Beautiful apartment. The whole place was decorated impeccably. The balcony was lovey with a view of the picturesque street. The host was attentive, checked in with us to make sure we got in ok, even left us robes to use.
The parking is tricky because this apartment is surrounded by very busy pedestrian areas so it is necessary to arrive and park early, but there is parking right outside on the narrow side street.
The building that the apartment is located in is old, and In need of much repair, but that is typical of Palermo. I would say it is overall rundown as a building even though the apartment was modern and fresh.
The neighbors were extremely loud and one of the neighbors was screaming on his phone at 6am in the hallway. You can hear everything in the hall—people going up and down the stairs, talking, and especially people yelling at 6am.
Since this is located between two busy blocks there were loud partiers passing by at night around midnight. This happened twice in the night. Screaming, carrying on, etc. woke us up. Highly recommend a noise cancelling app on your phone.
We did have an issue with the hot water tank leaking and the water not getting warm and only staying mildly warm for about a minute. So we took cold showers.
The host was very kind, but between the noise and the shower issue, it was frustrating. We went during off season and paid more for this place than a hotel due to the location but I don’t think it was entirely with it.