The place has been entirely renovated and fully equipped. The space is sunny, shower pressure is strong, beds are comfy and supportive. However, in a five-day stay I had only one proper night of sleep! Before booking the place, I specifically asked Fernando whether it was quiet. He assured it was super quiet. Fernando owns the entire building, and converted it into a few apartments. Yet two days after I arrived (high season), construction works started in the building. Workers hired by Fernando tore down walls as of 7am. I could not sleep early either. There is an informal bar under the apartment, which goes on until two or three am. While the double pane windows make a good job isolating the noise from the street, it is not complete. Lots of noise also come through the bathroom ventilation system. For three nights, I could sleep only five hours! In addition, the air-conditioning did not work the night I arrived. It was summer in Palermo. WiFi worked only on a little corner of the bathroom! Fernando blamed the workers for the noise (!) and the communications company for the WiFi. It did not occur to him to offer a portable wifi device, as other hosts with similar issues do in Sicily. The place is centrally located. At night, however, the front door is where the drug dealers do their business, and you might feel a bit uncomfortable being harassed by them every time you leave or enter the building.