Our visit in ABao's flat was a bit disappointing for us. This is of course a personal experience and other guests might feel very different, but we would like to explain what where the positive and negative points we experienced while staying in this flat.
First the positive points:
- the flat is super central in the most beautiful part of Palermo: you walk out and are in the middle of things, we could walk everywhere and didn't need any kind of transport to move around. You have small shops which stay open until night and on weekends as well, which is great.
- you have privacy as you have the entire flat for yourself and the terrace offers you a great view (although you need to be a bit taller to enjoy it, as the walls are quiet high)
What we felt was a bit negative where the following points:
- the flat is very crammed and darker than in the pictures, it is quiet filled with furniture and lots of decoration on the walls, tables, shelves etc that gave us a bit of a suffocating feeling. Because it is so crammed with many small things, it is also a bit dusty.
- we could only use the terrace early in the morning (before 8.00) or at night when we came back, as the sun hits it from 8.00 onwards and without a sun cover it is impossible to stay outside (barefoot you cannot be outside because the ground gets so hot). We had been looking forward to some relaxed late breakfasts outside, but that was not possible.
- the staircase up to the flat is extremely tiny and steep, so in case you have large luggage it is a bit difficult to get it up.
- we only communicated with Christiana via whatsapp or the AirBnB messenger as she was not there during our stay. She was very helpful and checked if everything worked out, but we felt especially in such a peculiar space with many personal items it would have been nice to have a personal introduction to the flat to feel more comfortable.
Again, overall our stay was fine, and this is a subjective account, of course. However, we felt it is important to share these impressions, as we would have been happy to know about this before we came.