The apartment is beautiful! The high ceilings, very spacious rooms, and a top location! You will fall in love with it instantly and if you are into classic Italian vibes, this is the apartment for you. It is the perfect gateway for a visit to Catania!
I find that most of the comments on Airbnb are quite generic and only highlight the positives. See below for some tips that I think are relevant. This has nothing bad about the apartment and the host! Just my point of view.
1. Parking; it is something different in Catania vs. pretty much anywhere else, you will immediately notice it when you drive through the city center to the apartment. Traffic is very chaotic and almost all cars show signs of (serious) damage. Some find this charming, but this made me nervous. Parking happens half on the street and sidewalk. Most parking is free but there are also some demarcated parking spaces on the street that you need to pay for. If you have a rental car, take all the insurance options you can get because there's a real chance your car will suffer damage (ours did). For our peace of mind, instead of parking on the street we opted for a paid parking space, which our Host Sara arranged for us. I can highly recommend this; it's a 5-8 min walk from the apartment and it will cost you €5 per day. The car there is safe and will not be damaged by other cars driving through the city.
2. Location; The apartment is located on the street in line with the Duomo. A top location, you can go super central and you can go everywhere by foot. There is a lot of activity in and around this area (restaurants, bars, etc.). However, this also means that there's traffic pretty much 24/7. The bedroom is on the street side and you hear everything going on outside: from people their conversations to traffic. If you are a sensitive sleeper you should bring earplugs. Alternatively you can lie on the sofa-bed in the living room, which is super (the noise is much less there)
3. We stayed in the apartment for 3.5 weeks; a combination of vacation and working from home. I really enjoyed the apartment; the vibe and its location. However, if you are looking for an apartment for a longer period of time you will probably miss the everyday luxuries like a dishwasher, a washing machine, cleaning of the apartment, and good kitchen utensils. But this apartment is perfect for a midweek / weekend when you don't need these things so much and I would highly recommend it.