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Reviews of La Dimora del Genio

3 out of 5
La Dimora del Genio
Via Garibaldi 58, Palermo, PA

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 33 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Grazia, Washington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gattopardo
Interesting place to stay and central.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Paola on May 8, 2023
grazie mille a presto

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Paola made me feel very much at home.

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This very interesting and artsy apartment still had a touch of home and felt comfortable. Paola had twisted her ankle just hours before our arrival, but still made sure we were well taken care of and was helpful and friendly. The location is great, easily within walking distance of the bus/train station as well as the major sites in Palermo. Great place to stay. We would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from paola on Apr 16, 2019
grazie per la comprensione avete portato allegria e simpatia a presto cari amici

6/10 Okay

Paul, New Haven CT

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient area in historic district. Third floor walk-up, no elevator. Elegant large rooms. Host was pleasant but distracted so not as much help finding local info. Breakfast was slim by B&B standards- bread, jam, coffee. Boiled eggs were provided on request.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from paola on Nov 20, 2018
kind guests the breakfast is essential but I would like to remind you that the jams are homemade using organic fruit of the first choice and the best natural sugar bread is a long leavening with organic flour the freutta is always fresh even the juice I always try to use the best products, the house is on the second floor and not the third, eggs do it always and only on request the difficulties of the language did not allow us to make long conversations but we were also careful to book for you restaurants I hope however that the next time is even better it was a pleasure to meet you greetings paola

2/10 Terrible

Nancy, USA

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is NOT a hotel. It's an individual with a few extra rooms. She has no concept of real hospitality. Do not stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from paola on Oct 30, 2018
certo che non è un hotel ma un bed and breakfast ,una casa privata quindi mi dispiace molto se non vi siete trovati bene noi facciamo di tutto per dare un'accoglienza affettuosa e cordiale mi piacerebbe sapere di preciso cos'è che non è andato bene saluti paola

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, Fort Laudetdale, Florida, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely antique home .. great staff
this old beautiful house in the heart of Palermo was right up my alley.. like staying in someone's vintage home .. super nice people too
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Reservation cancelled without reason
Our reservation was cancelled by the hotel by txt 2 days prior to our confirmed arrival whilst we were travelling in Sicily
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Pleasant Stay
This beautiful bed & breakfast is reminiscent of a small palazzo and it features lovely artwork. My room was spacious and comfortable with nice amenities. The location is excellent, with a five minute walk to the central train station as well as the airport shuttle. Practically next door is the bus stop (fermata) for the free-- yes free!-- shuttle bus which drives all around the historic district with stops at major attractions. It runs approximately every twenty minutes and it is a great way to see historic Palermo. The hostesses Paola and her daughter, also named Paola, are very gracious. They even cooked a delicious, traditional Sicilian dinner one evening for all guests. It is advisable though, to have a portable translation device with you because their english is limited. All in all, it was a nice experience. The price is reasonable and if you appreciate the arts, which I do, then this is the place for you.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2017
Response from paola on Nov 5, 2017
ciao Cristina siamo state tanti giorni insieme abbiamo anche condiviso dei momenti un pò difficili che per fortuna si sono risolti e ci hanno permesso di stabilire un'amicizia più simpatica abbiamo passato una bella serata a cena con tanti amici un abbraccio paola ma per fortuna tutto si è risolto al meglio ed il problema è diventato un'opportunità per stabilire una simpatica amicizia a presto paola

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
grazie per il vostro parere a presto paola

10/10 Excellent

Louise & Robert, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Refined & Real
Our first 4 of a 14 day visit to Sicily were in Palermo, staying at La Dimora El Genio. Our Italian is virtually non-existent, and our host, Paola has practically no English, but we communicated very successfully. This is not a 5 star brand name hotel, this is a gracious,spacious, family home which provided us with a wonderful introduction to Sicily.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Johan

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from paola on Oct 11, 2022
grazie mille

10/10 Excellent

Tia

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from paola on Sep 29, 2022
grazie è bello avervi conosciuto arrivederci

10/10 Excellent

Hans Rune

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Response from Paola on Jun 2, 2022
spero di rivedervi prestissimo con affetto Paola

8/10 Good

Fish

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
酒店位於三樓，要行樓梯上，沒有電梯。酒店內古色古香，很多古董物品，都很有特色。東主住在隔離，有問題可以立刻解決。
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from paola on Jun 10, 2019
siete stati veramente ospiti deliziosi il bed and breakfast si trova al secondo piano non al terzo grazie alla prossima con affetto paola

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Francois

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Francois

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from paola on Jun 13, 2019
grazie mille carissimi ospiti siete stati voi eccezionali spero di rivedervi prestissimo un abbraccio paola

8/10 Good

Etienne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from paola on Jun 13, 2019
grazie mille alla prossima

