Sergio's apartment is beautiful, clean and about a 2 minute walk to the sandy beach of Isola Delle Femmine - just as it looks in the pictures.
Originally we were going to stay in Palermo centre, but we are so glad we chose Sergio's apartment, as it is out of the way of all the hustle and bustle but still within reaching distance of the centre and lots of amazing sights.
Sergio was an excellent host, he welcomed us on our first day and even left us some welcome gifts in the kitchen cupboards! That day we were looking around the apartment for the iron, but we couldn't find it so we text Sergio to ask where it was - the very next morning he brought round a brand new iron and ironing board. We were very grateful and quite surprised!
Sergio was easily contactable by text throughout the entirety of our stay, he gave us a very long list of sight seeing recommendations - so overall his hosting was great and we couldn't fault him, he's very friendly and welcoming.
We would definitely recommend hiring a car whilst staying here, the public transport links aren't great and Sergio's apartment is on a private road, so no problems with parking.
There are plenty of restaurants within Isola Delle Femmine and loads of others within a short driving distance. There is a small shop 50m away at the end of the road that sells necessities, there is another supermarket about a 5 minute drive away, but the best one is in the shopping mall in the next town of Capaci, only 10 minutes away.
Overall, we would 100% recommend staying in Sergio's apartment!!