Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Andrea Il pirata hotel and restaurant

Cinisi, near Palermo airport.

11 min (11 km)

For the best route in current traffic visit https://maps.app.goo.gl/fMompTCH1kJda79d7

This hotel was very cheap to book yet amazing. Friendly staff and great quality food at the restaurant. Unfortunately they didn't have chamomile available nor gluten free options for breakfast and the breakfast options were very limited but you can't blame them since they're not very busy. The airport doesn't have a straight road to them so they're not in a popular position but it's by far the closest to the airport overall and a few minutes walk from the nice beach.

The whole building is pristine clean and you get the usual soaps and towel service as well as normal tv. There's no phone or room service in the rooms but they're all you need for a short stay.

Overall I would definitely book here again and it's possible to request the right breakfast if emailing them in advance.

Airport shuttle service available for €30 euros and needs to be pre booked by emailing the hotel.

The beach nearby is a bit bare in winter and rubbish doesn't get cleaned as often as you would like but it's nice nonetheless with a really nice view.

A bar (cafés are called bar in Italian) is available near the beach but they didn't have any gluten free options there either aside from the crisps and no ice creams in winter.

Palermo airport assistance

 Recently I went home for Christmas and went through Palermo as it was the easiest way given the plane times. As usual since I injured my back I had to book assistance and I was positively impressed with the friendliness and professionalism. Not so much impressed with how dirty the elevator to the plane was but that's not the assistance staff's fault. 

Overall highly recommend.