible cleanliness. It is so well located that you may reach the main attractions by foot! Going to Del Centro was a great deal!

8.6

Good location easy walk from train station and good proximity to all Palermo has to offer. Inside rooms were well isolated from street noise and decor was cheery.

8.9

The hotel is very good, about 500 metres to train station and the staff were very friendly. The breakfast was great, they had fresh croissants very morning, which were fantastic. Rooms were quiet and in good location to places to eat up the road, although we found in palermo that restaurants didn't usually open till 7 to 8pm at night but we were travelling in another country so you need to do what the locals did. Palermo was fantastic

9.9

we had an excellent experience... the staff was very helpful... would recommend this accomodation to others.

8.1

En general todo bien. Muy bien situado en el centro de Palermo. Hay sitio para aparcar. Recomendable.

7.9

Nice breakfast and staff helpful with how to get to sights and Mondello beach.

8.2

Friendly nice people at the desk. Breakfast was a little simple. Parking has to be done in a public parking with no damage guarantee. Prefer hotelparking.

8.3

Excellent price/quality. We discovered that booking with Venere we had cheaper prices than booking directly at the hotel. Nice, spacious and clean rooms (at least ours). A PC with Internet free to use for the guests. Very close to train/bus station. Everything we wanted to see in Palermo was at walking distance.

6.8

Having a room with no window / only a window to an insight slot was a big disappointment. Otherwise no problem. If we would return, only to a room with window to the street.

9.1

Situated in the second floor of an old building, the entry is not very appealing but once in the lobby you find a very nice three star hotel, great location, nice staff, rooms & bathroom very spacious. Free internet access using the hotel computer at the lobby, supposedly there is also prepaid wireless internet access available at the rooms. Drawback: no elevator from lobby to the rooms.

8.9

This is my third stay at Del Centro, staff are lovely, central location & it has a lift!! Some of the rooms are a little noisy as you get the traffic noise from Via Roma but they are air conditioned & you can shut the noise out.

9.1

We are very pleased with our stay at Hotel del Centro. We had 2 doble rooms. The rooms were lovely, clean and one of them were very spacious. The breakfast was good, and the staff always very smiling, polite and helpful. We got many good advices for our stay in Palermo from the staff.

8.6

In my opinion this is a great hotel if you want to be in the centre of Palermo and do not want to spend all day actually sitting in the Hotel room. We love getting out and about, seeing the sights and walking around so it was great for us. Really good for the railway station too. We ended up having two rooms due to our wanting to stay for more two more days than we originally booked, we liked both but personally preferred the one with a window to the surrounding streets (the ones to the lightwell were quieter, but with less of a "big city" feel). Staff were friendly, helpful and professional, and 24 hour reception was really good. We liked it.

9.6

The Hotel Del Centro was very comfortable, great ambiance, helpful and welcoming staff. The location was convenient and the breakfast was excellent. It was a great value.

9.7

We staid in the Hotel in April 2007. We paid 60 € and for the last night 75€. I think for these prices, the best hotel in Palermo. The stuff was very frindly and spoke realy good english. The hotel was near by the station (3min. by feet). The bus from the airport needs 50 min. to the station.

8.8

IDEALLY SITUATED TO VISIT EVERYTHING PALERMO HAS TO OFFER.

5.9

A quiet goood hotel, but the room was in two floor with a non confortable stairs. A renewal hotel, a good place especially for mature couple. A satisfied breakfast (but only sweet food!)

7.0

That was my first time in Palermo. The hotel is really in the right position for hanging about everywhere! Comfortable to get any destination. Everything was fine but some rebuilding works during our stay. A lot of noise starting from 08.00 a.m. even over the week end. Our room faced a quiet alley. Maybe rooms facing Via Roma are noisy.

9.4

we have been charged for 30€ (the room was 60€)for leaving the hotel one day before the reservation.

9.0

The staff was really helpful and kind. The room was a little too small. Normal breakfast.

8.8

Very good value for money. On one of the main streets and a short distance from the railway station. Excellent breakfast. Staff very helpful. Some very good eating places a few blocks further on up a side street to the left. Close to some of the historic parts of Palermo.

8.3

We arrived a day early! but the desk clerk very kindly got us a room at a hotel next door He was also gave us very good restaurant recommendations. We had read that this hotel did not accept credit cards in payment, we are happy to say they now do. The puppet museum, within walking distance, was an amazing place - and we were lucky to walk in when a puppet show was taking place. It is very hard to locate, even with a map, but is near the Garibaldi Gardens.

8.2

El desayuno es excelente. Está muy bien situado, al lado de la estación y cerca del centro histórico. Los empleados son muy amables, es un hotel donde te encuentras realmente a gusto.

9.0

The hotel is located on a busy main road named Via Roma. Everything you could need is a moments walk away, the train station is literally a minutes walk from the hotel... I found the staff very polite and helpful. The hotel was very clean and well looked after, the rooms are a little on the small side but come with everything required. I enjoyed my stay here and would stay again should I return to Palermo.

