This is a great apartment in the center of Palermo on a quiet street with nice hosts. Cettina, the host, is very nice and above all has great style. If you are like me, and need a certain design esthetic in order to be happy, you will like this place. It is also right in the middle of everything, but without the noise. Vucciria, party central, is about five minutes on foot. Teatro Massimo, a central meeting spot and in the heart of the tourist area is also 5 minutes on foot. The hosts are busy people but were so nice to me and even invited me to dinner and a couple of other things, as I was there for three months. Cettina’s husband and kids are really sweet too!
The wifi was perfect. I even taught on Zoom regularly while there. The air conditioning also worked great.
There is also a nice view of the back of a cathedral from one of the bedrooms.
Downsides- the kitchen has just two electric burners, a microwave and a fridge. It was ok for me but if you like to cook it can be a little frustrating. There is no elevator so hauling luggage up and down four flights is a lot and maybe even a little dangerous - but on the upside I developed some great leg muscles! The bed is just so/so, not very comfortable but not bad. I was there for three months and it didn’t hurt my back. The bed in the second bedroom is very narrow and pretty hard. It’s more of a daybed. I took naps there but couldn’t sleep all night on it. There are little glitches in the apartment, like pretty much every place in Italy, but overall it was a great stay and I can’t wait to ho back to Palermo.