I stayed in three different hotels during my Italy trip, and this was by far the best value among them. The room was clean and spacious. The bathroom looked new and well-maintained. The lobby was large, open, and comfortable, and the folks at the front desk were courteous and willing to help. The complimentary breakfast was varied and tasty.

The hotel is on the sea front a mile from the railway station on the road east out of town and is a little out of the town centre. The hotel is seemingly very new as they still are in the process of developing the conference centre. The rooms themselves were very spacious and the breakfast was enjoyable. The outdoor pool on the roof was manned with a lifeguard and everything was very clean and well organised.

We spent four nights at San Paolo. This hotel provided a welcome respite from the chaotic city centre of Palermo. Our 11th floor room had a view of the sea, and the view from the rooftop swimming pool is spectacular, with the sea in front and the mountains behind.
Our room was spacious, with a security safe and a well-stocked mini-bar.
San Paolo is about a 20-minute walk from the old town – admittedly not for the faint-hearted after dark. The hotel provides a shuttle to and from Piazza Politeama in the modern part of the city every hour, until 8 p.m. There is a regular bus service passing by that goes to the central station.
The hotel has a well-equipped gym. The drinks are reasonable in the bar, and the bar staff were very friendly. The breakfast was excellent, with an unlimited selection of fruit, yogurt, cold meats, cheese, scrambled eggs, cereals, pastries and bread.
Taxis from the city centre are expensive: 15 to 20 euro, even though it is only about 1.5 km. There are two very good restaurants near the hotel, where we had dinner on two nights.
I would definitely recommend this hotel for anyone visiting Palermo during the summer, as the pool provides a welcome place of rest after a day’s sightseeing.

If you have a chance to avoid this place - do so!

We paid € 110 per night, found a hotel in shabby 80ies style, with a literally rotten bath mat in the room and extremely unhelpful staff at the reception desk (they are unable/unwilling to explain something on the map, ask questions like "What is your problem" when guests ask details about the invoice etc.).

This hotel is clearly not worth the money they charge.