Large room from a bygone era. 100 metres from train station. Melania & her staff were very attentive & helped us with all our enquiries. If you are going to stay in Messina this is the place to stay. Even though its not right in the centre of the town the convenience tram that runs outside the door will get... More

Hotel from outside looking not bad.Lobby nice and staff at reception helpful.Room-old and filthy,carpet with stains all over the room,so no hope to take shoes off,windows curtrains with holls from cigarret no coffe or tea facilities in the room. No spare pillows and extra blanket smelly like never been washed. Bathrom smells from urine, filthy bath and hair in the... More

After reading good reports about this hotel we booked ourselves a room, we arrived quite late in the afternoon so it's location near the ferry was quite convenient. The parking was an issue, we had to initially park two blocks away and walk with our luggage to the hotel. On arrival at the reception we were greeted by a very... More

Being moved to this hotel from the nearby sister NH hotel in the middle of the night and leaving early in the morning, observations are thus limited and based on a stay in a junior suite. As a gesture of apology for our troubles in the NH Liberty, we were welcomed with a basket of fruits in suite #418. The... More

good point = it's close to the train station. there is ONE very nice/helpful receptionist breakfast is not bad, esp the scramble egg - it's very well done. bad point = it's very old. in great need of refurbishment. it's not cheap! (cheap comparing to the others in town) grumpy receptionists who gave wrong advice! do they have any clue... More

Italian hotels are generally rubbish, but this one really takes the biscuit. 1970s decor which have not seen any refurbisment since then. Peeling wall paper, ants in the bathroom and a mechanical key with a hand grenade sized tag. No kettle (bring your own). Staff are generally helpful. Don't be fooled by statements such as "some rooms have internet connection":... More

Our stay at the Royal Palace was not of our choosing. We were at the Hotel Liberty, their sister property just 1 block away. The Liberty had problems with the AC (which eventually were solved), but not before everyone was moved over to the Royal Palace. We were given one of their 'best rooms' - not quite. Water marks all... More

Oh my, where to begin? Should we talk about the wallpaper that peels off the walls in every room and every seam? Or the staff who overcharged us the minute we walked in the door with double room reservations which they claimed only slept one person? (Euro $40. upgrade). Or the $35 euro dinner they so graciously offered as a... More

fantastic location, 2 minute walk from train station and 5 minute walk from the centre, reception gave us a very warm welcome and check in was very efficient. we had a huge room with king size bed and balcony on the top floor overlooking the city. room was very clean, bathroom had bathrobes and plenty of towels and toiletries, hairdryer... More