OK so this is my honest feedback. Yuri was fantastic, the apartment was fantastic. Catania was not fantastic... I think there is a lot of poverty and the the lack of investment in the road systems has left a lot of the locals, well, quite angry. If I was to re-visit sicily I would stay in taormina or syracuse, they were much more relaxing places to spend your time. Hopefully people will read this and find it helpful.