Very very nice apartment. Very roomy, very light. The house seems to be situated in a hill in the city, you have an awesome view over the city from the (btw awesome + huge) balcony. There is air conditioning which was very welcome in our extremely hot week in Palermo. The internet is O. K., maybe enough for YouTube streaming in low quality. I'd recommend to buy a SIM-card with a few gigs, 3G internet is good in the city and prices are fair (we had TIM - works well in the apartment). The area around the apartment is ok. It is not too clean (but the apartment is - couldn't be cleaner!), but your not going to find any really clean corner in the city of Palermo anyway. There are shops and restaurants in a reachable distance, Palermo is not that big. The central station is a 5 minute, which is very useful for bus trips to Mondello beach or train tours all over Sicily. I would always come back, this apartment is awesome.