Sandro's home was the perfect place to explore Palermo from. I travelled alone with my two sons aged three and five. Sandro had his home perfectly clean and was there to greet us when we arrived from the airport. He had advised us to hire a car, which was helpful as public transport looked a bit haphazard. Parking very easy outside the apartment building. On greeting us Sandro showed us around the apartment which has two double bedrooms, and a smaller single room off the main bedroom. There are two terraces, the back one is lovely to have breakfast in. The only thing I found tricky was that there is no washing machine and palermo does not have a launderette where you can wash your own clothes etc. This was hard going with two little ones and hand luggage only, but should not stop you as I managed to hand wash and the clothes dried quickly on the terrace.
The area itself is around 30 mins to the airport, 7 min drive from the old town, and there are lots of little shops and restaurants nearby. We loved the nearby pollo e pizzeria on via Alberto rallo where you could get a rotisserie chicken, huge pizza, small bread rolls stuffed with cheese, chips and a bottle of coke for €15. That fed us for two evenings.
Sandro was great in advising us about what to do, the botanical gardens, the beaches and where to go in the old town. I am so pleased we stayed at Sandro's home for our trip, and recommend it highly. We are completely in love with Sicily and you will be too!