We had a great stay in Silvia's apartment and felt like we were really in the heart of Palermo. The apartment is situated in amongst small streets filled with good restaurants, and it is very quick to get to the main road for shopping and the bus stop. The apartment has many thoughtful touches and Silvia has obviously gone to a lot of effort to provide everything you might need during the stay. She organised a person to pick us up from the airport, and then she met us at the apartment and spent a lot of time answering our questions and giving excellent recommendations for places to eat. The apartment itself is small and lovely. There is a small balcony which was useful for drying our washing but we did not tend to sit there as it is next to a shared space with other neighbours so is not so private. We stayed for 4 nights with our two young children and really enjoyed our stay.