All the good things first:
1. This apartment is perfectly located in the middle of the old city - near the lively Vucciria area, and so many incredible restaurants.
2. It's spacious and also very quiet despite being in the middle of the action (if you keep the new beautiful windows closed - use the air conditioner!)
3. The sofa and bed are both very comfortable.
4. The hosts are very responsive and the check in was flexible and east.
Not so great:
1. The entrance is not for the faint of heart! It's in the midst of an area that is under construction, and there is scaffolding right in the courtyard. There are scary looking buildings next door. Lots of stairs (62) but when you get up to the apartment, it's a little oasis! Once we got up there, it felt very secure and safe.
2. The apartment lacked some basic amenities (dishwasher soap, laundry soap, a rack for drying clothes, kitchen towel) but hopefully that will not be the case for future guests.
3. The electricity in the apartment is bizarre. It took a bit for us to get all the outlets working (thank you to Michele for the help), and there were still a few that didn't work in the end.
Overall a great place to stay, if you don't mind climbing stairs (you have to work off the pasta somehow right?)