I stayed with Maria in Palermo and it was an awesome stay! Maria made sure, that I enjoyed my stay in Palermo. She gave me a lot of tips for Palermo and the regional food. Maria was really heartwarming and made me breakfast everyday and sometimes even had breakfast with me. I would definetly recommend everybody to stay at Maria's home.
The only bad thing was, that I took busses to get to the city center and back, and their are not so reliable - but that's not Maria's fault! :)