Quattro Incanti

Alexandro is an amazing host. Friendly, accommodating, wealth of knowledge, caters for dietary needs, goes out of his way to make your time with him perfecto! Room great. A bit of night noise but this is the central city. Can't recommend him and quattro incanti highly enough. Namaste.

Quattro Incanti proved to be an excellent place to stay. It is very convenient for the railway and bus stations (we arrived by direct coach from Catania Airport) and close to the main sites. Getting around was also facilitated by the free bus that serves the main tourist areas; there is a stop only a few metres from the B & B. The only problem was finding the place initially. The 'Via Piccala del Teatro' appears to be the only street off Via Roma that is not clearly signed. There is also as yet no very clear sign/plaque indicating the B & B on the building door, only the doorbell. The problem, according to the proprietor Alessandro, is bureaucracy and will be solved as soon as possible. Guests therefore have to prepare well with maps etc. but should definitely not be put off (see below). Once inside the building there are two staircases to climb. Alessandro helped with the cases, the first of many instances when he proved extremely helpful with information about what to see and restaurant recommendations (all within reasonably easy reach). The breakfast was excellent with a wide choice of cereals, bread, croissants, home-made jams and, not least, delicious cakes and biscuits made by A's mother-in-law. In conclusion, we can highly recommend both the B & B and Palermo. Potential visitors should not be put off by stereotyped views of the city and Sicily; even the traffic can be coped with; as pedestrians, we certainly felt it was less unpredictable than in Naples.