The apartment is in a great location, at the tip of Siracusa and opposite Ortigia.
Although check-in was a 2 pm, we thought we may arrive at 3 pm, however, as the bus was early, we arrived just after 2 pm.
The apartment is on the 3rd floor of an old apartment complex. There is an old fashioned elevator to use, which can fit 2 people and carry on bags (it is a small space!). Inside, the apartment is very spacious - very high ceilings, large kitchen/diving/living space, with lots of natural light coming through. There are also roller shutters on the windows, which are useful in the hot Sicilian summer weather.
The apartment is in a great location to get to Ortigia (where we spent most of our time) and has ample restaurants, ice cream places, and the like.
Pros:
- great location
- lovely view across Ortigia and of the water
- ample amenities in the area
- lift
Cons
- AC in the bedroom was not very powerful and didn't cool. We, therefore, had to sleep on the sofa bed in the living room, as the unit was newer and more powerful there
- Wifi - the wifi is (I think) a 4g/mobile type of dongle wifi. We found this very slow (we did a speed test and got 1.5mb) which was not fast enough for us to say watch Netflix.