The apartment is amazing. If you want to have an authentic stay in Palermo it doesn't get any better than this! Faded grandeur in an old mansion house with Rococo decoration above a thriving local market. Yes it is noisy and yes there is a smell of fish coming in the windows but it's not that bad and at the end of a long day of exploring even my husband who is a very light sleeper managed to get enough sleep. This was so much more memorable than a sterile modern apartment!