Everything was great and as expected: clean apartment, clean bathroom, working wifi, flexible host, no problems whatsoever. This may be due to the language barrier, but after check-in, I was left on my own and had no contact with Carmela; it was like I wasn't even there down to the early morning noise from behind the tiny door that separates the room from the family's apartment. It didn't bother me (in fact, I appreciated the freedom and discretion of being left alone and even being waken up early in the morning so I don't waste much time before hitting the sights) but just don't expect any level of interaction, integration or acknowledgement. I would definitely stay there again while in Syracuse.