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bella dimora in palazzo storico al centro della città a pochi passi da pregevoli luoghi di interesse artistico e culturale. Stanza molto accogliente. Bagno funzionale.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from paola on May 1, 2019
grazie mille un caro saluto e spero di rivedervi presto ciao paola

8/10 Good

Hope, Roma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nascosto e sorprendente
Posizione comodissima a due passi dalla stazione e da una piazzetta con una tranquilla vita notturna. Personale gentile. Arredamento e ambienti originali che creano una piacevole atmosfera. Purtroppo la struttura è priva di insegne e non sono presenti indicazioni sul citofono e quindi è di difficile individuazione.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from paola on Sep 20, 2018
grazie per il commento positivo si è vero non ci sono insegne infatti nel momento della prenotazione invio sempre un messaggio all'ospite per spiegare dove ci troviamo e come fare per suonare al campanello di casa mi dispiace se non ha ricevuto nessun messaggio spero comunque che la prossima volta sarà migliore anche perchè oramai conosce la strada saluti paola

8/10 Good

Ali

A perfect experience
Fantastic interior and a perfect experience to stay at this place, just note that they send emails in Italian and hardly speak English. It's more like an apartment with a fantastic interior. Make sure you send them an email and call them upon arrival, since there is no reception.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Arild Hartmann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2018
Response from paola on Jun 29, 2018
ciao arild sono stata molto contenta di conoscerti spero torni presto

8/10 Good

Yi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from paola on Apr 19, 2018
grazie per avere scelto la mia casa siete stati ospiti gentili e simpatici è stato carino incontrarsi a cena fuori a presto paola

10/10 Excellent

Chiara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Palermo :una sorpresa!
b&b in appartamento interessante,proprietaria molto gentile,zona vicino alla stazione ma ricca di siti belli.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018
Response from paola on Mar 25, 2018
grazie chiara a presto

10/10 Excellent

CEDRIC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is very beautiful and full of artistic atmosphere! The room is very wide and there are private bathroom. The person in charge is easy-going and helpful. Breakfast is delicious!!! LOVE LOVE and LOVE!!! Thank so much!!! :]
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017
Response from paola on Nov 5, 2017
grazie mille siete stati deliziosi delicati e raffinati avete apprezzato molto la ceramica siciliana e la cucina ,mi ha fatto tanto piacere parlare con voi spero che prima di partire abbiate potuto acquistare le vostre ceramiche

10/10 Excellent

Ilaria & Paul, Roma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Semplicemente geniale!
Situato in una posizione strategica per visitare Palermo in tutta tranquillità la dimora del genio è stata la base perfetta per il nostro soggiorno a Palermo. Siamo stati accolti dalla Signora Paola che ci ha subito fatto sentire a nostro agio e consigliato cosa vedere a Palermo anche fuori dai soliti circuiti turistici. La dimora del genio è arredata squisitamente e la nostra camera era bellissima e pulitissima. Il soffitto era tutto affrescato mentre le maioliche della tradizione siciliana arredavano il bagno e il pavimento. La colazione inoltre è stata la ciliegina sulla torta, oltre a dolci tipici siciliani fatti in casa abbiamo avuto la possibilità di gustare dei succhi di frutta fatti in casa davvero ottimi. Badare bene non si parla della solita spremuta d'arancia ma di succhi di melone, pesca e pera e così via tutti preparati giornalmente con frutta fresca e succosa. Consigliatissimo per tutto!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Response from paola on Oct 5, 2017
ciao ilaria sono stata veramente contenta di conoscrvi grazie per quello che hai scritto spero che torniate presto per assaggiare ancora la mia cucina siciliana un abbraccio paola

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with beautiful interior
We experienced a very warm welcome by the very friendly owner (who unfortunately doesn't speak English very well, but makes up for it with her enthusiasm), the apartement is clean and right in the middle of the old part of Palermo. The rooms are equipped with beautiful old furnitures, The central train and bus station is a 10 minutes walk away and there are some fun bars right across the streets.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Response from p on Oct 5, 2017
grazie per tutto a presto con affetto paola

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Claudia, Winterthur, Schweiz

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel = Baustelle
Bei unserer Ankunft (16.10.14) war dieses B&B eine Baustelle, weder auf unser Klingeln, noch auf unsere Anrufe hat jemand reagiert. So mussten wir unsere Nacht in Palermo in einem anderen Hotel verbringen.

10/10 Excellent

Dr GIOVANNONI, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Remarquable. De gentillesse, et de beauté du lieu.
En déplacement professionnel d'une semaine à Palerme, qui est une ville que je commence à bien connaître, il était nécessaire que je sois bien logé, dans un lieu paisible et accueillant. L'appartement est envoutant, beau comme la maison de parents issus d'une longue tradition bourgeoise, et la propriétaire des lieux est extrêmement agréable. L'emplacement est parfait (gare à 5 mn à pied, centre historique à 10 mn, 1/4 heure). Que demander de plus ?