If I would travel again to Syracuse, I would book a place in Ortigia city center though... It is 15-20 mins away from Ortigia (walk), and the neighborhood doesn't offer anything special (no restaurants, no local mini-markets). The apartment was ok, according to the photos. One bedroom it is not separated by the other rooms with a door (can not see in photos). Second bedroom doesn't have a window which you can open. Bathroom would need some cleaning, its a minus for the apartment. Water boiler had serious issues, after 1 minute of hot water in shower, cold water came; you had to wait another 1 minute for hot water again. In the last day we didn't have at all hot water. We advised the host to change it. Kitchen was ok, according to photos, well equipped. Living room was great. Parking near the building (free and available).