Francesco was really friendly and helpful. He booked taxis for us to pick us up and drop us off to Catania airport. He left us flowers and limoncello as a honeymoon present which was very thoughtful. His apartment is very big and comfortable. It is in an amazing location only few minutes walk to the square and to the sea. The apartment has a nice espresso machine and lots of balconies. There is good air conditioning. Check in and check out was very easy with the host Maria waiting for us on arrival and when we arrived she showed us around the apartment and had left water, juice, coffee, tea, soap, toilet roll and clean towels for us. We loved ortigia it is a beautiful old town by the sea and has so many restaurants, cafes and bars. We loved sunbathing and swimming by the rocks and eating granita and brioche every morning. We went to Noto one day by train (only 30 mins) and also rented a moped one day and drove 30 mins to Fontaine bianche a beautiful white sand beach with very shallow and still water. We also visited the Greek theatre in Syracuse which was amazing. Would highly recommend coming to ortigia and staying at francescos apartment. It could easily host 4 people as well, we found it too big for only 2 of us!