An excellent hotel in an ideal location. This is one of the most legendary hotel on the island of Sicily , having welcomed illustrious visitors since the 19th century including Richard Wagner, who finished "Parsifal" within one of its luxurious suites ! Steeped in the history , evoking old-world glamour, elegance and charme with that of modern comfort DC 09/08
The hotel is an impressive building with large Roman columns and ornate balconies over the large entrance which is flanked by palm trees.
High wooden ceilings, marble floors and walls joined by flowing silver curtains. Also boasting antique furniture and hanging chandeliers which add to the overall feeling of elegance.
General information: The Grand hotel of Palmes emerged in 1874 from the antique household of Patrizia of the Ingham Whitaker family, built previously in 1856 and connected with a secret passage that led to an Anglican church, that today you can find in front of the Hotel. The Patrizia house had two floor levels, a winter garden (the present hall) and an exotic garden that extends to the sea. The union between the widow Ingham and Giacomo Medici changed the destiny of the house', that given to a local workman transformed it into the Grand Hotel et des Palmes, known by all those living at Palermo as Le Palmes'. Ernesto Basile, one of the major teachers of the liberty style in 1907 transformed the Hotel. A wooden ceiling was created in the hall, inlaid in the present Caminetto room similar to the present ceiling in one of the rooms of the Palazzo Montecitorio.Today the history, the characters that have approached the Hotel, the beauty of the rooms, not only makes it one of the most famous hotels of the world , but it assigns it as a "Hotel with a Soul".Location:Offering an excellent and convenient location for every need, the Grand Hotel Et Des Palmes is situated in the commercial centre of Palermo.Area details:The history of Sicily is transparent at the Grand Hotel : Here Richard Wagner in 1885 finished his Parsifal' in 1882 Francesco Crispi taught lessons of politics Vittorio Emanuele Orlando would often stopover at the Hotel the French writer Raymond Roussel abided at Grand Hotel et des Palmes, till his death the General Charles Poletti made it his general head quarters, during the second world war and finally, the Baron Di Stefano the secluded of the Hotel', condemned to a mafia sentence death carried out immediately or exile. chose the seclusion at the Palmes' , where he stayed for 50 years, till his death.The old city centre of Palermo, with its area of over 240 hectares - about one square mile - is one of the largest in Europe and also one of the richest and most varied. It contains over 500 palaces, churches, convents, and monasteries, plus seven theatres. The city has steadily expanded since the period of Phoenician colonisation, with successive waves of Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Swabians, Normans, and Spaniards, until the more recent town-planning initiatives in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As a result, Palermo is extremely variegated and complex in its layout, although it has also succeeded in maintaining a clearly recognisable overall uniformity of structure and character.Recreation:Our Chef and our Maitre are delighted to cradle, spoil and tempt the guests of Grand Hotel et des Palmes, with delicious dishes, of simple and natural flavours, but that are at the same time seeked for and original altogether with an impeccable service, attentive to all your wishes. At the restaurant La Palmetta ' it is possible to dine flavouring regional and international specialities. Created about the end of 1800, from a lounge of the old house of Patrizia of Ingham Whitaker, it can hold up to 100 guests. The bar the Gattopardo' with it's bordeaux velvet and silk furnishing, with evening-night piano- bar, turns out to be an ideal meeting point, while sipping a drink or a cocktail in refined surroundings.Rooms:The rooms offer the possibility to stay in a prestigious environment, an unique atmosphere, The hotel in these last three years has seen to revive the common spaces, the restaurants, the hall and a good part of the rooms through one taken care of restructure still in work course that will bring back the hotel to the old makes you of a time.Inside the Storical wing of the Grand Hotel et des Palmes, fully refreshed, you find a combination ideal between traditional elegance and modern technology.
Grand Hotel et des Palmes is positioned in the historical and commercial centre of the city of Palermo offering an excellent and convenient location for every need: a few steps from the two most famous theatres of the city, Teatro Massimo and Teatro Politeama, centre of the major manifestations organized by the city the principal commercial centre for frivolous shopping a worthy point of departure for historical and cultural itineraries. The elegant and refined environment, the architecture and the decorations in liberty style, the red velvet, and the marble of the halls, have made this hotel the preferred destination by the noble class from the beginning of the century. Renovations have taken place in recent years in the common spaces, the restaurants, the hall and a good part of the rooms. The 180 rooms offer the possibility to stay in a prestigious environment. Guests will find an ideal combination between traditional elegance and modern technology. They all come well equipped with all the amenities needed for a pleasant and cosy stay.
Rooms with radio, phone, some with jacuzzi, in-room safe and balcony, 6 suites, limited room service. concierge, garage parking (charge).
Opened 1856
Rates shown are per room per night.
