Manlio was the perfect host: friendly, accessible and with helpful recommendations. The room was very spacious and very clean, and the B&B is situated just 2mins walking from the centre of the old town.

Stayed in May 2024

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The location was perfect. Close to everything but a nice quiet street. Also our host Manlio provided a great breakfast everyday as well as some great recommendations.

Stayed in April 2024

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Very comfortable old house, very traditional style, with very modern amenities. It was delightful!

Stayed in April 2024

Very helpfull host, excellent breakfast, location very central in an old palazzo and ideal for exploring the city

Stayed in March 2024

I have nothing to complain about

Great location, easy to reach from the airport but still central. As a solo traveller I felt safe, also when walking home at night. Manlio is a great host, always up for a chat and with great tips to make the best out of your time in Palermo. Breakfast is delicious, healthy and very abundant . Super helpful to be able to leave the luggage at the property after checking out with a very easy system to get it back when it’s time to leave.

Stayed in March 2024

A historic building in a convenient location not far from the train and bus terminals. Breakfast included many options including a fresh fruit salad. Manlio is a great host.

Stayed in November 2023

A beautiful apartment managed like an old style hospitable B&B - you get a bed and breakfast - truly family run. Clean, quirky, has everything you need, a kind host gives great recommendations around the city and will help with taxi arrangements. It is quiet but within easy walking distance of everything. Will stay here again!

Stayed in October 2023

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Everything was amazing. Very beautiful and clean apartment. We felt absolutely comfortable. Apartment host — Manlio — was very friendly and nice to us. He told us everything we needed to know about the city, food and beaches. It was cute that he made us breakfast himself, we felt there like home. We 100% recommend staying at this place. If we ever visit Palermo again, we will come back here!

Stayed in October 2023

We loved our stay and felt very welcomed and just like at home from the beginning. Manilo was super attentive and gave us great tips where to go and what to see in Palermo and Sicily. The location of his apartment is very central yet quite calm during the night for Palermo standards since it's located in a side street. As many of the Sicilian houses, it is not the prettiest on the outside, but once you enter you are in the real palace :) If you like slow travel, history and family guesthouses, do not look elsewhere and book this one!

Stayed in October 2023

'Balcony' was actually a walkway to someone else's apartment

Large room, friendly host, good location

Stayed in September 2023

Wonderful B&B with walking distance to all main sightseeing highlights. The hosts Manlio and Manuela were very friendly and helpful with great insider tips. Definitely worth recommending.

Stayed in August 2023

Main exit to street had an "unusual" issue opening the door....a neighbour helped out but a fail safe exit button would be good.

Great location with characterful rooms and generous breakfast. Friendly host with useful local information. Various nice touches around the communal areas. Central location is ideal and close to the station re airport access.

Stayed in September 2023

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Really great location. Felt privileged to stay where one family has lived for so many years. Manlio is on hand to help, provide advice and provide great coffee & breakfast. The decor is charming and everything Palermo has to offer is on yr doorstep.

Stayed in September 2023

Great host, original, 1700 Palazzo cosy place.in the ciy center. Close to Vuciria, railway-bus main station, shops, including Lidl. Walking distance everywhere.

Stayed in July 2023

The accommodation was easy to get to and perfectly placed for exploring old town Palermo. We stayed for a week and were very happy to have done so. The owners were very welcoming and provided useful information on places to see, eat and drink. Rooms were comfortable, breakfast was delicious every morning, and Manilo keeps the place spotless. There are 70 steps to the door of the apartments, but it's worth it because once you've made it that far you enter an oasis of calm in the heart of the old city. Stepping out from the accommodation you find yourself on Via Divisi, with Via Roma to your right and Via Maqueda to the left, both bustling streets with plenty to offer. On our first evening the owners suggested crossing Via Roma and walking down Via Divisi towards (pedestrianised) Via Vittorio Emmanuele and that one piece of advice led us to what turned out to be our favourite area for wining and dining. We loved Palermo. We loved the accommodation, and we would return in a heartbeat.

