Palermo Airport Hotel Bookings

Palermo in Sicily can provide a wide selection of airport hotels and tourist accommodation in the city center. Palermo Airport is only 35 km distance from the city, and connected by road and rail to the city. Getting around is therefore easy – and some hotels offer their own shuttle services too. Numerous car rental companies have their rental stations in the terminal for travelers wishing to be independent of public transport. Some of Palermo's hotels are small romantic hideaways, others are glamorous boutique hotels in former mansions and palaces; some are ultra modern and offer conference facilities with state-of-the-art technology. Leisure or business travel - Palermo's hotel sector has something for every taste, budget and purpose. Here is a small selection:

4-star Hotel Garibaldi at Via Emerico Amari 146 (tel +39 091 601 7111) lies just opposite Palermo's world-famous Politeama Theater. Offering free unlimited WiFi throughout the hotel, the Garibaldi is right in the heart of the city, in the Ruggero Settimo district, an area boasting many tourist attractions and public transport options.

4-star Astoria Palace Hotel lies ca 2.1 km from the city center, about a 5-minute drive from Palermo's harbour, near the subway train station Notarbartolo. Guests can expect a 24-hour reception, stylish, spacious rooms and a restaurant serving Italian delicacies. Pets are allowed in this comfortable hotel. Astoria Palace Hotel Palermo is located at Via Montepellegrino 62, (tel +39 091 628 1111). The hotel has 326 rooms, free self parking and a sauna, rooftop restaurant, indoor swimming pool and American bar. The hotel is a 30 minute drive from Palermo Airport. Guests with children have access to a kids' club and cribs.

The 4-star Mercure Palermo Centro Hotel is just a 500 m walk from the city center, about 15 minutes from Palermo Cathedral. Located at Via Mariano Stabile 112, (tel +39 091 324911), the Mercure Palermo Centro offers travelers 93 comfortable, modern rooms for business and leisure travel. Pets are allowed at the Mercure, and human travelers have a choice of single and double rooms, superior rooms with double beds and one single bed and twin rooms. Parking is available at the Mercure too.

4-star Hotel Ibis Styles Palermo President is located at Via Francesco Crispi 230, (tel +39 091 580733), within a short walk of a bus stop for the airport shuttle. Offering 123 stylish rooms, the Ibis is located just 500 meters from the city center attractions, in the Borgo Vecchio district. It offers guests a lovely rooftop restaurant with panoramic views, free parking and free WiFi, family rooms and single rooms, a 24-hour bar and the Ibis allows pets too.

Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa also offers 4-star comforts and style. Located at Via Cartari 18, (tel +39 091 320075), the Grand Hotel Borsa lies just a 15-minute walk from the harbour, about 900 meters from the city center. Guests can enjoy a drink in a rooftop garden with lovely views across the city. Private parking, free WiFi, a spa and wellness center, restaurant and bar make this a good choice for all types of travel, and there are also meeting rooms and a congress center to meet the needs of business travelers. Rooms include deluxe suits, family rooms, twin and double rooms, an imperial suite dripping with luxury, and executive quadruple rooms.

Guests expecting 5-star luxury will find it at the Grand hotel Villa Igiea Palermo Mgallery by Sofitel at Salita Belmonte 43 (tel +39 091 6312111). Wake up daily with an American Buffet Breakfast and end your day with a lovely 3-course dinner at the Restaurant Donna Franca Florio. The hotel boasts an outdoor pool surrounded by beautiful gardens; there's even mooring for a private yacht! A tennis court, business center, lounge bar, terrace and piano bar, free parking and free WiFi zone, plus a shuttle service to the city center (April to October only) make a stay at the hotel as pleasant an experience as one could possibly have in Sicily. The hotel lies some 29 minutes from the airport. Pets are allowed, provided they are small.