Rosanna’s lovely apartment is an oasis of calm and modern design is Palermo. The apartment is very much like the photos, in fact it’s better once you are inside and can appreciate all the love and attention she has put into it.

We have stayed in over 35 AirBnB apartments around the world, and Rossana’s is by far the best. You access the flat by passing through a nondescript door and climbing one small flight of stairs to a little open space. Once inside the apartment, you have three full floors of living space to relax in and enjoy. We appreciated the fact the the main bedroom is on the entry level so we didn’t have to carry our luggage up any additional stairs.

There are two full bathrooms with beautiful shower stalls and all the amenities one hopes to have for a comfortable stay. The internet is super fast and we managed to find an English TV channel that shows American crime dramas. We don’t really like to stay out too late in big cities, so we were happy to watch old episodes of Law and Order.

Rossana doesn’t speak much English, and our Italian is even worse, but we had no trouble communicating with her through text messages and emails. I suspect she was using Google Translate, just like we were. We were very glad that we had a local phone SIM card for Italy so we could communicate easily with most people in Sicily.

We enjoyed our three full days in Palermo and if we are ever back, we can only hope that Rossana still offers her enchanting home for foreign guests to enjoy.