Cassaro 261

Italy , Sicily
PALERMO, Via Vittorio Emanuele, 261
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50 reviews shown

6/10

Pleasant

15 Oct 2025

Ken

Location very good for all things. Advertised as a B&B however no breakfast included or offered. Tired facility more like a student residence, decorated on the cheap.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

08 Oct 2025

Scheherazade

Parking was ball

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2025

Francis

It was right in the historic center of Palermo - we couldn't have asked for a better location. When the train strike prevented us from leaving, they were very helpful and found us a room for an additional night.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Mariano

Modern accommodation right in the middle of Palermo's city center. Really kind and helpful staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2025

Orla

Pleasant stay in central Palermo

Lovely place to stay

Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2025

mohamed

Great location, family owned.

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2025

Pippa

Nice but needs better upkeep

Very good service from staff but our shower was broken and please note this is a pensione style b&b without a reception in a larger apartment building.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

Michael

Room was clean and modern, the bed was one of the most comfortable I’ve had in a hotel. The staff were really nice and even able to check me in when I turned up to drop my luggage just after 11am.
The property is right in the middle of where you want to be in Palermo.
I cannot recommend highly enough.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2025

Vincenzo

Francesca and Alessandro were very helpful and accommodating. They allowed us to check in earlier. Everything was fine accept for the water pressure and hot water.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2025

Sandra Milena

Good for short stays!

The location is great, just steps away from the Quattro Canti, and the place was just as in the pictures. It’s just very basic so I think is okay for short stays.

Self

2/10

Poor

28 Jun 2025

Dijana

Nice checking. Terribly loud… it’s a residential building and people above had a party all night. Do not recommend if you plan to sleep before 3am.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2025

Nadia

Easy access and communication! Perfect location

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Walking distance to historic center of Palermo

The place was a little difficult to find and once we made it in, it took a bit to get guided up to our room and given the keys. However they kindly allowed us to check in a little bit earlier and were able to give us instructions and a map, even making the suggestion to visit the Ballaro Market first, as it would close soon.

Perfect for one night, just 1-2 people though, would not recommend more than 2. We even had a little balcony which was nice. Walking distance from everything you would want to check out in Palermo.

We really appreciated the host's assistance with setting us up with a car service to the airport as we had a very early flight the next morning. That was one of the biggest highlights for us as it eased our worries about getting a taxi so early the next morning.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

maria

Staff, accommodation and cleanliness were superb. The location was convenient to the historic center. If you are driving your own vehicle, as we did, the restrictions for pedestrian traffic make it difficult to navigate your car. The staff was very helpful in guiding us. Valet parking. No breakfast available, but a cafe across the street.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2025

Danielle

Great location, beautiful rooftop and friendly staff. Rooms are bare minimum and get the job done.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2025

Emma

We only spent one night here but the place was stylish and peaceful, despite being literally in the centre of the city’s busiest area. The room was small but we expected this, and overall very clean and well appointed but the floor was quite dirty. Bed was comfy but a couple of extra pillows would have been good as they were very thin so my partner had to use towels underneath his!

Location is great and Alessandro was very helpful. However I would not recommend driving there! Parking is available under ground for €20 per stay but to get there you have to drive through the busiest road in the city, full of tourists and food stalls. Horribly stressful. The car park is tight so they park it for you, and the cars are all one behind the other so they keep the key and you have to ask for your car when you want it. We had to leave at 07.30am for the airport so this was a concern although it was actually very efficient with we called, and someone helped us get the car immediately. We were concerned about it being scratched by someone other than us driving it, from an insurance perspective so had we known this would be the case we would not have stayed here with a car.

Overall though, it was pleasant and very quiet so we had a good nights sleep. Air con was great.

