Francesco's place is AMAZING!!Can't beat the location as it is right in the middle of historic Palermo along Via Maqueda!! 2 minutes walk to Quattro Canti, Fontana Pretoria and the most beautiful Baroque church in Palermo the Chiesa di Santa Caterina which took 10 years to refurbish and opened recently to the public in 2017. Teatro Massimo is 10 minutes walk and if you join the highly recommended Palermo Street Food Walking Tour with Streaty, this is also the meeting place which is very convenient if you stay in Francesco's place.
As frequent visitors to Italy but our first time in Palermo, we love taking the train and you can't beat the apartment's location to the train station. It's about 10-15 minutes walk depending on your luggage which for me is the best option.
Although we didn't get to meet Francesco personally as our schedules didn't coincide due to a delayed flight from Rome, Francesco made it easy for us to facilitate self check in with a lock box in the entrance with detailed instructions.
The apartment is as advertised. Very new, spotlessly clean, A/C was cold and breakfast food was well stocked. Francesco came later to bring more breakfast staples like fresh milk, orange juice, grapes & cookies which was a very nice gesture. I'm a coffee person and there was a whole box of Nespresso capsules!!!
Francesco was also very easy to communicate with and he was very helpful in answering a few queries about buying coral jewelry in Palermo.
Palermo is a beautiful city and staying in this beautiful apartment made it more memorable for me & my husband. It was so easy to get around and after a whole day of exploring the city, it was always a welcome respite to come home to Francesco's beautiful apartment. Highly recommended!!!