This apartment is extremely convenient (about 100m from the port) for anyone wishing to catch one of the ferries to the Aeolian islands. The hosts speak English well, and were extremely helpful with regard to our booking. Nerissa even came back to the apartment just to show me how to turn on the washing machine! The building is modern, and the apartment is spotlessly clean. I"d have given 5 stars, but it is just a little noisy (street noise). I suppose we could have closed all the windows and turned on the AC, but I didn't think of that.