Wonderful space on the top floor of a several hundred year old palazzo, right in the middle of the city, minutes from most of the places you'd want to go. The roof terrace has great views of large parts of the city. The space is huge, opulent, but not necessarily fancy - don't expect a luxury hotel, but rather a window into a disappeared world.
Staying here gives you a great feel for what Palermo is actually like - with all its beauty, splendor, decay, and disorganization. There's a plaque above the entrance showing that the Palazzo was built by the great-grandfather of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, author of what is widely considered the greatest novel in Italian. Right outside the door is one of the biggest, most famous street markets in the city. Within a 10 minute's walk are places of transcendent, almost indescribable beauty and also places where it looks like the bomb damage from WWII has yet to be repaired. That's Palermo.
Andrea is a great host, very flexible and friendly and happy to answer any questions you have during the stay.