Mabel and her husband were great hosts and were excellent with communication from the moment we enquired about the apartment until the moment we checked out. The apartment itself was very clean and perfect for a few nights stay in the city. The location in Palermo is good but it is a little on the outskirts of the action - it would have been nicer to be a little closer to Plaza Serrano which is the "heart" of the neighbourhood.

The main issue we had was noise as the bedroom is on the front side of the building (street side). The street is on a bus route which starts around sunrise and finishes around midnight. Whilst the sound of cars is OK, when the bus passes the apartment the whole window shakes and it disturbed our sleep quite badly, almost every night. We had a storm one night and the same happened whenever there was thunder - the sound insulation is really not good. There is also no air conditioning system in the room which may have helped to "drown out" the noise.

If you're not affected by noise though it's a great choice for a short stay to explore the city.