Mario and Simona’s place is in a great central location, within walking distance of all of the major sights and just a short bus or train ride away from some others and has all of the basics you could need, including a very comfortable bed. Lidl is literally 2 mins walk for all of your essentials, but if you like fresh fruit and veg, we would recommend Ballaro market, just a 5 minute walk away and a wonderful place to do some people watching. I heard somewhere that the public transport is really bad, please don’t take any notice of this. We found it to be very reliable, and the most reasonable way to get around apart from walking. Like most cities, Palermo is busy and noisy, don’t come hear if what you are looking for is peace and quiet. Sicillians are very passionate about everything, and can appear to be very loud, but that is just how it is. We had a couple of tiny issues which were sorted in about 15 minutes of being reported, we were very impressed. We also went to a football match at Palermo FC. WOW! What an experience. We would suggest everyone try it, just for the atmosphere, although wouldn’t suggest buying tickets at the ticket office. We queued for about an hour and a half, and there were only 8 people in front of us. Purchase tickets online to avoid the wait. We had a great meal at Dadalia’s near the Vucciria and there’s a fabby little bar just up from there called Ai Bagnoli, that does great “little bites” and lovely staff. We had the perfect break and would definitely use again.