Upon arrival Massimo showed us up to the apartment and it was exactly as depicted on the photos. The beautiful piazza beneath us with the apartment high up and it was just downright beautiful. Even though the city of Catania comes alive at night and loud motorcycles and cars run past, you can sleep perfectly, for the windows are double sealed and the air conditioning works really well. If you like to cook, the kitchen has a good range of cooking accessories and is very spacious as well. The beach is a bit of a ride, for in Catania you never really know when a bus will show up, but when one does, it's about 5-10 minutes, depending on which beach club you want to go.
If you like going out and experiencing the vibrant city of Catania, you are perfect here. The bars and restaurants are around the corner, and there are a lot of them. It was a great experience and we felt we got really lucky to have picked this apartment, for Massimo was always reachable and replied in a matter of minutes (via Whatsapp mostly). He was a great host and also very friendly.