We chose this flat for the terrace and were not disappointed. It overlooks the beautiful sights of Parlermo and you can see the hills in the distance, which is really amazing.
The flat itself looked very much like it does on the pictures. Its location in the city centre is ideal as you’re very close to all the sights. The Ballero market is lively and a great place to visit and for different types of shopping (e.g. food and souvenirs).
We enjoyed our stay but there were a few issues in terms of noise from the market as they start setting things up around 5am. The area is also very lively and there is often live music at night which can be loud.
If you sleep downstairs in the living room/second bedroom, you will be awakened by the neighbours’ dog - on a few occasions it barked for around 20 minutes non-stop, which was very irritating!
So my advice is to pack earplugs to sleep through the night or if you’re having a little siesta ;-)
The downside of having an amazing terrace is that you have to walked up to the 4th floor to enjoy it, and stairs are very steep. To get to the third floor, where the flat entry is, there’s about 70 steps and then another 10 to get to the upper floor. This can be very tiring particularly if you have heavy luggage or if you are carrying bottles of water (tap water is Palermo is not drinkable).
All in all then, we loved the terrace and Giovanna Maria was helpful with her recommendations and very easy to communicate with, but do get fit before you go there as climbing the stairs can be a challenge, and if you’re a light sleeper, take earplugs!