Partner

2/10

Poor

08 Jun 2025

Haree

Pool communication
Make me worry and annoying

Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Jun 2025

Jason

Do not trust booking here We made booking and when we tried to contact no one responded we arrived same thing
We had to find other place after we arrived expedia must be aware we got scammed we asked around and no one k ew anything about a hotel or bb here

4/10

Poor

05 Jun 2025

Byeong

The location was perfect but other than that it was bad experience for me.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2025

Natalia

Nice place for 2 nights. Good location and friendly host.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2025

Stephen

Safe convenient location in the centre of Palermo.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2025

Stephen

Very clean, great staff and super convenient for getting around Catania.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2025

Kelsey

Excellent location in the city center. Walked to everything. We loved our little balcony! The place was very easy to find and checkin and out was smooth.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2025

Sharlene

Hotel was in a very good location, walkable, staff was accommodating and helpful. We liked our view of the street and the busyness of it all. We wish there was another mirror in the room the only one was in the bathroom, hard when 2 women were getting ready.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2025

Verified traveler

The location of the property was excellent. Right in the middle of all the main site seeing and restaurants.
Our room was a little tired. The mattress had seen better days and the room could use some updating. It was very clean.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2025

Verified traveler

Nobody was there when we arrived

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2025

Tyson

Ideal location right in the heart of the historic centre.
Very walkable with pedestrian walking on the main two streets intersecting the property.
Easy 10min walk from the train station

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2025

Malva

Very convenient location in a high pedestrian activity area so we heard people out having fun. This is a unit in a suite of units within an apartment building. It feels like a small hotel room that opens into a common area with several tables & chairs, a refrigerator, microwave, supplies to make coffee & tea. We liked the firm bed, good water pressure in the shower, and our own small terrace.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2025

Gordon

Great location in city centre and room was nice but the maid took the toilet paper roll one day and didn’t replace it. Also no soap or conditioner provided, only shampoo.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Mar 2025

Krista

We recently stayed at Cassaro 261. We were visiting Palermo for our 25th wedding anniversary. The room was ok. It looked to be remodeled however, the couch and chair in the sitting room were very soiled. It needed a deep cleaning and we did not sit on either of them. Yikes! The bathroom was gorgeous and totally remodeled. We had no issues with it at all. The problem we had with the room was the bed. This was the hardest bed we have every slept on. It litterally felt like we were sleeping on the floor. No exaggeration. The other thing is the noise. The property is close to all the action but it was so hard to sleep with the constant noise. Even at 3am. First thing in the morning, we heard the horses trotting up and down the street. Between the bed, which was insufferable, and the noise, we got zero sleep. The bed and noise were so bad, that we had to leave the property the next morning and secure a different hotel.If you are looking for a romantic and relaxing B & B, this is not the choice for you.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2024

Patricia

In the hub of everything

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2024

RuthAnne R

Loved this apartment. Only thing missing is a kitchen and laundry. Would stay here again!!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jun 2024

Kelly

It is not a hotel, more like a bed/ no breakfast, you are staying in an apartment set up in a mix apartment building. The apartment is share with a couple of rooms. The “living room” when you enter is quite stuffy and didn’t smell great. Room itself is fine, basic but clean.
Even tho it does have a garage in the basement but I would not recommend to drive there, or they should have better direction. The area is pedestrian! Very hard to get to the street. Taxi stand is right outside.
Location is great. In the middle of the centro storico .

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2023

Shelley

Francesca, our host, was very friendly and accommodating. The room was lovely, comfortable, and the location was exceptional… within walking distance to many sites. For an additional €20/day, we took advantage of valet parking. We would definitely stay here again!

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

15 Oct 2023

Emanuel

ok property for quick stay. lively!!!! area.....fun if you like lots of stimulation and melding of humanity.

breakfast missed as served later than our departure 7am

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2023

I arrived late, at 8:00 pm, and the taxi dropped me off at the nearest corner on ViaVittorio Emanuele. I had the hardest time finding 261 Via Vittorio Emanuelle: it is an Office Bldg type glass door set back from the street with no sign for Cassaro 261 BB. Luckily I could call Francesca who came down and showed me to the Cassaro 261. It is a set of rooms in a larger Apt, involving several keys. The room was very clean. adequate, and close to everything. Just be aware that it is hard to find! and arrive during the day !!!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2023

