lovely B@N centrally located, easy walking distance to all sites, clean and friendly, with good (but expensive) parking nearby - cannot checkin after 1 pm but they leave your keys at a nearby hotel with a phone no. in case of emergencies.

'We stayed at Residenza d'Aragona in July. The hotel is very well located, charmimg and the rooms are wonderfully spacious. We are a family of 5 and our room was 2 bedroom very confortable. One sofa bed had done its time, but overall a wonderfull stay. Nadia was there to great us as we arrived and as I approached her and said Ciao Nadia? she quickly responded and called me by name. I felt like we had been there before. We were in walking distance to everything; historical, shopping, restaurants etc. When I go back to Palermo, this is where I will come and stay.

Famiglia del Canada

My wife and i and our adult son stayed at the Residenza d'Aragona in August 2011 for the last three nights of our trip to Sicily (first seven nights in Taormina). We had two rooms conveniently located opposite each other. When i booked the rooms i mistakenly thought this was a hotel, but in fact it is a B&B that only has staff in the lobby in the morning for breakfast and of course to receive guests as they arrive. The breakfast consists of the usual rolls, ham, cheese, croissants, boiled eggs, fruit and tea/coffee which was quite adequate - get there early though as the room is quite small and gets busy. The rooms are very spacious and comfortable with efficient aircon and free wireless connectivity. There are 'Blue' parking spaces nearby where you can park but you will need to purchase the parking scratch cards from the Tobacconist nearby (Euro 0.75 per hour), also there is a private car park around the corner (Car Rental place) that offers secure parking for Euro 15 per night. I would say that the staff are friendly enough, but certainly not overly cheerful. The 'hotel' is on the Via d'Aragona just off Via Roma. It is a real backstreet, not really shown on the picture, but it seems safe enough and is well placed for a short walk to restaurants and some of the key sights - we used the hop-on hop-off bus to get an idea of where best to walk to on other days; make sure you add the trip to Monreal for the extra Euro 5 as it is a really nice place and well worth the visit. In all a good stop over B&B, but if you are staying for longer than a couple of days you may wish to opt for somewhere with more facilities.

Had a bracelet stolen from our room. Reception closes at 1 pm everyday so no one is on site to answer questions/concerns, etc. There is a black & white notebook to write your questions in & someone checks it periodically. Stayed in 3 other hotels in Italy during our trip - never had a problem like this.