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Hotel Principe di Villafranca – Boutique Hotel in the Heart of Palermo

by Jhon Smith Blogger

This 4-star design boutique hotel is located in the heart of Palermo, just a short walk from the Politeama and Massimo theatres. Being situated in the residential north of the town, it is only a 12-minute walk from the Teatro Massimo auditorium and 1.6 km from Palermo Cathedral. Also within walking distance from the hotel is the old side of the town with its historical monuments and the historical city centre. The economic and financial heart of the city is also near the hotel enabling its guests to be able to reach the various business offices and shopping centres easily. The site of the hotel is where one of the most famous parks of Europe, that was the extensive hunting preserve of the Princes of Villafranca, the Firriato, stood in the eighteenth century. However, currently this area is a modern and vibrant district which is popular with tourists and businessmen.

The luxury hotel offers 32 air conditioned, modern rooms that feature contemporary artwork, marble bathrooms and paraquet floors. They are also equipped with flat-screen TVs and Wi-Fi is available at a fee. Upgraded rooms add tea and coffee making facilities, while suites have sitting areas. Room service is available. The spacious and comfortable rooms are furnished with the best amenities that also include cupboards painted by the local artists, mini bar, room amenities by ETRO, air conditioning, wireless internet connection, safety box, luminous and large bathrooms covered with Sicilian marbles, satellite TV LCD with SKY channels and strongbox.

The sophisticated rooms of the best hotel in Sicily offer elegant details giving them a sober beauty. Some rooms feature unusual wardrobes hand painted by local artists. The Junior Suites feature large airy spaces, where guests can find a private space to receive visitors or to work. The guest can relax in the living area, or in the bathroom, with Jacuzzi.

The hotel is furnished with fine linens and antique and its public spaces include a cosy sitting area with library, fireplace and displays of local designers' work; among the comfo high-ceilinged rooms. Junior suite 105 stands out, decorated with artwork loaned by Palermo's modern art museum.

The recently refurbished Hotel Principe di Villafranca is an elegant 4-star hotel that offers several amenities to its guests including a relaxing lounge with a library; a large lobby and bar; a gym with modern fitness machines for guests to work out; a restaurant that serves delicious Sicilian dishes along with a daily breakfast made from fresh local ingredients; a spacious reading room; an internet point and the chimney room. The refined bar and adjacent restaurant that serves traditional dishes of the ancient Italian tradition, with particular reference to the Tuscan cuisine, are ideal for hotel guests as they don’t need to move out for drinks or for a hearty meal.

The hotel offers complimentary breakfast to its guests in a bright dining room. A casual Sicilian restaurant, a bar, and a guest lounge with a library and a fireplace, plus a fitness room are also featured in the hotel. Personal shopping and photography services are available at a fee. The other facilities offered, include room service, car hire, airport shuttle (surcharge), 24-hour front desk, currency exchange, luggage storage, concierge service, babysitting/child services, laundry, dry cleaning, ironing service, meeting/banquet facilities and fax/photocopying


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