La Casa di Sylwia is a wonderful place for a short stay to enjoy authentic Sicilian life. It is located in the heart of the historic centre of the not-so-touristic Termini Imerese and for most of the time, we felt like we are by far the only foreigners around. This gave us a nice feeling of integration - make sure you now how to order your coffee in Italian though ;)
The rooms are clean and decorated simple but stylish, one can see that someone spent many thoughts on how to make the best out of this beautiful old house. The bathroom is still with the historic ceramics, which cannot get 100% clean anymore due to their age, but it gives this nice vintage touch. The 'kitchenette' is fair enough to prepare a morning tea on the scenic roof terrace or maybe a sandwich, but don't expect to be able to cook a 3 course meal there - much better to go out and try all the great flavors of the city. If you are a light sleeper, we recommend ear protection for sure, since the alleys are very narrow and the neighbors closer than you think... we seemed to be the only guests at that time, so we had a lot of privacy inside - but not on top of the house ;)
Sylwia could not be there herself, but she was available at any given time and answered all questions immediately. There was a technical problem with the WiFi and she fixed it as soon as she could from her remote position. Her brother who gave us the keys only speaks Italian, but we got along well with hands and feet.
Make sure you do NOT enter the historic center by car- Google maps does not know the right way! We got stuck on the first night on a steep hill, better park at the piazza del duomo, from there it's a 7 min walk (backpack much more useful than luggage on wheels as there are many many stairs and cobbled streets!)
Altogether it is a sweet little place for a short budget stay and we can definitely recommend it for a dive in the culture without beach time.