Cristal Palace Hotel is located in the centre of Palermo and is the ideal accommodation to visit the city. It has been entirely renovated in 2008 and, thanks to its elegant minimalist style and its meeting room, the hotel is suited to both business and leisure clients. Rooms The Hotel has 87 rooms: 26 single rooms, 56 double rooms, 1 superior room and 4 for disabled guests; 2 with a balcony; 8 with bath and 79 with a shower. All rooms have private bathroom and are equipped with every kind of comfort: satellite TV, telephone, minibar and centralised air conditioning/heating, hair dryer, courtesy linen and correspondence set. The superior room has Jacuzzi tab. Restaurant The Restaurant of Cristal Palace Hotel offers to guests a wide selection of traditional Sicilian and Italian dishes. This is the schedule: 1. Breakfast h. 07,00 a.m. - h. 10,00 a.m. 2. Lunch h. 12,30 p.m. - h. 02,30 p.m. 3. Dinner h. 07,30 p.m. - h. 09,30 p.m. Buffet breakfast includes: croissant, plum cake, typical biscuits, crackers, butter and different kind of jam, rusks, fresh bread, pies, yoghurt, fruits in syrup, ham, cold cuts, cheese, cereals, boiled eggs, chocolate, American coffee and espresso, fruit juice, milk, tea. For individuals, lunch and dinner are served in the Restaurant. You can choose among four menus that include: • Main dish; • Sides and meat or fish dish; • Dessert. For groups, meals are served with fixed menu • Main dish; • Sides and meat or fish dish; • Fruit or dessert The Restaurant is air conditioned. Meeting & Congress The hotel has 1 small conference room provided with modern equipment. Technical equipment free of charge: - electric screen; - flip chart; - sound system; - fixed microphones; - hospitality desk; Technical equipment and services to charge: - OHP (free of charge in meeting offers); - personal computer; -laser pointer; - slide projector (Carusel); - video beamer; - Dolby surround DVD player; - technical assistance; - hostess; POST-CONGRESS SERVICES : - gala evenings; - piano-bar; - cabaret performances; - Opera dei Pupi performances; - folk groups. SERVICES: The Bar Hall is open everyday from h. 04,00 p.m. to 11,00 p.m. OTHER SERVICES: • INTERNET: some rooms are equipped for the connection to internet. Wi-Fi connection in common areas • SAFETY BOX: available, free of charge, at the Reception. • PORTAGE: free of charge for individuals, on request and to charge for groups. • PARKING: private garage guarded to charge far 100 metres. • TRANSFERS: Transfers on request; Bus stop from and to the airport “ Falcone Borsellino” Palermo, at 300 metres from Hotel. • TAXI taxi rank at about 10 metres • CAR RENTAL offices of the most important companies are near the Hotel. Palermo & surroundings Palermo is the noblest Sicilian city. Its rich history is featured by the different and conflicting civilisations that have determined the different aspects of the town: the rich Arab city made of gorgeous buildings and luxuriant tropical gardens, the cultured and refined city of Frederick II, the baroque city or the liberty and elegant one. In the historical and artistic city centre you can find the most important evidences of these cultures: the Cathedral, the Royal Palace and the Cappella Palatina, “S. Giovanni degli Eremiti” and the “Martorana “church, the “Politeama” and “Massimo” Theatres. The history - related gastronomic traditions are characterised by a rich, fragrant and original taste. Nearby Palermo you can find part of the great heritage of the Island. From the beautiful Monreale with the precious Cathedral Mosaic and the seventeenth century Cloister to the Solanto Castle and the little town of Santa Flavia (15 km. far from Palermo); from the Solunto archaeological park, one of the main Punic city of Sicily, to the beautiful eighteenth – century villas of Bagheria. Furthermore the marvellous “Capo Zafferano” gulf and the “Scoglio della Formica”, the ideal place for underwater fishing lovers.