Alberto is everything you would want from a host, caring, knowledgeable, very sensitive and supremely useful to those who come to Palermo for the first time. What a marvelous experience I had. Palermo is a secret surprise. You can hike in the mountains or swim at the beach and you can wander the nooks and crannies of the old town and look at all the historical buildings and eat the local food (a lot of street food). Though Palermo is supposedly a large city, when you're at Alberto's in the Old City, you feel like you're in a small town. The sea breezes mean there is almost no air pollution... a big plus for any city. A great, memorable experience, thank you, Alberto!