Palazzo Pantaleo

The owner (Mr Giuseppe) was a real gentleman who made our stay perfect. He advised us on places to eat and was happy to provide a kettle when we asked. It seemed like nothing was too much trouble for him.||The apartment was charming with oldie worldie character. It was located in a small courtyard off a pedestrianised street but it was possible to access with a car. The whole old town of Palermo (largely pedestrianised) was within easy strolling distance.||The room was large with very high ceilings. Breakfast was plentiful and tasty.

Palazzo Pantaleo||We stayed here when visiting Palermo. We found it on Booking.com, believing that this was a hotel. |Pantaleo is not a hotel, or a motel. It is a B&B located in a commercial building.|The location central to all the sights we wanted to see, although there weren’t many dining options in the near vicinity. |The B&B is located on the third floor of a rambling, slightly shabby and run down building. Our room, however was large, clean and airy. It did not lack for anything, with the old building’s tiled floor adding charm and character. |The main flaw of this place is that there are no lights which are left on in the building at night. All the lights are on timers, so one steps into pitch darkness in a doorway, or corridor or elevator, holding your breath and hoping the automatic light comes on as you move forward in the complete darkness. |I was relieved to be traveling with my husband as I would have been extremely nervous moving through the building on my own. |I would not recommend any woman stay here alone.|On our first night, we returned after dinner and couldn’t get the lift to work. As we waited for the lift to come, the lights went out ( they are all on timers and only stay on for a few seconds) and we were in pitch darkness in a large and silent building. We had to find our way up some side stairs in the darkness. |Another aspect of Pantaleo is the breakfast. By this time, after various stops in other Italian cities, we were used to the type of Italian breakfasts served. |What’s on offer here is an bewildering array of cheap sweet breads and biscuits, unripe hard fruit which you cannot cut or bite in to, and a few boiled eggs which are so over boiled, they are rock hard and the yolk is powdery. The three vacuum jugs of black coffee, milk and hot water had not been washed in a very long time. The milk vacuum jug had a thick ring of dried and caked milk around the rim for all the days we were there. |After facing this for two mornings in a row, we chose to eat some yoghurt in our room on the last morning. |We had really expected on be in a small hotel at this point of our trip. |We had some papers that needed to be printed witnessed and signed and without a front desk facility to help those became a challenge. |We weren’t able to ask at a desk about restaurants, transport to various sites and where we could purchase medications. |In short: go for the room. Don’t go for the building or the breakfast.

We very much enjoyed our stay here and I can recommend it to anyone. We felt welcomed from the first moment by the nice man who handles the parking, then by Mr. Giuseppe who took care of us, both charming and service minded. The place is clean and well kept. The location is great, with much of the central town within walking distance. Private parking is a great benefit and finding the way to the place works well if you follow the map and instructions. The breakfast was very nice with a selection of juice, coffee and tea, yoghurt, fruits, bread, cold cuts and various cakes.

A perfect spot in the heart of Palermo. Rooms are large and were well maintained. Staff was very helpful. Wifi was free and even have a small kitchen and laundry. Great place. Salute!!

Everything was fantastic. The room spacious. The staff amazing. The location within20 minute flat walk of everything . The price is reasonable and the breakfast had pastries, yogurt excellent coffee. The rooms are very quiet and owner is always available.

This Hotel is excellent, clean, large rooms. However one large issue is Booking.com. I booked through this website, and it was stated that I pay for the hotel at the property, which I did. Then Booking.com charged me for the stay. After some time on the phone I received a refund. Then Booking.com charged me again, which afer multiple phone calls I am still trying to resolve.|Please stay at this hotel, but do NOT use Booking.com

Palazzo Pantaleo is located in the heart of Palermo, just a short distance from Teatro Massimo and surrounded by restaurants, markets, and popular tourist attractions. There are some parking spaces available, but it’s advisable to check in advance if you’re arriving by car. The rooms are spacious, comfortable, and cozy. We also enjoyed a delicious and varied breakfast. What truly stands out, however, is the exceptional attention to detail provided by Mr. Pantaleo and his staff. They made us feel completely at home. If you’re looking for a place to stay in Palermo, this is the one to choose.

We had a wonderful stay at Palazzo Pantaleo. It is located in the heart of center Palermo and is very close to Teatro Massimo. It even has parking for a car, which is a big relief if you travel with a car in Sicily. The rooms are very comfortable. The breakfast was plentiful, abundant and very good. The host Guiseppe is very professional and helpful and has a dry sense of humor. He is also very helpful; we asked him to book a restaurant reservation ahead of time and he did that for us. Our group highly recommends this awesome B&B.