We stayed at Carla’s place for a week in early June and very much enjoyed ourselves in Siracusa. The apartment is spacious with very large rooms, two bathrooms and a remarkableand veryuseful laundry room with washer, dryer and two (!) ironing boards. Located on the 5th floor of a large block the apartment has a reliable lift and is adequately equipped for preparing light meals. Both the wi-fi and air-conditioning are excellent: the latter being essential as temperatures were in excess of 30C every day. The location is convenient, opposite the archaeological park – one of Siracusa’s premier attractions – and within easy walking distance of the extensive catacombs under the church of San Giovanni;, the very unusual modern church of the Madonna Lacrime; and the archaeological museum. There is a regular electric shuttle bus every 30 minutes which stops outside the building and whisks you to the delightful historic centre of the island of Ortigia, for the princely sum of one euro. And there is a large supermarket Deco about a ten minute walk away. Communication with Carla was very good and she was extremely helpful, meeting us off the airport bus on arrival, helping with our luggage and arranging an excellent and well-priced taxi to the airport on the day we left.