Grande Albergo Sole (4 Star Hotels) Palermo

A stylish urban refuge right in the very heart of Palermo, Grande Albergo Sole combines the sleek interiors of a contemporary hideaway with traditional Sicilian hospitality and amenities worthy of only the finest of four star hotels.

Created with both the discerning tourist and style-conscious business man in mind, the interiors of Grande Albergo Sole's 113 recently renovated bedrooms are decorated with the latest in designer furnishings. Bathrooms in the Junior Suites are fitted with luxurious hydromassage baths.

Those eager to experience Sicily's incredibly varied cuisine, prepared using the freshest of locally sourced ingredients, will love the hotel's Pretoria and Le Cupole restaurants, this latter opening out on to sweeping terraces overlooking the historic center of Palermo. With its excellent banqueting facilities and elegant function rooms, Albergo Grande Sole is a much sought after location for high profile business meetings, conferences and gala dinners.

The city's railway station, port, and airport are all situated within easy reach of Grande Albergo Sole, making the hotel the ideal choice for those coming to the Sicilian capital on business, but also for holidaymakers keen to see Palermo's magnificent works of Byzantine, Arab-Norman and Baroque architecture and to visit the city's theaters, museums and splendid, liberty style villas.

Three good reasons

1. A modern hideaway in the heart of historic Palermo.
2. Two restaurants serving the finest traditional Sicilian cuisine.
3. The terrace with view of the monumental fountain in Piazza Pretoria.