We enjoyed our stay in Ortigia. The apartment is very comfortable and in a really good location - close to the bars / restaurants, castle and also the sunbathing rocks. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom was spacious and well designed. The kitchen area had everything we needed for our stay (although we only had breakfast and snacks). Those looking to cook full on dinners may struggle with the set up and lack of work service space / cooking facilities, although to be fair, Ortigia is full of amazing places to eat.

Mariella and Milko were very welcoming. They kindly arranged for us to be able to park locally for free which was a bonus and recommended some nice local restaurants.

My only disappointment with the apartment was that we didn't get to use the roof terrace shown in the photos. At the time of booking, I had enquired about using the terrace, and was informed (by Mariella's son - who does the correspondence, as I found out later) that it was Mariella's private terrace but that guests were welcome to use it for breakfast / evening drinks etc which seemed fine. However the terrace is not at all accessible from the apartment, as Mariella's home, although in the same building, has an entrance around the corner, and whilst I am sure we would have been welcomed, had we have asked to use the terrace, it just wasn’t practical and we also felt we may have been intruding, as we would have needed to phone to see if Mariella was at home. So I feel the photo and advice given when I booked is slightly misleading.

We still had a very nice time, but I would have liked easy access to the terrace, as it looks so nice! Although the rental apartment does have small Juliet balconies overlooking the street.