Barbara was a great host. She was very attentive responding to any email and being very helpful. The apartment is in a great location. Very close to all of what Palermo has to offer while also off the beaten path and not a loud area. I'd say the very small drawbacks to the apartment is the deck gets no sunlight, the shower can only get warm (Barbara told me they are fixing this), and that there are some strange noises that come from the building itself. I think because it's old the elevator makes a lot of noise when in use and people using the old keys to get in and out of the apartments. However no gamebreakers. Would stay again as long as Barbara is in charge as she is just very attentive and informative. Which is really nice to have.