Noto is a beautiful baroque regional centre and the Casa vacanze Palazzo Astuto is the perfect place to stay. It's a first floor two bedroomed apartment in a baroque style building virtually in the centre of town with its own off street courtyard parking. The period charm of the apartment block hits you as soon as you enter the courtyard and make your way up the wide stone staircase to the first outer door to the apartment. This leads up a second smaller external access staircase up to the door into the apartment proper. Inside the high ceilings, tiled floors and chandeliers exceed expectations. The apartment is well appointed including a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom, a second shower room, two toilets, dining room, iron and ironing board (so encouraging!) and huge lofty living room with a baroque balcony overlooking the street and offering a good view over central Noto's numerous churches and palazzos. It also has its own roof terrace. Staying here gives you the feeling that you are really experiencing the authentic Noto lifestyle. Your host Marianna is friendly and helpful, giving you all the relevant information you need and is readily available if required to change a gas cylinder for example; but otherwise leaves you to get on with your enjoyment of the the apartment and Noto. This is a wonderful place to stay. We will be back!