We stayed at Giancarlo's apartment building in November. It's located right next to the port and is a very short walk to the ferries to Favignana and the other Aegadian islands.
The apartment is large and has new modern furniture and a large balcony. It's got a modern look and was surprisingly large and well-kept.
It would be a great place to stay in the summer with lots of light, air conditioning and a good breeze coming in off the water.
It's a close drive to some.nearby sights, short walk to a kids park, very close to the water and is not far from supermarkets and a large pizzeria.
There is no off the street parking, only on the street parking, but parking is not hard to come by. However, the area can get busy in the evening and 2 nights a week there is no overnight parking on the surrounding streets. You may have to park a few blocks away.
Giancarlo communicated with us quickly and the check in process was very easy. It's a very nice apartment.
Only drawbacks were:
There is NO wifi. This might be a huge drawback for you if that's important.
The hallways can smell.like cigarette smoke during the day. The office door on the bottom floor is open all day and they smoke in the office so it smells in the hallways-- so keep your door closed during the day.
Minor things: the bidet's water pressure wasn't very high and it dribbled out water in a way that made it not very functional.
Also, many of our hosts in Sicily made sure to leave us with a stocked kitchen, with water, coffee, salt, pepper, cooking oil and some other basics including fresh fruit and even milk. This place had only water in the fridge which is okay, but don't expect much. This is just an apartment, it's not like a home with a host who lives downstairs.