While the inside of the apartment is well done and inviting, the exterior is quite old and grungy looking. That’s probably to be expected in an old city like Catania, but I wonder if there are better looking neighborhoods. The apartment was delightfully decorated and adequately supplied with kitchen utensils, dinnerware etc. We did need to buy our own laundry soap. There were a couple hiccups with the use of the washing machine in that it needed to be fixed during our stay, but Melita promptly took care of it. There is no microwave or clothes drier, but that’s probably the case in most apartments/homes in Sicily. Overall it was a good stay and Melita is a responsive host.