I want to start by saying that I've never really stayed in a true 4-star before. and after my stay at La Torre, i still don't think that i have. The hotel is definitely nice. Spacious, clean lobby, slick bar, beautiful terrace, unparalleled views. But the rooms are less than stellar. Fine, the carpets in the hallways are a bit... More

Mondello happened to be our last stay during lovely one week tour around Sicily. We decided to stay there at our last night because it seemed close to the airport, and the map showed there was a beach there. But it was a mistake. Mondello is one dirty , noisy, horrible place with all these people looking like homeless Gypsies.... More

Stayed for 2 nights at room 224 (for a congress). The view from the window was great. It overlooks the sea and a mountain to the right. Palermo is a few miles away and lies behind that mountain. The food was good. The employees were nice. The room was modestly furnished but clean. The remainder of the hotel is not... More

We had a great 2-week driving trip through Sicily and picked the Splendid La Torre because it was closer to the airport than being in the center of Palermo (and we didn't want to deal with Palermo's horrendous traffic) ! We also thought that sitting on a great terrace facing the sea would be a nice way to end our... More

This Hotel was very run down. It had beautiful view from Pool and Breakfast Room, but that was all. I don't know how it received 4 stars. The room was clean, the rugs through out the hotel were stained. The furniture in the lobby looked like a college lounge, dirty and worn. The pool furniture was stained, umbrellas tied to... More

The 4 stars are all in the location and the fantastic views of the bay. The interior of the room was fine, being spacious and well furnished; the bathroom was also well sized and comfortable enough (although the contemporary toilet and bidet were quite small), however this hotel lacks the attention to detail which you would expect from a 4... More