Kimberly

Francesca was very responsive to my questions. I stayed in a suite so had a living room which was so lovely. Lots of restaurants nearby. It can be a bit noisy with street music down the road but I enjoyed that.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2023

Daniel

Lovely base in Palermo old town

We stayed at Cassaro 261 for 2 nights in the middle of our 2 week tour of Sicily. It was a lovely place to be based in the old town area, just a few minutes walk to most of the sights, plus many restaurants and bars very close by. The apartment itself was very spacious, modern and well presented. Alessandro was also really friendly and helpful, and made us feel very welcome.

The main downside with visiting Palermo by car is that much of city, especially old town, has restricted access (ZTL) zones. For tourists this is very challenging to manage, and the information available (or not available) can be very confusing. For this reason, we parked at the long stay car park by the central station and then walked to Cassaro 261, which was about a 15 minute walk.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2022

Karen

Perfect Location

This hotel is perfectly centrally located in the Old Historic District. Minutes walking to all the historic sites and restaurants. The rooms are beautifully styled with modern bathrooms. Fantastic breakfast to start the day. Would stay here again.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2022

Nathan

Perfect Palermo aPartment

We booked this on both location and reviews. Location was perfect, right in the middle of the old town. Upon arrival we found the reception on the third floor but there was no answer. We phoned the number on the confirmation email and spoke to Chiara who was there within minutes.

Chiara was exceptionally helpful and gave us lots of useful information on nearby restaurants and bars.

The room itself was as described and as pictured.

Breakfast consisted of a HUGE croissant, bread rolls, a baked roll with cheese and Parma ham in the middle followed by a choice of eggs and / yoghurt, fresh fruit with coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice. All of which were good.

Absolutely no complaints and would recommend.

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Dec 2025

Lynn

Unsatisfying experience throughout

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Anja

Soggiorno davvero eccellente! Fin dal nostro arrivo siamo stati accolti con grande cortesia e professionalità: per noi Rossana è sempre stata disponibile e attenta a ogni esigenza, facendoci sentire subito a nostro agio. La posizione della struttura è semplicemente perfetta, centrale e comodissima per raggiungere tutte le principali attrazioni. La struttura è curata, pulita e dotata di tutti i comfort necessari per un soggiorno piacevole. In definitiva, un’esperienza più che positiva sotto ogni punto di vista. Consigliatissimo!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2025

Ines

Stanze comode ma un po' rumorose

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2025

Selya

Personnel courtois, chambre conforme, très bon emplacement

Self

6/10

Pleasant

12 Nov 2025

elsa

God seng og veranda.
Litt sparsommelig innredet.
Ikke speil på rommet.
Døren inn til rommet var dårlig.
Ikke døgnåpent resepsjon. Lite tilbud på \"kjøkken\" kunne vært vannkoker og kopper.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Oct 2025

Seija

Sijainti todella hyvä, keskellä vanhaa kaupunkia. Ravintolat, nähtävyydet kävelymatkan päässä.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Christian

Das Gebäude ist in der Fußgängerzone von Palermos Zentrum. Trotztem ist die Wohnung im ersten Geschoss ruhig. Direkt gegenüber liegt eine große Kirche.
Wir wurden herzlich empfangen und top in die Wohnung eingewiesen. Später gab es viele Tips und Links für die Umgebung per Wattsap.
Das Zimmer wurde täglich gereinigt und check in und Check out war unkompliziert.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2025

Erik

Meget sentralt

Meget sentralt. Flott hjelp og instrukser. Flott med parkering, men skummelt å kjøre så sentralt i palermo. Du kjører i gågater og trange smug. Rommet er litt enkelt, men beliggenheten veier opp.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2025

Vincent

Nice room, and on a good spot in the center of Palermo.
excellent service for the qustions whe had.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Room, balcony, service and air conditioner were nice and location was center. Because of the center location there was little bit noises in the night.

Partner