Wonderful - location excellent -10 minutes walking distance to the heart of Palermo 20 minutes to the sea (we were there at the end of October - temperature about 23C - so very comfortable). We were four couples - each of us had a comfortable, clean apartment - and met in the courtyard for breakfast - we self catered from local shops but I'm sure what Marcella offered would have been very good. We enjoyed the city very much and the Marcella's base was the perfect jumping off point (also close to the bus stop for Monreal)