Stayed in August 2023

I have never felt so at home in a B&B in my life. Beautiful room with a lovely view from the little balcony. Absolutely dreamy. Location is excellent and the host incredibly friendly and helpful. Can't wait to return!

Stayed in July 2023

For us, everything was perfect. Nothing we did not like.

We absolutely loved the location. As we approached the address we were wondering what was in store for us. We passed several bicycle shops (hence the name) in the locale along this street. But as we entered the street door into the enclosed courtyard... wow! History! A great building with plenty of history. We were met by a wonderful man, who apologised for his very fluent English. We apologised to him for our lack of Italian! He had a great sense of pride in the city, history and the building. He explained to us where to go, where to try, etc. Always spot on for us. There are two rooms in his building that he has guests in. We had the bedroom with separate bathroom; both spacious and lovely and clean. The other is en-suite. We had a small balcony to look out onto the street. The bed was very comfortable, and the bathroom was great. Continental Breakfast was prepared for us as we were there by the host and there was a great selection of fruits, freshly bought pastries, breads, ham, cheese, yogurts, fruit juice. Best of all, the coffee he made us. There was one other guest whom we sat with at the one table in the kitchen area. Some people may like their privacy but we were all happy to chat away and share experiences, etc. The location was very central to where we needed to be as we walked everywhere. It was also a short walk from the railway station; ideal for getting there from the airport, and leaving towards Catania a few days later. All very walkable (certainly for us as 56 plus year olds) A lot of time has gone into making the place so homely with lots of fascinating decor. May not appeal to some people, but we loved it and would definitely stay there again.

Stayed in May 2023

nothing - I had a great stay

The location was perfect and my room was enormous with a great air conditioning unit. The breakfast was phenomenal and Manlio was such a lovely host. I had a perfect stay and would recommend this bed and breakfast to anyone in Palermo!

Stayed in May 2023

Bit of a nuisance having the private bathroom separated from the room, but it was a lovely, large bathroom with all the facilities we needed.

The location was perfect - near all the main sights and the railway station. Excellent breakfast - huge filled croissants and fresh fruit/jams - unfortunately we were unable to take breakfast every day due to early starts, but Manlio left some food for us to take on those days. Manlio was very helpful when we arrived and in answering questions via WhatsApp during our stay.

Stayed in May 2023

palazzo like incredible building (1700) with modern finishes in central location at a great price with a gracious, communicative host.

Stayed in May 2023

All great.

Loved my stay at La Via delle Biciclette. My triple room was the one pictured, large, very clean, and had the en suite bathroom with expectedly small shower. The only other room has a private bathroom down a hallway. Breakfast was lovely with fresh squeezed orange juice, fruit, pastries, yoghurt, musli, and cold cuts with toast offered. And cappuccino. Manlio was very helpful with advice about sights and restaurants. Know that to enjoy this unique place you must climb about 64 steps; there is no lift. And you must arrange a time to meet Manlio at the outside door to be let in, so very late or early morning arrival could be challenging.

Stayed in May 2023

Lots of stairs, but then it was a palazzo built in 1700.

Brilliant breakfast, fresh fruit salad, host squeezed the fresh orange juice himself, and the fresh pastries! Location in old Palermo excellent, and great recommendations by host for sights and restaurants..

Stayed in May 2023

Lots of steps to the room, with no railing. Not great for the unfit or with heavy luggage. Although the owner was super helpful in bringing the bags up.

Charming and accessible BnB close to the train station and the sights and sounds of Palermo. The room was cosy and comfortable, the bathroom was lovely and spacious, and the breakfast was outstanding.

Stayed in April 2023

Everything was good

The apartments in the old town, 7-minute walk from the Central Station . It was very convenient for me because I came to Palermo from Catania by bus. The location is quiet, there are no bars and cafes near the house but great places can be reached in 2-3 minutes. The apartments are perfectly clean. The rooms and all areas are decorated in very good taste. This place is a real pleasure to stay in. The breakfast is excellent. And most importantly, the wonderful host Manlio, who told me a lot about Sicily and gave great recommendations for museums, interesting places in the city and cafes.

Stayed in March 2023