•Place:
Ortigia Island is such a beautiful place to stay but it is very uncomfortable to park.
In fact, the whole island is a Z.T.L. area which means that cars are not welcomed and that you will actually get a ticket of around €50 if you go inside.
Therefore, you will pay around €15 per day for the parking (private) or €2 p/h which wasn't mentioned clearly in the description
VERY UPSET ABOUT THE PARKING
You will end up doing 10 mins walking with heavy luggages
Maria's house is AMAZING! We really loved the structure, its original design and its position (just behind the major square)
•Host:
We personally never met Maria; she sounded very available and kind.
•House and Services:
The house is lovely!
Lovely structure, lovely site and distance from the centre.
The coffee was delicious and we found a bottle of water into the fridge for the first night.
However, it has lots of cons:
-The bathroom smells very badly, probably for some technical issues into the shower...
- Essential were too small. We also found the classical shampoos (finished).
-The air conditioning works for the ground floor but it works less upstairs
-The sofa-bed it's not very comfortable. We used it for 2 night and it was enough.
-Description says that the house has a 'garden', however, (apparently) it is not suggested to use it because of neighbors.
•Overall:
Rent price was ok.
Even if there are cons, we loved our time in Ortigia. We really appreciate the details of the house and the little street were it was placed.
Of course, the parking 'problems' and the bathroom issue can not be left down and that's why we assigned 4 stars to Maria.