Casa Busari

Location, cleanliness, friendliness of the owner.

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Beautiful room / facilities and excellent host !

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The room was stylish, clean and practical. Location was great - very central near the Cathedral but quiet. The alley has some steps, and an array of plant pots, meaning there are no cars and very few scooters. Moreover, despite some building work nearby the shutters and windows kept out noise very effectively, with air con working well and not too noisily. Blackout curtains and a comfortable bed also made a difference to us getting a good sleep. Germana was very helpful, arranging a transfer from the airport, and taxi to the central station, and helped with our bags from the street on arrival and up the stairs – as well as giving good suggestions for eating etc. Large bottled water was provided, which was appreciated. The safe and fridge worked fine. For traditional Sicilian breakfast, there are a couple of cafes the other side of the Cathedral serving delicious pastries, with a great view from the pavement tables.

One minor suggestion is that the two fresh shower gel bottles could be provided each day – even if existing bottles are only part finished as they were quite small. Another is that the sensor for the stairway lights could be given a bit longer to stay on – it often went dark for us temporarily. Note that while its location was excellent for exploring the main sites on foot around the beautiful pedestrianised historic area, the nearest train station and airport bus stops are quite a walk with large bags and the busiest bus routes are elsewhere in the centre. But for what we paid we didn’t worry about paying a little more for the transfers and taxi, which worked well with Germana liaising closely. We did use the 10 euro hop off and on mini train to get to the other side of the centre, and back later, which was well worth it to rest the feet and legs. It has a stop by the Norman Palace close to Porta Nuova, as does the more traditional hop off hop on bus. (There is a free bus that circles the historic area, but as many have commented online it can’t be relied on – we waited for over 30 minutes from the harbour area and neither of the two scheduled buses appeared.)

We loved our stay here,the lady owner was so so lovely and got us everything we needed.It was a very clean room with comfortable bed and no mosquitoes which I was happy about.I would definitely stay here next time I go to Palermo.

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