Luca's apartment was very nice--modern, super clean and spacious. It's in a very lively section, just a block behind Via Etnea but with the windows closed (we had the AC on) you couldn't hear any of the street noise. The wine bar that Luca mentions was great--we ate their twice.

Luca and his adorable little son were there to greet us on a Saturday night and he took the time to point out different places of interest on the map he provided and he also had some materials for various day trips. Luca was friendly, helpful, and quick to respond to emails.

The only negative was the poor wifi signal. We depend a lot on having wifi since it is not feasible to use our phones in Europe and I do a lot of day-to-day planning using the internet. Trying to make plans was very frustrating. One day we were trying to make plans for a day trip to Mt. Etna and the internet was so slow that we had to go to a cafe a couple of times so we could make Skype calls and use the internet. To Luca's credit he did respond quickly to my concerns. The first time he emailed me back quickly and suggested that I turn the router off then back on. When that didn't work, I emailed him again and he switched the router out with another from his other apartment. Unfortunately, because I had limited opportunities to use email, this was as we were leaving for our last day of touring and only had that evening and the next morning left to use the wifi. Switching the router out improved the situation a lot compared to the first router, but still was not perfect. If the wifi had worked I would have given this apartment five stars.

If you don't use wifi a lot or if you have a phone you can use in Italy, I would most definitely recommend Luca's apartment. Great apartment, great location.