We had a very enjoyable stay in Sandro's apartment, a little oasis of calm in a busy city. Sandro was a very pleasant and helpful host and we appreciated his advice and help arranging restaurant reservations and a trip to Monreale. The apartment is really lovely and has everything you could need. It is about 45 minutes walk from the Palazzo Normanno and Cathedral however we found the local train service from Giachery, just at the end of the street from the apartment, to be the best option, with trains running every 30 mins and stopping at the Palazzo or further on the Centrale railway station. At 1.5 euros a ticket, we used it a lot and it saved a lot of walking. All in all, we had a very enjoyable week.