My wife, my daughter and I stayed in Anna Elisabetta's lovely apartment for three nights. We did not meet Anna E, but her father and brother met us and took care of everything. The apartment is truly unique and beautifully decorated. The father, Eugenio was extremely kind and helpful. He welcomed us with a fresh loaf of bread, marmalade and cannoli.
Since it was late at night when we arrived, I asked Eugenio where I could buy some milk for coffee in the morning. He said the stores we no longer open, but he gave us a carton of his own milk! He also organized a taxi for us for the end of our stay. We needed to leave at 4:30 am for the airport, and our taxi, driven by Francesco, was prompt and reasonably priced. We certainly appreciate all that Eugenio did to make us feel welcome. The apartment is above a very lively outdoor market. It can be a little noisy, but we loved the activity and the convenience of being able to buy whatever we needed right out our door. The location is perfect for exploring most of Palermo on foot.
One problem that we encountered was the second bedroom. There was a lot of construction going on right next door and across the street. Because of the scaffolding, my daughter was not able to use her windows and that was a big negative for her. In addition, that bedroom needs some redoing. She said her bed was uncomfortable and the air conditioning leaked on our last night. If you do not plan to use the second bedroom, there is no problem.
The bathroom also needs modernizing. The sink was very slow and finally was completely blocked. When we texted Eugenio about the problem, to his credit, he IMMEDIATELY sent his son up to fix it. I do think, however that it needs a more permanent solution, because it was starting to drain very slowly again by the end of our visit.
Our hosts were very generous and helpful and made our stay very pleasant in spite of the issues.