Maria and her daughter, Chiara are fantastic hostesses. My husband, my 22 year old daughter and I stayed at their home for 2 nights on September 21 and 22. Maria and Chiara are the sweetest people that I have ever met in Italy. My family and I spent one hour talking to them during the check-in and they made us feel like family meeting us for the first time. They showed us the apartment and gave us some great recommendations on all the major sites and restaurants. I highly recommend going to the Tiramisu restaurant. The apartment and the location is amazing and the view of the ocean was stunning. As other reviews have mentioned, they were not kidding about the steep hills, but on the positive side, you will be in shape after your stay. The apartment is located about 10- 15 minutes from all the main sites. You can easily walk to Porta Messina and walk on Via Corsa Umberto, where there is tons of shops and restaurants, all the way to Porta Catania. You have everything you could need in the apartment. Maria and Chiara were very nice to leave us fresh peaches on the kitchen table and delicious juice and milk in the refrigerator. There is coffee/tea available that we did not try and they also left us some breakfast pastries. The apartment is modern, has comfortable beds and pillows and has a lot of storage space for your clothes. The bathroom is wonderful and it has a very nice shower. Water pressure and temperature were perfect. The towels were nicely tied with a brown ribbon and placed on each bed. We really enjoyed the specials touches that they provided and we definitely will stay at their home again. Thank you, Maria and Chiara for all our hospitality and for being such great hostesses.