I'd recommend staying on Ortigia. The villa itself was safe but several Italians informed my friend and I it wasn't in the safest zone. It was a 15-20 min walk to the Ortigia market. Bikes weren't available for half of our stay, and after requesting them several times they brought very old (almost unsafe) bikes. Also no hammock for most of the stay and no BBQ. No kitchen stove as well. We had to replenish all the toiletries as we stayed there a month. Great beach close by (3 min walk) that the woman at the local caffe told us about, not the BnB hosts. Also, our air conditioner went out and our shower water went hot to cold everytime we showered. Took over a week to be fixed.