Lovely time spent in riccardos place. His dad was there to meet us right on time and riccardo was perfect at answering our queries by text before the trip. They also provided a few basics like soap and shampoo in the shower and coffee and water in the kitchen. The neighbourhood seemed a little down at heel on first impression but turned out to be a perfect place to stay with lots of little local shops and trattorias perfect for picking up provisions or if you didn't want to make the trek into town for dinner- and at the other end of the road the bus to mondello and kiosk for buying tickets. Internet was a little patchy as others have said but we managed okay- I'd recommend perhaps being a little better prepared than we were in terms of maps and itineraries as this wasn't provided. We found this website http://secretsicily.org/2015/06/06/top-15-things-to-do-in-palermo/ amazing for pointing out local places to go- especially for aperitivos. The only other thing is that if like my sister and I you are susceptible to mozzies make sure you come fore-armed and shut the windows when you get there! Even if you come in November like us!!! All in all a great trip though. Thanks