7.1

Albergo molto centale, elegante e pulito. Alcune stanze rumorose per esposizione. Aspetto negativo: non accettano carte di credito e bancomat! Accettano solo contanti.

7.5

I came to Palermo to join the conference at the University of Palermo. I chose Hotel Del Centro because of its prize and its location in the center of the town. If you plan to go here, don't expect hotel like in other european countries. This one was in ordinary street house, where third floor was the entire hotel Del Centro. The fourth floor was another hotel, etc. It was not easy to find it. The room I had was not so spacious as I expected, but was clean and in excelent condition. Just the window with the view to the inner courtyard was deprecated. The personal was very kind, as well as the services. For its price and its location I will recommend it.

8.8

ottimo il personale; qualche problema con il condizionatore che non può essere controllato autonomamente; una prima stanza (n.28) disturbata da un motorino per l'acqua, mentre la seconda (n.14) silenziosa. mettterei qualche gancio in più in bagno; nella doccia non c'è un porta sapone; perchè non offrire lo yougurt al mattino?

9.9

This hotel was very easy to find and in a very good location within a 5 minute walk from the train station. It was incredibly welcoming despite our arrival being quite late in the evening, and were very helpful with any queries we had. It was excellent value for money.

9.2

J'ai passé la première et la dernière nuit de mon séjour à Palerme à l'Hôtel del Centro. Il est bien situé à proximité de la gare. Le personnel est très accueillant et très soucieux d'aider ses clients. Mention spéciale à Stefania qui est une vraie "Number 1"! L'hôtel propose de nombreux service pour agrémenter le séjour, il suffit de demander. Tout l'hôtel est parfaitement propre et très bien tenu par un personnel sympathique. Les chambres sont assez grandes et très bien équipées. La première donnait sur la cour, l'autre sur le côté. Elles étaient très silencieuses toutes les deux. Rien à redire, sauf pour l'impossibilité de payer en carte bleue qui reste un petit problème. Mais je recommande vivement l'Hotel del Centro.

9.7

This hotel had mixed reviews on trip advisor but I thought that the rooms were clean, large, and quiet. At 64 euro a night this was a bargain. We had a balcony overlooking a side street from our bathroom and our friends had a similar small balcony from their bedroom. One of the complaints was an unhelpful staff. Well, they must have read that review because they were very friendly and helpful. They pulled out maps to show us the sights and recommended restaurants in the area.

9.8

easy to find. We were lucky to get a parking place in the street just nearby.

5.6

Why do you have to pay only in cash??

7.8

we will come back

6.3

Ho prenotato 4 camere. 2 erano buone, ma 2 erano rumorose e più piccole delle altre. Il pomeriggio non si poteva riposare perchè l'hotel sta effettuando lavori di restauro/ampliamento.

8.9

Very central hotel with all the necessary facilities, staff very helpful, rooms basic but great as a base. Definitely ask for a room on the side or back as it can get rather noisey.

9.1

Das Hotel ist ausgesprochen freundlich und schön. Wir haben uns wirklich gut aufgehoben gefühlt. Punktabzug gibts nur für das Frühstück: Wenn die leckeren croissants aus sind bleibt nur mehr zwieback oder weckerl mit butter. It's a beautyful and friendly hotel. We can only recommend this place, except for the quite sparely breakfast.

9.7

Great location. Good value for room. Walk to hotel from train station. Thanks.

9.1

können dieses hotel nur empfehlen. 5 minuten vom bahnhof. man fühl sich sicher, da hotel in der 2. etage ist und zugang vom portier getätigt wird. erweitertes kontinentales früchstueck, obst, 3 cerealien, sehr leckere brötchen, hörnchen und kuchen. erstklassiger cappuccino oder kaffee. zimmer mit bad sehr sehr geräumig. böden marmor. alle sehenswürdigkeiten zu fuß erreichbar, geschäftsstrasse vor der tür. täglicher markt einen block hinter dem hotel. tagesausflug nach cefalu mit der bahn pro strecke 4 euro. alles in allem hat uns das wochenende in dieser schönen alten stadt sehr gut gefallen. einziger wermutstropfen war dass kein einziges deutsches tv-programm zu empfangen war, nur jede menge italienische sender. nicola von der rezeption war sehr sehr freundlich, er hat uns sämtliche sachen für cefalu oder taormina aus dem internet rausgesucht

5.9

room is neat and cost is good. but credit card can not be accepted. it's not convenient.

6.9

kleines aber sehr sauberes Hotel.Das Hotel liegt sehr günstig nur 5 Minuten vom Bahnhof entfernt.Der Service ist gut, und das Personal sehr freundlich.

7.9

I found that hotel price offered directly was cheaper than provided by Venere by 5 euro, what is not really a big deal but still strange. I marked priced quoted as poor, as only cash payment was available.