Monreale hotels

Very welcoming staff & extremely helpful when we wanted an early breakfast to get away to the airport. Also getting the car in & out of the garage which was a very tight entrance. Bedroom over the local baker so moth watering smells drifting to the room. Only downside was finding the hotel which had little signage & was not well known by the local people.

Excellent accomodations. The room had an excellent view with plenty of room for my wife and me. Wireless Internet is only available in the lobby, but can be accessed from the rooms with a standard cable. Hotel and grounds are very well maintained. We don't speak much Italian, and the staff doesn't speak much English, but we were able to communicate well. The staff was friendly and helpful. Disappointed that the restaurant wasn't open, but the one next door, Al Rustico 2, was excellent.

We had a great stay at this lovely B&B. The rooms were great, and the service was exceptional. They were available to answer questions, arrange meals, and offer suggestions. They even packed our breakfast on the last morning because we had to leave early. If you want a quiet B&B with great views outside the city limits, I would strongly recommend Rocca di Monreale.

This hotel deserves all the praise it has had from other travellers. Situated a stone's throw from the famous Duomo of Monreale. Daniel is exceptionally helpful and pleasant. We had a superior room (102) which had a superbly comfortable bedroom with double bed and enormous wardrobe space. Also a sitting area with a comfortable convertible sofa. Two flat screen TVs! (Only Italian programmes though) Locked parking available at 10 euros a day. Immaculate bathroom. Opened about 18 months ago and fitted out to a very high standard. Very good value for money.

Unpleasant welcome from man who proceeded to offer to make us a salad for lunch which he then served although restaurant was closed. Hotel gloomy, dark, awful colour schemes. Very few customers, fewer staff, only one on duty at a time. Dreadful location, no garden, in poorly built area on extremely busy narrow road, no pavements. We couldn't wait to leave. What a pity: the building in itself is old and beautiful and could be nicely decorated and the inner courtyard would have been pleasant to use had we been allowed to do so.

The hotel was lovely with immaculate gardens and a large pool. Great views from the terrace and plenty of space. Strangely the hotel which could cater for a hundred or more guests had only a dozen or so couples there during our stay in early June 2013. A free shuttle can take visitors into Palermo or a Public Bus can be used from right outside the hotel. The famous Monreale church is just 10 minutes by car away. Breakfast was better than average but the hotel only provided a set meal in the evening which was too much for us. We ate out in Monreale.