Grand Hotel Et Des Palmes is an elegant Art Nouveau building, a 5-minute walk from Palermos Massimo and Politeama Theatres It has classically furnished rooms and an extensive Sicilian breakfast Rooms at Des Palmes are decorated with traditional furniture and fine fabrics Each has air conditioning, satellite TV and a minibar Breakfast is served in a luxurious hall, and includes cappuccino, almond pastries, and granita crushed ice in summer Il Gattopardo piano bar serves cocktails and Marsala dessert wine Palermo Port, where ferries depart for Cagliari and Naples, is a 10-minute walk away Palermo Cathedral is 16 km from the hotel