We spent 5 days at villa Rose in July and had a fantastic time.
Valeria is very friendly and welcoming although her English is a little bit limited.
She has a beautifully maintained garden which we could enjoy with its spectacular swimming pool.
The apartment is down some steps with its own entrance, an outside table, a barbecue and even a ping pong table.
Being under the rest of the home (where Valeria lives) means it is much cooler and this was much appreciated as these days were very very hot. It does not have aircon but it was not needed.
The apartment is spacious and tastefully decorated with everything that 4 people might need. The kitchen is small but sufficient.
It is located in an attractive but completely residential area. There are no facilties within easy walking distance so a car is needed. Because of the heat we drove everywhere and it is a very good base.
Mondello is 5 minutes away and has all facilities plus an excellent beach. There is even a large 24 hour supermarket that has everything you need.
Palermo and its port are within 15 minutes drive and it is easy access to the autostrada for other visits.
All in all it's a great option which I completely recommend, whether you want to spend the day exploring and then come back to a beautiful place in the evening, or whether you want to relax by the pool and cook for yourself.
(The only problem we found was that both on Google maps and tom tom the way to the house was incorrectly marked and so we got quite lost on arrival. Valeria quickly came and found us and after that it was easy.)
Thanks Valeria .