The apartment is spotless, large, and airy with high ceilings and quiet, effective a/c. There's a lovely new coffee bar around the corner, and the area feels like a lived-in neighborhood, a little ways from the frenzy of central Siracusa. We parked on the street directly in front of the building, and then made the pleasant 20-minute walk to Ortigia. Lucia doesn't live nearby, but she was flexible both about check-in and check-out times, and even drove to meet us near an autostrada exit to hand off the keys when we arrived.