Francesco is a great host. He was really active in our stay (but not intruding at all!), asking us if everything's alright and recommending restaurants - which were AMAZING!
Unfortunately, Palermo is not such a rich city, as the North of Italy is. It is chaotic and it's not that clean. During our first day, we felt a bit contracted by this cultural shock, but after the second day, we relaxed and there was no point we felt unsafe - specially near our apartment. But Francesco's place was a nice escape from the dynamic Palermo. The place is clean and quiet, but also gives a glimpse of how locals live.
Read a review saying that the bed is noisy. We did notice it during the second or third night, but it didn't disturb our sleep.
The flat is really spacious, it is clean and has 2 balconies - we loved sitting on the balcony to observe the local atmosphere while we were there.
Loved that the bathroom was really clean - I'm a bit obsessed with this.
Definitely recommending this place!