Calamarina Centro

The location was ideal, the buzz from restaurants and nightlife was right outside yet the apartment was really quiet and didn’t disturb me at all. The bed was very cosy, everything was really clean, shower was great, and it also had a mini fridge. And there’s a cat colony 15 mins away down by the water 🥰

My only complaint was the AC. It was loud and creaked that I couldn’t have it on at night.

We booked Calamarina Centro very last minute and were grateful to find somewhere so ideally placed to explore Palermo's beautiful and historic old town. You couldn't ask for a better location and the apartment has a wonderful main bedroom which high ceiling and ornate furniture which feels very ostentatious, and a balcony overlooking Via Vittorio Emanuele, a bustling street with boutiques and cheap eats and a great place to watch the world go by. You are no more than about 5 minutes walk from all of the wonderful little eateries and wine bars of Kalsa which are very reminiscent of the backstreets of Barcelona. The nearest bus stop is a 5 minute walk away on Via Roma, which will get you to the central station, the opera houses and most of the other main sights. If like me, you are not a strong walker and wish to cross the old town to visit the Norman palace and gardens or the Catacombs you are either best catching a taxi or hitching a ride on the little passenger train.

Although we knew the apartment was on the third floor, we didn't quite appreciate how exhausting it would be climbing the long flights of steps 2-3 times a day in the humid summer heat. If you are not great on your feet I would recommend you think twice about choosing this apartment. Additionally, the electric hob in the apartment didn't function properly so we were unable to make Italian coffee in the mornings. The owner paid us a visit to try and fix it but no luck. We were allowed to use an instant coffee machine in the communal corridor but it wasn't quite the same as making your own...

The room was more than clean. The location was excellent and it had an air conditioner perfect for the warm days of Palermo. The staff was kind and communicative. Really good experience!

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The location was great.

The first morning there was construction happening right outside our room early in the morning and was very loud, would have been nice to have some notice. The wifi also didn’t work and our phone service wasn’t great at either so made it very difficult.