We had a very good experience at Emanuele's blue apartment. Indeed, it is very blue - everything in the house is matched color-wise so it looks very cute and peaceful. It's plenty of room for two people, the kitchen and bathroom are very comfortable and Emanuele leaves you some spaghetti and sauce to cook for yourself in the house. The room can be a bit dark, but that is what you can expect from nearly all houses built in the city centre as the buildings are tightly packed next to each other. But you are indeed in the heart of the city, 5 minutes walk from the main bus stop where you can get a bus to San Vito and also a ferry ride to Favignana, so the location is great. You can also get fresh food around the corner, just across the road are many shops with ham, cheese, vegetables, fruits, bread and fish, very tasty and for a fantastic price.

Emanuele and his son Massimo are very friendly and helpful, they have a shop nearby where you can rent bicycles and use internet/print documents and they gave us a very good deal. Massimo also picked me up at the airport for a reasonable price late in the evening when we were afraid to miss the last bus.

Overall, we recommend staying with Emanuele, it was a very positive first experience in Sicily.