The apartment is great, perfectly positioned for a gentle, 10 minute stroll into the centre of the old town, near the stunning norman-arab Palermo Cathedral and many other amazing sites of interest. Convenient shops and cafes nearby - amazing Pasticceria Cappelli down the road, ice cream parlour opposite, decent bread shop 1 minute away, excellent pizzeria 30 seconds away, street food 1 minute away. Lovely gardens nearby too, plus bus to Monreale (not to be missed) 2 minutes away in Piazza Independenza. Really nice little apartment, clean, lovely patio that has shade all day.
My flight was delayed by several hours, which must have been very inconvenient for her, but Valentina was waiting patiently for me at the apartment to hand over the keys and brief me.