We spent a week in Andrea’s apartment and we had a great time. We made good use of the balconies for eating breakfast/dinner and chilling out reading our books/sunbathing. The towns of Ortigia/Syracuse are great, there are a lot of tourists within Ortigia but it is not excessive and a lot of the tourists are Italian. We found that there was plenty to do for a week without getting bored, i.e. beaches (albeit small and rocky), cafes, restaurants, tours & paddle boarding. All in all I would not hesitate to recommend staying in Andrea’s place.