The loft is very beautiful and clean, 20 minutes walk to the city centre. if you want to go to the beach, it is possible, but you have take a bus to Mondello. At first we did not find it a beautifull city at all (very old and a bit dirty actually), but when you spend a couple of days in and around Palermo you get used to it and love it. The loft is a great place to spend your days (nights), very diffrent from a hotel.