Our family of five stayed for a full week at this apartment. It was a great location right in the heart of the Catania market that goes on daily. We enjoyed picking up fresh fruits daily for the kids there. There is a supermarket not too far away also for things like milk. We were especially grateful for the air conditioning in the bedrooms as they cooled the rooms down quickly and kept us happy with the windows closed. It is a bit noisy outside due to the market going on but the windows shut out a lot of the noise. I didn't anticipate the mosquitos being such an issue but the girls were getting eaten alive at night so bring some bug spray when you come Catania! The home did have a bug zapper outside we plugged in to help once we noticed the bites. The main suggestions I would make for this home would be a mattress topper to make the beds more comfortable. They weren't the easiest to sleep on. And a drying rack for clothes would have been handy since there isn't a dryer. There are plenty of outdoor options to hang your clothes but this didn't help since it was raining the majority of the time we spent there in October. There is plenty of restaurants and bakeries close by to eat at and a great park pretty close too. The only thing I wished we would have been able to get to is the beach. If we come again we'll split the time between the beach and the city. While I never met Gaetano the men he sent to help with check in were very nice, thorough and helpful.