Beautiful apartment in an excellent location - walking distance from the central tourist/shopping parts of Palermo while occupying an interesting area of its own with plenty of excellent places nearby to eat, drink and relax (unpretentious trattoria next door does a great budget lunch while the Pasticceria Cappello two minutes away quickly became a daily morning ritual). Parking outside the building was easy (though driving in Palermo an adventure all of its own) so if you have a car it's not difficult to get out and visit the other great places in the region (recommended if you are staying for anything more than a couple of days). The apartment itself is as others have described it - artistic, beautiful, spacious and well maintained and equipped. Luca looked after our needs for arrival and checkout perfectly and I sense he would have obliged if we'd had any further needs (we didn't). All in all, can safely recommend this as an excellent place to stay if you are considering spending any time in Palermo. Grazie mille, Francesca and Mariapia.