We had a great stay in beautiful Syracuse (rent a bicycle and take the ‘Pista ciclabile Rossana Maiorca Ortigia’!). The view from the terrace of the apartment is amazing; we did our morning gymnastics there. The rooms are spacious, the kitchen is cozy and well-equipped and the old-school elevator a real treat. We did not use the large living room, but it is very appealing, with all the magnificent art books on the shelves. Our host Clizia was very kind, sharply on time for the check-in, flexible for check-out and accessible during our stay, which was highly appreciated. Great to be able to park the car in front of the house, and to have a washing machine available (even if we did not use it). Some points need to be addressed, in our view, to turn this place in a ‘top’ location. We - and certainly our children - were not happy that during half of our stay the Wi-Fi did not work at all or was very unstable (which we reported). The shower head could do with an upgrade, even though this is not so important to us. Most importantly, one of the mattrasses was so hard that it caused us serious back pains, and we even decided to swap this mattrass with the one in the children’s room. Travelers should know that the apartment is situated away from the city center, which is hardly reachable on foot (but only a few minutes’ drive by car).