I had an amazing stay at Fabrizio’s place. Everything was perfect and according to what was advertized. The apartment is located in the centre of Palermo, which is surrounded by bars, restaurants, places to shop as well. When i arrived in Palermo, the heat was buzzing like crazy so the cool airconditioning and strong showers really helped a lot!
I have to personally mention one of his staff, Simona. She speaks good english and went out of her way to helped me.
This is going to be an adventure story, so here it goes; 1 day before my flight i needed to take a PCR test in order to fly back home to the Netherlands. I woke up in the morning at 7 because Simona told me that there was a clinic next to the apartment that was open early. So, i went there but it turns out that it was closed because of holiday. without any further due, i searched on google for test places and went with a scooter to more than 5 places.
Apparently, all of these places are either full or closed because turns out that it was a national holiday i believe that day. Out of the blue i had to call Simona for an advice, and she gave a lot of calls to some places, and finally she told me that there is a hospital near the central station where i can take my test. I was relieved that i finally found a spot to take the test after searching for hours. Finally, i arrived at the hospital and realizing that nobody spoke any English at all, and i tried asking even doctors there, where can i get the Pcr test? Do you speak english? these were just the questions i asked. I had to give Simona another call just to help me communicate with the doctors in Italian. I was a bit shocked that after the talks, simona told me on the phone that they cannot do covid test for tourists, so she told me to wait and she will give me a call back in 10 minutes.
As time goes by, Simona finally called me back and she said that i am able to take the test! Turns out that she made a booking directly with one of the doctors in the labatory, and within 5 minutes i had my test done. Finally, after all the adventure, i have my test result and now back home here in the Netherlands.
It might be a really long review but i would like to personally mention my gratitude and appreciation towards Simona for exceeding her line of work and her desire to help the guests! All 5 star in my ratings and i’m sure, i will be back in this apartment to stay for my next visit in Palermo with my girlfriend.
Grazie! Ciao!