Maria and Giuseppe were extremely understanding at check- in with our unfamiliarity in estimating travel time. The communication was super fast and easy. Maria's place will make you feel like you're visiting an Italian grandmother you never had. The apartment is very well- sized (there were three of us and had more than enough space) and having an allocated parking spot helped A LOT as we were travelling by car. The apartment had all the amenities we needed, including a lift (it's on the 4th floor). There is a quite good sized supermarket right across the street, a coffee shop and a really really good trattoria one block away. The historic centre can be reached on foot in 20 minutes or plenty of buses go in that direction also. We had such a stress- free holiday in Catania and it was all thanks to Maria and Giuseppe's hospitality.