As the other reviews describe - this is a great apartment, in a really quiet alleyway on the less touristy East side of Ortigia. It is really clean and well equipped throughout; the kitchen is set up so that we were able to cook with fish we bought from the fantastic market nearby. The terrace is a great asset, and a must in summer. Lovely to hang out here, read and eat. Some Sunday nights in summer the bar around the corner in the small square hosts outdoor DJ sessions, which are either fun or annoying - depends on perspective!. Otherwise, everything is perfect. Alessandra is as others have said, a really wonderful host; incredibly helpful in collecting and delivering us to the bus terminus, with advice on times, local information etc., and is an all-round lovely person. We ate at the Ortigia Fish Bar, nearby, which we'd heartily recommend; we swam not at the public beach towards the fort, but nearer, climbing over the sea wall parapet and descending a rusty ladder to the rocks below. You'll see others doing this - but it is definitely not for the faint-hearted! The Greek theatre and Dionysus's Ear, Archeological museum, the Caravaggio are all brilliant; Noto is super touristy but pretty amazing and surreal - we went there by train. Very sorry to have to leave Ortigia and the apartment - we had a happy time..