Albergo Orientale
The small hotel is housed in the royal apartments of an 18th-century palazzo: you enter through a beautiful courtyard and have to climb a sweeping marble staircase to get to the reception. The budget option of choice, it is close to the main railway station and the airport bus stop on Via Maqueda.

Via Maqueda 26
Tel: (091) 616 5727.
Website: www.albergoorientale.191.it 
Price: $

Centrale Palace Hotel
In the historic centre, near the Quattro Canti, this luxury hotel has 103 rooms and 11 suites, all tastefully decorated. Breakfast is served in a grand first floor salon. There is a roof terrace for evening drinks and a grand red Sicilian marble staircase for those who like to make an entrance.

Corso Vittorio Emanuele 327
Tel: (091) 336 666.
Website: www.centralepalacehotel.it
Price: $$$

Grand Hotel et des Palmes 
Where Wagner finished his music drama Parsifal in 1887 and Mafioso Lucky Luciano established his headquarters in the late 1950s, many more celebrities have since made the hotel their home over the years.

Via Roma 398
Tel: (091) 602 8111.
Website: www.grandhoteletdespalmes.it
Price: $$$$

Grand Hotel Villa Igiea
At Acquasanta, 3km (2 miles) north of the city, this 5-star hotel is housed in a sumptuous art nouveau building. Seriously stylish accommodation.

Salita Belmonte 43
Tel: (091) 631 2111.
Website: www.amthotels.it
Price: $$$$

Holiday Inn
Located 3km (2 miles) out of the centre of town, this hotel is an ideal base for exploring the rest of Palermo's surroundings as well as the city itself. It is also convenient for business travellers, with full conference facilities.

Viale Regione Siciliana
Tel: (091) 698 3111.
Website: www.ichotelsgroup.com
Price: $$$

Hotel Letizia
Between the Corso Vittorio Emanuele and the Piazza Marina, this small hotel in the city centre has just 13 rooms (some with balcony) and one suite. There is a small courtyard and safe street parking. Internet access and business services are available.

Via dei Bottai 30
Tel: (091) 589 110.
Website: www.hotelletizia.com
Price: $$ (breakfast included)

Hotel Principe di Villafranca
A small (34 rooms), stylish hotel with an intriguing collection of books and a very cosy reading room. Small, intimate restaurant and bar.

Via G Turrisi Colonna 4
Tel: (091) 611 8523.
Website: www.principedivillafranca.it
Price: $$$

Hotel Sausele
Conveniently located near the main railway station, the Hotel Sausele has 35 ensuite rooms perfect for business travellers on a budget. The rooms are plain but clean, and the hotel, because of its small size, has a homely feel. There is secure parking onsite (extra).

Via V Errante 12
Tel: (091) 616 1308.
Website: www.hotelsausele.it
Price: $