Barbara's place was a perfect lovers nest for us during our stay in Syracuse. As soon as we stepped in we loved it. Already the building staircase looked so artistic and spotlessly clean. The studio apartment was equally spotless clean. Actually, everything looked brand new and extremely well maintained. We loved the design elements that were so charming and made us feel at home instantly. On top of that, we found cold welcome drinks and a bowl of local fruits which was a lifesaver for the thirsty traveller :)
Most importantly: there was an air-condition in the room. It's a must-have in the August heat, but not all rental homes have it. As a rooftop apartment, the place gets warm but the aircon cooled it in 5 minutes. At night we preferred to let all windows and terrace door open and let the cool breeze cool us.
The city was surprisingly quiet in the evenings. Seriously no sound, no music, total peace and quiet under the stars.
The place is small but incredibly well designed and equipped with everything one would need. There were cooking appliances, microwave, fridge, coffee machine and also a super cute coffee pot if we want to make a local style home-brewed coffee.
The attention to details was most impressive! Plenty of plugs, USB plugs placed smartly by the bed to changer phones.
The bathroom looked awesome and cute at the same time. The bed was super comfy and actually quite large with quality bed linens and towels of 3 sizes.
Our favourite feature was the terrace :) It was almost as big as the apartment and well set up with stylish breakfast table, chairs and 2 comfy armchairs we sunk into every evening to enjoy a glass of wine under the stars enjoying the cool breeze.
It was wonderful to have such a cool place to relax in the evenings and get away from the tourist crowds. Sometimes we even bough takeaway local snacks and had a light dinner on the terrace. We also used it for breakfast enjoying our local melons.
We definitely want to visit Syracuse again and we will confidently choose Barbara's place again. It's a jewel box designed for lovers getaway.