Name: Guascone Apartments
Address: Vicolo Guascone, 22, 90133 Palermo, Italy, Palermo, Palermo, Palermo, 90133, Italy
Rating: 9

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Santa Caterina Church

Martorana

Pretoria Fountain

Palermo City Hall

Piazza Pretoria

Ballaro Market

Quattro Canti

Palazzo Mirto

Cathedral of Palermo

Chiesa di Sant'Agostino

Palermo Botanical Garden

Regional Archaeological Museum

Piazza della Kalsa

Villa Giulia

Palace of the Normans

d'Orleans Park

Cappella Palatina

Catacombe dei Cappuccini

Piazza Politeama

Port of Palermo

Falcone-Borsellino Airport

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bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

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garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

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holidays - Aug 2016 (7 nights)
1. Lets start with that this is Italy. I understand that anyone going know the country. But i would like to repeat again - Italy. It is complete different to what you expect as western/eastern person. Just set your expectation right.
so once we clear with country/culture - lets go to apartments itself. 
2. So once country is clear, lets see location closer. It is between "via Roma" and "via Maqueda". It is quite, narrow street (let's not forget it is Italy). Virtually 2 mins form either street. There is a grocery shop at via Roma - 5-7 mins walk (Lidl) - nice bakery (compared to UK), vegetables as well . 
3.To be clear - we got apartment with terrace.Terrace - it is huge and lovely. exactly as you can see on the picture (2 armchairs, 2 sunbeds/chairs, tea table and another tea table)
4. Apartments - living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. Living room and bedroom are roughly 20 sq. meters each. All windows double glazed - very quite if shut. Bathroom - shower, toiler and bidet - on arrival we had shampoo, shower gel and soap supplied. Kitchen is small indeed (as Australian visitor review), it is exactly as described by Aussie, however it was enough for us to cook quick breakfast (no problems with cutlery, pans, plates, cups, etc)
5. stuff in apartments: wifi - free and quite ok (youtube payed ok). Air conditioner in every room (bedroom and living room) - silent (outside fan is on the terrace so if you'd like to enjoy terrace - shut it off)
6. Owner - very helpful, i can't say more. Every question was answered and every possible help provided. If you remember that this is Italy you will understand what i mean if i say he is standout by itself.
Overall tips:
- always remember it is Italy (this is not Europe/Western - it is Italy)
- apartments is brilliant
- to sleep well - shut the windows and switch on air-conditioner (we switched one that is in living room at 24 and none in bedroom)
 - do not go to Open-Market - this is IMHO but we didn't like it 
 - DO NOT go to NON-tourist streets - there is nothing interesting there (at least we did not like this experience). Follow tourist streets and locations and your holiday will be great.
 - DO NOT take taxi from/to airport. Bus is 7 Euro and around 15-20 mins walk from apartment (ask owner - as google doesn't know that bus exits). If you need to take taxi - book it - it will cost you around 40 Euro. If taking taxi form airport - ensure you agree price upfront and have exact amount (we agreed on 50 but payed 55). If you do not have exact amount give a driver less and ask him for the change first (THIS IS NORMAL otherwise you will be screwed)
 - beach - Mondello. Sea is amazing but you have to get to the beach early - before 10-11 (at least in August). It will cost you 22 Euro for full day (for a pair). Try most left entrance. Do not wait till 2pm to save - we didn't get the place when tried.
 - Restaurants. DO NOT go to Gagini. Again this is IMHO. It wasn't disappointment, however you will be able to have same quality meal 2-3 times cheap. We liked Frida and place not far from Buatta (same street - via Alessandro Paternstro but at about middle of it)
 - DO NOT try Italian beer - it is bad. ask for bottled of your preference. Wine on another hand is very nice (at least white one)

So really this apartment will make your stay nice. And if you are honest, doesn't matter if with or without terrace, as you are not going to spend more that 10 hours (your night) in the apartment (we used terrace 3 times for the whole stay and our stay, as per owner, is quite longer than average).

beautiful apartments

Good size well decorated apartments with a nice big green terrace, living room, little kitchen, a separate bedroom and morden bathroom. Located near Quattro Canti they provide a romantic view of the old town and local sights and easy access to the local supermarket. The owner is very friendly and helpful.
The only improvementin would suggest is providing sheets and towels change if people stay longer than 4 nights. We stayed for 6 nights and there was no any cleaning at all during our stay.

Absolutely amazing place to stay 

The apartment I was allocated did not remotely resemble any of the photos provided on the website. I am not sure which apartment has the spacious terrace and the nice kitchen but these are not features of all apartments (there are 6). 

I had a very tiny balcony (with no furniture) and there was only a view of a a brick wall - also not like the photos. The lounge was good and there may be a flat screen TV but there are only Italian programs.  

The "kitchen" was the size of a cupboard - it was unpleasant and awful. It had a 2 plate gas burner and one very, very,very  tiny bench on one side and you the kitchen sink can only be accessed when you close the door to the kitchen. There are no cupboards (or space for cupboards), the plates and cutlery are in a cupboard in the lounge and the microwave in a cupboard in the hall above some stairs. There is no place or space to prepare food. 

The bedroom is very spacious and the bed is VERY comfortable but I could not open the shutters as people sitting in the lounge room in the building across the street (2 meters away) looked straight into the bedroom. It was not nice. 

The benefit of the apartment is that it is in the old quarter of the city that has all the historical sites. BUT, the downside of this is the apartment is in a tiny and unpleasant back alley. The alley is filled with other buildings and the noise from motor bikes, cars, people cooking, doors slamming, adults and children screaming echos and fills the apartment although, it is quite to sleep late at night. 

Finally, arriving/check-in is not easy. I took a "share taxi" from the airport (as recommended) and showed the driver where I was told to go by the managers/owner. The driver left me in a different street (via Roma) and I had to find my way. The place I was told to wait was also awful and I had to use my phone (which is very costly) to call the managers/owners. My arrival was confusing as it was not clear in the instructions that the meeting place was a street corner and not the apartment building. The owners/managers also need to realise that not all international travelers can use their phone without incurring excessive costs! 

However, the managers/owners are very nice and are very willing to help. The bathroom is nice and there is a good hairdryer. This apartment may be perfect for some people but it was not the place for me. 

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