In summary: A great host and a great apartment.

Francesco was a very helpful, friendly and gracious host - not just with the apartment but he also collected us from the airport and arranged transport to the airport for our journey home. He is a very nice person and speaks very good English.

I would strongly recommend this apartment to anyone visiting Mondello. It has everything you need in terms of all basic requirements – air conditioning, washing machine, dishwasher ironing board etc.

The apartment is in a quiet residential neighbourhood but it is only an easy ten minute walk from Piazza Mondello and the public sections of the beach. Francesco also has everything you will need for the beach in the apartment – umbrella, chairs, football and so on. The bus stop to central Palermo is also close by (tickets cost just over one euro and it takes about 20 minutes). The supermarket and a very nice pasticceria / wine bar (Bar Collica) are also just around the corner. Cash machine and post office nearby too.

Regarding the terrace, the pictures do not give an accurate sense of what is it really like. It is HUGE. It seems bigger than the apartment itself. 360 degrees with views of Capo Gallo nature reserve on one side and Monte Pellegrino on the other. In the distance you can also see the sea and the Antico Stabilimento Balneare di Mondello. The terrace also has a big tiled BBQ stocked with charcoal and real wood and there is also an outdoor sink.

All doors and windows have outside shutters. All except the main door to the kitchen also have inside mosquito / insect mesh screens so you can open the windows at night if you want.

Highly recommended.