I was fortunate to find Igea's place for my month long stay in Palermo. It is a great neighborhood, with many good restaurants, interesting shops and right near the sea. The internet works great, and Igea was very responsive when things needed repair. She also provided many recommendations for things happening in Palermo. The place does need some upgrades and maintenance, though. I understand for an ancient building (part of the charm) it will have issues, but there are some things that could be upgraded that would make the home more comfortable (the uncomfortable bed, the non working jacuzzi tub, the shower head, the broken lounge chair on the terrace). The kitchen equipment also could use some upgrades as there were many things missing or broken that I had to go purchase (dangerously dull knives for example). The terrace has a lovely view of the sea which I appreciated, though there is a very busy and noisy highway between the building and the sea (a lot of honking and sirens).