The apartment has everything you would need for your holiday. There isn’t a microwave, but you have a hob, an oven and a washing machine. The bedroom is quiet so you should sleep well. The living room, kitchen, bathroom and the first terrace are at the top of a flight of stairs. The bedroom and sun terrace are up a second flight.
Via Carbone is at first glance a bit nondescript, but don’t be fooled. Within a few hundred metres you have 5 restaurants. We tried 3 – Testa Verde (remarkably cheap, good Sicilian street food), La Cantinetta (a more upmarket enoteca but still good value) and Badalamenti Cucina e Bottega, more expensive but which we really liked. You will need to book the last 2, particularly the weekends.
There is a Conad supermarket not far away, and bakers and a pharmacy on your doorstep. There are 2 ATMs and a Post Office.

The beach is 15 – 20 minute walk away (ask about the Belgian connection!). The bus-stop for the 806 to Palermo centre is on the right as you near the Mondello Palace hotel, on the route to the beach. You can buy tickets at the newspaper kiosk you pass on the way; it’s cheaper than on the bus. The buses run every 10 minutes during the week and on Saturdays. I’m not sure about the frequency on Sunday. The journey takes about 30 minutes.
You can walk along the seafront to get to the main part of Mondello and its restaurants & bars (and another supermarket), but there is a quieter road behind the apartment that is a good shortcut. It’s called via Apollo, via Pazienza, and via Mondello at various points along the way. Via Apollo has a market on Thursday mornings.
Nino helped make our stay in Mondello one we will remember. He was there to welcome us, explained everything about the apartment, told us what we could see and do, recommended places to eat, and even booked the taxi to take us back to the airport at the end of our stay. Thanks Nino!