I had the pleasure to stay with Claudio for 4 days as I just arrived in Palermo for the start of my Erasmus semester. After a warm welcome, he offered to show me around the city a bit and always had a recommendation at hand for places to visit or food to try. He knows and loves Sicily, so during my stay my "to-do" list for Sicily grew longer with each reccomendation on his part.
As for the room, everything has been exactly as in the photos. I spent relatively much time in the room as I had to study, but even though it's in the heart of the city and close to one of the more frequented streets (Via Roma) it has been very calm. I would also like to point out that I easily reached Claudio's flat by foot (coming from the central station), and the majority of places you might want to visit in Palermo are in walkable distance from the flat.
Claudios hospitality made it very easy for me to arrive in Palermo and as I felt welcome at all times.
I highly recommend Claudio as a host and I'll always be happy to return in the future.