Ivan met us at the dock an helped carry our luggage up to his apartment in the center of Stromboli town.The apartment was compact but had everything we needed. Ivano usually lives next door and was able to give us great advice. He is a lovely easy going guy and we found Stromboli to be a charming small community. Very narrow streets , no cars just 3 wheel vans and vespa. Note there are no real street lights so bring a torch or get the flashlight app on your phone. Ivan hasn't yet got WiFi but he showed us a lovely coffee shop/quiet bar where its free ( if you buy coffee). We had some trouble with mosquitoes and sand flies, but maybe that was just the season, and we just made sure we were careful closing the front door which kept them outside. Highly recommended