My husband and I stayed in Catania, Sicily for 2 weeks, the apartment we rented from Pierluca and his wife was very lovely. Very clean and modern. The apartment had a nice balcony with an awesome view of the Castello. The location was great we had everything we needed close by: local fish and fresh food market, grocery store, convenience store, shopping, bar/cafe, restaurants, gellatio and the bus terminal. We are so happy to have found this place, the apartment was equipped with everything we needed even with some basic necessities to help get us started with our stay. Peirluca kindly picked us at the airport and dropped us off on our way home, and we got to spend an evening with his family too, they are very nice people. We highly recommend this place and we are certainly coming back soon! My husband has a friend in Sicily his name is Pierluca. PS: Catania is great home base if your interested in traveling in Sicily. Also note we almost didn't visit the Castello, but thank goodness we did...it's a must-see (well worth $8euro).