This hotel is a lovely place to stay. It has a great roof garden for sun and relaxing. The hotel is in a good location and it's nice to be to close to the local market.

We stayed for 3 nights. Very clean and and good value for money hotel. We looked for a cheap but charming family accomodation in the historic center, with private parking (garage). We were afraid because of "the stories" about dangerous and not safest neighborhood. That's why we booked garage. But we didin' t had any problems at all. I even... More

Very nice& cheap as for Sicily prices, hotel indeed, I have no bad comment, but there is one very unpleasant thing: we left our car in front of the building, Palermo nad its center where hotel is located is extremely difficult to drive and park due traffic, narrows street, so moving there is very hard. So we could park only... More

I stayed here for one night with my boyfriend, on the strength of a Rough Guide review. Unfortunately, it wasn't a particularly positive experience. Being that I live in Sicily, I didn't have my passport with me, for what I assumed would be obvious reasons. Unfortunately, one valid passport was not sufficient for the manager of this establishment. Evidently, it... More

Hotel Cortese is tucked away on very narrow streets in the old part of Palermo. It is a somewhat quirky but rather charming place. Very much family run - someone was always making "martoranos" - the almond paste treats - when we looked in the living room. The rooms are clean and basic - old fashioned nice wooden bureaus -... More

After driving around Sicily for 5 days, I arrived for a 4 night stay to explore Palermo and vicinity. I checked in to the Hotel Cortese. My large rental car was safely parked in a gated parking lot where the Cortese has two reserved spaces. I used the car the next day for a trip to Custonaci - for which... More

We arrived at Palermo by car late in the evening without any accommodation booked. After parking somewhere in the center we start looking around for accommodation and ended up in this hotel. The room was very basic, with a small bathroom, but very clean. Given the very central location, I think the price was quite reasonable (75 euro, no breakfast).... More