This is a fantastic apartment in a fabulous location. It seriously made us want to move here. We are a family of four including two young children and still didn't feel squeezed for space. The apartment is well thought-through, expertly furnished and decorated with flair and imagination. (It's a rare case where the actual spaces are even better than the photos.) The kitchen is simple but well-equipped, the beds comfortable, the bath modern.

We love Palermo's La Kalsa quarter and were happy to get to know it even better. The nearby parks and cafes are wonderful, the markets and pasticcheria, too. If we return to the city (and I hope we do), we would definitely want to stay here again. Fabio even drove us to the airport on our departure, and despite our early Saturday morning flight out.

The only sore spot during our stay was a strange incident on our last night. Late in the evening, towards midnight, we heard what sounded like a group of people hauling heavy objects about in the alleyway and street. They even buzzed on our door near 2 a.m. Eventually they revved up their motorcycles and roared off. We weren't sure what the ruckus was about. We certainly didn't peep outside to check. At the very least we felt fairly safe behind the custom-made, high-security steel doors of our apartment and apartment building - thank goodness for these. In the end, though, this was probably a one-off incident.

All in all, thank you, Fabio, for a wonderful stay. We look forward to returning some day.