This house is exceptional!
I am so happy we booked a stay at this beautiful penthouse apartment! The sunrise view is absolutely breathtaking and my daughter and I loved waking up early to take pictures and watch the sunrise. My husband loved having his morning coffee on the large balcony with an expansive sea view that is beautiful and calming.
The house/apartment is approx a 20-30 minute drive from Palermo and a 10 minute drive from Mondello Beach. At first, I thought we might be too far outside the city and that we might miss all the "action", but when we saw the chaos of Palermo and the challenge of driving in Palermo traffic, we were actually quite thankful for the peace and solitude of the hillside location.
The house is very well-appointed with everything you need. There are two nice-sized bedrooms - one with a straight-on view of the beautiful sea, and the other with a gorgeous side view of the sea and the sunrise each morning. The beds are firm but comfortable and the sheets, comforters, pillows, and towels are all freshly cleaned, pressed, and feel nice. The bathroom and kitchen are both renovated and modern and in perfect condition. The kitchen has pots, pans, salt, oil, and all the basics that you would need to cook a full meal. Our hosts generously stocked the refrigerator with water, milk, yogurt, butter and some supplies for breakfast the next day.
Speaking of our hosts, I cannot say enough good things about Sylvia and Favio. They are not only great communicators (in English, Italian or German!) but they just went above and beyond anything we could have imagined! They helped us search and make appointments for Covid tests, even on short notice when Italy and our home country both changed their Covid entry rules. When I asked where my teenagers might like to go shopping, Sylvia sent several links to stores that my teens adored! When I asked about activities that would be open on Christmas Day, Favio called around to find out what would be open and where we could go. They also found us spas to use, activities to do, and restaurants to go to. They answered all our questions very quickly and made calls for us anytime we needed additional information. When the type of coffee machine that we thought we would find at the house was not there, they immediately brought one to us (and maybe even went out and bought it) the next day! Finally, when we went to the pharmacy to have our rapid Covid tests a few hours before our departure, Sylvia and Fabio both showed up there, just to help translate the forms and make sure that there was absolutely NO problem with us getting our tests and making our plane on time. Honestly, I could not have asked for better hosts or a better place to stay!