Ro’s apartment is beautiful and in a great little corner of Palermo life. You have your very own geraniums at the window and two balconies from which to lean out and watch the neighbours, the bread sellers, the passers-by. The road is a bit of a rat-run during the day but goes completely quiet after about 11pm.
The furniture and fittings are a stylish combination of brand new modern and beautiful antique. Everything was comfortable, beautiful and functioning.
Mauro took care of me, picked me up from the airport bus and was super responsive when I needed anything or just advice. They were very generous providing coffee and organic teas and fruit.
Temporarily it has to have four stars as I did feel I should have known that the rest of the building is still a building site. The apartment is on the second floor and the entrance way and other floors and roof are still being renovated, meaning plaster dust, builders and noise. I hope Roberta will give an update at some point to say that the whole building is now inhabited and free of building works – it will be gorgeous I’m sure.
So if the noise of the city (builders, cars, people) bothers you then this is not the place for you (although I’m not sure where in Palermo will be!). On the other hand, if you love to live the fantasy, nod & say ‘na sera to the neighbours on your way to the neighbourhood pizzeria, then, it’s fabulous!