The apartment is lovely, homey, very comfortable, and the terrace and sun-room make it extra special. The owner is well-traveled and the decor reflects a collection of mementos from around the world which we loved.
The layout is great - the second bedroom is quite private off the dining room. The main bedroom has a small study. (And the WiFi is excellent.) If you bring an HDMI cable you can connect to the TVs and stream content (like old movies about Sicily!). The kitchen was perfect for prepping meals and plenty of pots and pans. Tables in both the dining room and in the sun-room provide eating options. Large windows that open up or out with full shutters let you create a cross breeze. It has not been warm enough to worry about cooling the house, the evening breeze does that perfectly. Lovely view from the HUGE terrace! (Watch out for the one prickly cactus though - we were watching and photographing the sunset over the mountain and bumped into it by accident.)
The location is wonderful. Just off one main road (Via Sciuti) and a few short blocks to the other (Liberta). Both have close bus stops. About 10 minutes to the closest train station (Notarbartelo) and even though not all trains are running, there are special buses to take you to train stops that are offline.
Local green markets nearby on Wednesday (with fish and meat vendors) and Saturday (mostly fruits and veggies). Our greeter had a nice map marking the better groceries, coffee bars, and pastry shops for us. Very helpful. She even helped us get a SIM card at the Vodophone store near the park. Several banks on Via Scuiti with ATMS, tabbachi for bus tickets, notebooks, cards. We only touched the surface in two weeks! Hope to stay here again.