The place is wonderful with an excellent location. We specifically chose not to stay in Ortygia proper as we had a car (parking was easy) and the apartment was a 5 min walk to the island. I really appreciated the balcony with beautiful views of the island, marina and the sea. Hosts are very responsive and available. The only concern I had was that the booking mentions self check in but we needed to call them to be let in to the building (we arrived fairly late and felt bad about this). Would recommend without reservations and would stay here again.