Delia’s apartment is ideally located in Ortigia and was very clean but what is there is the bare minimum. Staples of coffee, tea, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt were provided. But as far as the kitchen goes, there’s a small fridge and two hot plates (quite rusty), an espresso pot, some pots and pans and dishes and silverware, but that’s it. There’s no oven, no toaster, no toaster oven and certainly no microwave, so the only way to cook/heat something is on those rusty burners. In addition to the Pullman kitchen in the “main” room, there’s a small sofa and a table, a side table next to the sofa and two comfortable rattan chairs. The bedroom is large and very pretty and the bed is super comfortable and there’s space to put your clothes and a giant tv screen. The shower room was OK except there is no shelf to put your toiletries, no soap dish in the shower and the shower head cannot be adjusted (the attachment is broken) and must be hand held. There’s a stool, I guess to put your things on and hooks for the towels. There’s good hot water and a good supply of towels. Delia prefers self check-in using a lock box, but I insisted and Carlo, her husband, met me at the apartment to explain things to me. His English is excellent and he could not have been more pleasant. Most of the time I was unable to connect to the internet, getting a message that there was “limited access”. The two times out of twenty that I was able to connect, I was unable to open the connections, and it took 2 to 4 minutes to open a page, most often getting a message that time connection ran out. I should have suspected problems when Carlo had to go outside the apartment to use his phone. I could live for 2 days without an internet connection as I had good guide books with me but it was frustrating not to be able to look up recommended restaurants or the best route to my next destination. I had no problem at any of the other airbnb places I stayed during my month in Sicily, so I know it was not my computer. There’s no info on Ortigia in the apartment, just a not very good map, no recommendations although Carlo was helpful with a few suggestions when I asked. As I said, the location of the apartment is ideal and parking was fairly easy, but then I was in Syracuse during off season. Most parking is for residents only. The apartment is only a few streets away from a daily market and shops of every kind, also restaurants, maybe a 15 minute walk from the Duomo. Maybe because Ortigia is so small, Delia doesn’t think it necessary to have the typical information notebook or to make recommendations or suggestions but I appreciate knowing where the closest pharmacy and mini-market and good restaurant,...