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( 335 790 87 33;
www.bb22.it
; Largo Cavalieri di Malta 22; s €100-140, d €140-210; )
A B&B in
name only, Palermo's most gorgeous small hotel is a little palace of luxury, with welcom-
ing hosts, elegant and stylish rooms, silky quilts, quirky designer lamps, plasma TVs and
firm beds. It's all tucked away on a tiny back street in the midst of the Vucciria neighbour-
hood.
As good as the regular rooms are, it's the suite that wins our undying affection. The
free-standing bath is placed conveniently in front of the luscious bed, the room is beauti-
fied with antique furniture and gorgeous wooden floors, you get your own walk-in ward-
robe and you can pop open your champagne in the designer kitchenette. Pure honeymoon
material!
Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa €€
HOTEL
(
091 32 00 75;
www.piazzaborsa.com
; Via dei Cartari 18; s €119-189, d €160-208, ste €350-790;
)
Opened in 2010 in Palermo's former stock exchange, this grand four-star hotel encom-
passes three separate buildings housing 127 rooms. Nicest are the high-ceilinged suites
with Jaccuzis and windows facing Piazza San Francesco. Parking costs €18 per 24-hour
period.
Quintocanto Hotel & Spa€€
HOTEL
( 091 58 49 13;
www.quintocantohotel.com
; Corso Vittoria Emanuele 310; s €125-135, d €145-195, ste €254;
)
Housed in a modernised 16th-century
palazzo
, Quintocanto woos visitors with its
prime city-centre location and a wellness centre where guests enjoy free access to the
sauna, Turkish bath and whirlpool tub (additional spa services including massages cost
extra). Book ahead for rooms 319 and 420, which have terraces with superb views of San
Giuseppe dei Teatini church next door.
The hotel's excellent restaurant is operated by the team from Mondello's acclaimed Bye
Bye Blues.
Hotel Principe di Villafranca€€
( 091 611 85 23;
www.principedivillafranca.it
; Via Turrisi Colonna 4; d €108-297; )
Furnished
with fine linens and antiques, this sophisticated hotel is just west of Viale della Libertá in
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