Maison Opéra

Location in the old town was excellent.

Bathroom was fine ... but slightly odd in living area.Enjoyable.

Like the title says. Great location with ZERO road noise. The geat open air piazza in front of the opera house literally 100 feet from your front door. Great restaraunts right outside your front door. Would recommend this location to anyone, no doubt. Property owner very involved in making sure easy initial arrival.

Fantastic central location. Spacious, stylish and comfortable apartment, with everything we needed for our 4-night stay. Angela provided us with excellent local recommendations. We tried several of these and we were never disappointed.

Gorgeous renovated property. Literally in the heart of the “Centro Storico” in front of Teatro Massimo, couldn’t ask for a better location. The property was extremely well furnished, exceptionally clean and I couldn’t recommend it enough! If I ever come back to Palermo, I know where to stay!

Nothing, everything was perfect

Lovely decoration and so comfortable. We loved everything about it. Close to all the best parts in Palermo. Nice host that was available in our trip for any problems.

We knew that could be a little noisy around weekends and we left… Thursday night was a little more noisy with people drinking late but it was okay… windows are of good quality.

The "Maison Opéra" apartment is unusually attractive and spacious. It benefits from large well-made insulated windows, high ceilings and bright white walls and ceilings. We liked the relatively large kitchen and its full-size equipment, which includes clothes washer and dishwasher. Minor shortcomings are that the kitchen does not have a microwave or a toaster and there are no manuals or instructions in any language for the equipment. For a couple or, possibly, two persons the apartment is certainly comfortable, especially as it offers a very good large double bed and plenty of storage space. However, its suitability for more persons is uncertain for several reasons, including the use of heavy opaque glass doors for the bedroom and the bathroom. There is a small unfurnished space and a bathroom on the maisonette floor but the stairs up are rather rickety and their use calls for considerable care. The single large air-conditioner in the living room (the central room) provided enough heat for January mornings and evenings. It might well struggle in August to keep the three rooms of the main floor of Maison Opéra cool. The location of the apartment has its "pluses" and "minuses". It's in the center of Palermo's tourism and entertainment areas, which is very convenient but nights can be somewhat noisy, as we discovered this past Saturday. The apartment is two flights of steps up (no lift) but the steps are well-made. There are proper security doors. No cars -- not even taxis -- can approach the entry. The apartment was startling clean and nicely arranged when we arrived. Angela, who manages the apartment, has a good command of English, responded promptly and seems well-organized; her assistant dealt with the check-in and was less effective. Awaiting us were some sweets and coffee capsules but little toilet paper and absolutely no information about Palermo.

See our comments on the good features. Often the good and the bad were interrelated.

Location, style & comfort

Restaurants table ,crouching on entrance to property.

Location and apartment design and spaciousness.

If you like to sleep with an open window, there was street noise from the cafes on the street.

The location was exceptional, and the apartment had windows and doors that did a great job blocking street noise. The apartment was spotless and very comfortable, and the owner was very friendly and helpful. Thank you, we'd love to stay again.