We just came back from ten wonderful days in Ortigia and Daniela’s apartment. We absolutely loved both the town and the apartment, and Daniela is a truly wonderful host!
The apartment is perfectly located and had everything we needed for our family trip with two teens. The apartment is spacious, with balconies for every room and a lovely roof terrace. The apartment is also well equipped, and towels and bedsheets were provided from Daniela, who always made sure we had what we needed. The street outside is closed for traffic during the night, which means it’s not noisy, and it was so nice sitting out on the balconies in the evening with a glass of prosecco with happy people walking by below, and music and laughter in the air.
Ortigia is magical and the atmosphere is really special, we just loved walking the beautiful narrow streets, lively and with cosy restaurants and tasty local food at every corner. We also loved the local market and the local beach, perfect for sunbathing and swimming and snorkelling. There are also plenty of lovely beaches in the area. We visited many fantastic historic sites, back to the Greek era, the Romans, medieval times, the magnificent Duomo with the splendid piazza, the Jewish baths from 500 AD. A very interesting technopark with the inventions of Archimedes.. the list goes on!
I would highly recommend both the destination and the apartment and Daniela is truly a super host. So friendly and helpful in every way, and we really felt that she cared for our well being. In fact on the first night, when my daughter had to go to the emergency room because she had stepped on a bee back home and suddenly got a strong reaction in the evening, Daniela came to the emergency room with us to help with the translation. I found that extremely caring of her, and we were very thankful!! My daughter got excellent help and was fully recovered the next day.
We’re missing Ortigia already, and I would love to come back to the apartment next time we visit!
We’ve got only positive things to say about the apartment and host, the city and our holiday there. Thank you!