Maria's place is in a good location, with all bars and restaurants in the historic centre within walking distance. The train and airport bus is also within a 5 minute walk.
The apartment is also comfortable and stylish.
Maria allowed us to check in a couple of hours early, despite us booking on the morning that we wanted to arrive. She also allowed us to check out late as we had an evening flight, which was hugely appreciated! She was also very helpful in directing us to the apartment when we arrived in Palermo.
Unfortunately whilst we were there the boiler broke, and wasn't possible to fix, given that Maria wasn't in the city (and it was a weekend). This was a shame because Palermo is a hot city, and we had a day at Cefalu beach, so a shower would have been nice. Maria was quick to respond and did immediately send her family round to have a look, but unfortunately it remained broken. There wasn't much more Maria could have done - we were just unlucky!
In addition the wifi is on an unsecured network, and the signal wasn't very strong so we mainly stuck to our 4g.
In other circumstances this would have been a fantastic place to stay, but we were unlucky as described above!