Federico's place is a nice, authentic, apartment in the heart of Palermo. It's authenticity lays partly in its charming and a bit quirky design with a challenging metal stairs between the two floors, where you live and sleep downstairs and work yourself upstairs for the kitchen and the bathroom. When you find out about the switch for the water pump, the place works perfectly for a relaxing stay in this beautiful city. While the area is lively and full of night life, the flat, a loft at the top of a building, is quiet, facing the back yard and roof tops. The double bed is good, but the sofa beds are not at the same level. We had a great time here.