Excellent host -- our flight was delayed and arrived very late...no problem for Alberto. He even made sure we got some food. Great communication and very friendly and helpful advice. He went above and beyond to make sure our stay was great. The apt is very very cool - amazing building in a fantastic location. The room was spacious and the terrace was wonderful. About the noise -- I was with my 2 young daughters, 8 and 10, and there was no problem at all. There is a room between the bedroom and the outside wall, and we also just turned on the fan for white noise (which we pointed at the heater, so added benefit of heat circulation). We slept great, didn't even need earplugs. We liked the place and host so much, we're already talking about a return to Palermo, a very cool and interesting city, so we can stay there again!!