Mondello is lovely, and has gorgeous beaches. Close by to Palermo which we did a day trip to, and would highly recommend doing a boat excursion - we found one in town which was reasonably priced at €200 for three of us.
Food was also delicious, we ate so much!!
You can get day tickets to the hotel pool which is really nice, and Mondello beach is gorgeous. Get into Palermo as well - both places come alive at night!
On the Airbnb, it felt unprepared and was missing basics which we would expect from an actual bnb, especially for the price per night and also because there is a hotel nearby with similar prices.
We needed a broomstick to sweep but this wasn’t provided. The plug sockets are out of date and didn’t fit any of our adapters which we bought so those would probably need replacing. Likewise, pictures weren’t on walls in the bedrooms, the TV didn’t work on the channels, we didn’t have wifi for a few days, and the air-conditioning unit in the terrace is dripping quite heavily so we had to put a bucket to catch the water. Although it does work well in both the living space and the bedroom. The terrace furniture is also quite wobbly.
It would have been nice if coffee, sugar and water were provided as we didn’t have time to go to the supermarket as they had closed and we arrived late due to flights being cancelled so had to go without. The water especially was an issue because the tap water isn’t drinkable.
Some information on the local area, such as nearest supermarkets, recommendations for activities, places to eat, etc. could have also been provided - previous airbnbs I have stayed in provided this and it was really helpful. Also, more than one bin would also be good. Another improvement could be putting in a full length mirror as the only mirror in the flat is in the bathroom.
The sun loungers were dirty, and some of the pillows provided made our necks sore (the ones in the main bedroom). Mattress is hard. We also could have done with another set of keys, and putting the flat number in the buzzer instead of surname would have been helpful for takeaway delivery.
The taxi fares are very expensive if you get them off an app, so best to scoot around. What we did was get a taxi from an app and then get the taxi drivers number and asked him every now and then if he would do a private trip to which he said yes. We paid around €30 to Palermo, which is a 25 minute drive, but when we got here we paid €25 for a ten minute drive as the apps allow the drivers to charge for the journey here as well as the journey to the destination.
There were also hairs in the bath when we got here.
Other than that, the stay was comfortable and we had a nice time exploring. It just felt a bit unprepared as we felt it lacked basics which we would expect from an Airbnb. Toiletries were well stocked however, plenty of shower gels, shampoos etc. Transfers were really good and good communication as well.
Overall had a good stay! Weather was perfect!