Albergo Athenaeum Reviews

This place is simple/basic but all is clean and works properly. The mattress is comfortable. They offer a fair breakfast.

This hotel is an excellent choice if you're looking for a place with a top-notch breakfast and a seamless check-in and check-out process.

Its okay nothing special, food is not great but eatable

The toilet in the bathroom smells bad. The location is not easy to recognize and it is not very convenient. You have to walk a rough road and meet tourists who live in the same hotel on the road and lead the way to get there. It is about 700 meters away from the tourist spots in the city center which is quite close. In other aspects it is still very good.

The room is relatively small, without any toothbrush, slippers and the like, the service is good, the breakfast is very average

Bad experience. In the evening, returning to the hotel, I found the door of the room (which I had locked) completely wide open. From the front desk I was told that it may have been the cleaning lady or the wind, either way it wouldn't be normal. Inside I had all my suitcases. In the morning I woke up to the wet floor from the leaking air conditioner and the noise of washing machines running at night. Pity!

Great location Secure parking Reception 24h / 24 Enjoy your breakfast Good cleaning Air-conditioned

Excellent value for money, location that can easily reach any point, valid and efficient structure, excellent kindness and availability

Good and welcoming.

Good, very welcoming and helpful reception.

L hotel è un po’ datato ma il personale molto gentile e disponibile,la posizione leggermente decentrata ma la colazione piuttosto scarsa soprattutto nel salato

Ottimo in tutto

AVOID! One of the worst experiences of my life, the hotel is super noisy, you can even hear when the next door guest is in the toilet, people screaming outside in the corridor, called the reception 3 times and they were quiet rude, the area seems super dodgy and dangerous, the beds well, sleeping in the floor will be more comfortable, we couldn't sleep, we waited for the morning to come and we decided to check out and leave before planned, I'm writing this review as public service hopping that no other family experience this horror story. Last but not least DIRTY! If I could I would give a -0

We stayed at the Albergo Athenaeum for several days mid-Sept 2023. The hotel was chosen for its proximity to the E90 autostrade, 10 minute walk from the airport/main station railway line, and good-sized underground car-park (very important!). It's about 20 mins walk into the city - very straightforward once you get the hang of how to cross the roads. We were apprehensive about driving in Sicily, but we survived unscathed 1000 miles of driving in 8 days; the route from the hotel out to the autostrade involves crossing a busy three(ish) lane road, making a U-turn, and coming back in the other direction. When motoring here, you learn new driving techniques.... But the hotel's great position means that you're well away from the ZTL and the manic roads nearer the city centre. Good room with all that you'd need, comfortable beds, well serviced and good bathroom. The area where the hotel is located is a fairly typical Palermo side-street, lots of rubbish, cracked pavements etc; this is fine, just accept and go with the flow. Greet the locals, they are friendly! Reception staff, with just one exception, are friendly and helpful (take a bow, Salvo!). The exception could do with some training maybe. We thought the breakfasts were very good - loads of carbs, pastries, cake etc (typical Italian), fruit, and of course coffees of all types. We ate dinners in the hotel when we were too tired to walk into the city. The evening food is adequate (this is a 3* hotel, not a restaurant). All-in-all this hotel was fine, and a good base for our trips. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Sicily, lovely country and people.