Angie is such a lovely host, from allowing us to check-in early (got lucky, thank you precious guests!) and then her detailed welcoming with plenty of great recommendations and tips.
The apartment is wonderfully stocked, with everything you would need for a short or long stay (with a proper coffee machine that got us very excited). We also loved the whole aesthetic of the flat!
We weren’t massive fans of Catania, so the proximity to the train station was a blessing as we ended up visiting Taormina/Isola Bella multiple times during our stay. We had previously been in Ortigia and would recommend that too!
We didn’t feel completely comfortable in the area, and felt we had to be more careful than usual when going out at night, with lots of men just hanging around and little street lights.
Also, we didn’t read it in any previous reviews - so we wonder whether we have a sensitive sense of smell or that it was particularly bad during our stay, but the drains in the flat smelled awful. The bathroom the worst, with drain flies hanging around, even when we opened the window. Because of this, the flat has a general slightly disturbing smell which meant we spent much of our time in the bedroom as it was the furthest away from kitchen/bathroom.
NOTE - Angie let us know of the smell of the drains when we arrived and explained it is because of how old the building is (and we do understand this!), however we felt we needed to put it in the review as unfortunately it did impact our stay and we wish we’d known about it before.