Lynette’s apartment is located in the heart of Siracusa’s Ortigia Island and provides the traveler with a comfortable base for exploring the Greek, Roman, and medieval sights of Sicily. We (a couple) stayed in the apartment for 4 nights. It is located within the center of Ortigia Island down a quiet residential walking lane. The apartment is only a few minutes walk from Ortigia Island’s famous Diana Fountain in Piazza Archimede and the Duomo. A tip to travelers to Siracusa: Ortigia is best enjoyed on foot. Consider arriving to Siracusa by public transportation – bus or train – rather than driving a car. Parking is at a premium on Ortigia Island and if you do find a parking spot, driving on the EXTREMELY narrow, often one-way streets, with side mirrors pulled in makes for a harrowing experience. As for the apartment itself, the photos on the Internet are very accurate. The apartment includes one large room that serves as the bedroom, sitting room, and dining area. The separate newly-installed full kitchen includes a day bed, washer, clothes drying area and a wonderful floor-to-ceiling mirror glass window that allows natural light to flow into the room. The bathroom is well-equipped with a large shower. The unit has a ceiling fan in the kitchen and an air-conditioner in the main room that can quickly cool down the entire apartment. During our stay in late September, we used the air-conditioner only a couple times during the day and at night slept with the windows (screened and covered with ornamental iron) open to catch the breeze. The neighborhood is quiet and safe. The internet connection is secure and has a strong signal within the unit. Lynette is a gracious and friendly host who is fluent in both English and Italian – she moved to Italy over 30 years ago from South Africa with her husband and now-grown children. The unit includes much information about the area and Lynette was a fountain of knowledge about where we could go and what we could do to make our visit to Siracusa enjoyable and unique. Plus she quickly responded to our emails and provided very explicit directions on how to find the apartment. She was actually waiting by the nearby church to flag us down. Another plus: Lynette and her daughter live right above the apartment and were readily available to answer our questions or just to chat about our experiences of the day.