For the price, my expectations were significantly more modest, but I was very pleasantly surprised. First, despite arriving at 5am (the red-eye landed at 4am), the night watch, while initially scrambling a bit to figure it out, found my reservation, which was set aside, and showed me to my room. Room was renovated with a fresh feel, spotless, and extraordinarily spacious. Location a bit outside of Palermo, but you're there within a 5-min walk. Breakfast is 2-3 scrumptious medialunas (croissants) on the door handle at 8am + make your own coffee in the room. Good enough in my book. For me, hotels are only for sleep, shower/bathroom and headquarters for the out-and-about, not for wasting time and more money on superfluous amenities. Pop Hotel was all that and then some.