Valentina was an excellent host. She was friendly, answered all of our questions quickly, and had the apartment very neat and tidy for us when we arrived. The apartment is in an excellent location for exploring Palermo on foot. The neighborhood is noisy (so is all of Palermo) but inside the apartment it is pretty quiet. The only thing to be aware of in this apartment is the ceilings are pretty low in the bathroom & bedroom, so if you are tall you may be ducking a lot.