Excellent host, try the restaurants he suggests. The apartment is in an excellent location and the air conditioning is a real positive. Lots of shops, cafes and restaurants nearby. We found people extremely friendly and welcoming. The cooking area is very small but was fine for us as we didn't use it other than for making coffee and snacks. It is so cheap to eat out? can be quite noisy at night from the road, particularly we found on Friday evenings . However this is because Palermo is a vibrant, noisy city and if you want peace & quiet chose somewhere else. That said It didn't bother us too much and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.