The location of the apartment is incredibly central - you have access to all of the main attractions in Catania (within a 5 - 25 minute walk), and also so close to both the main bus and train station, meaning if you want to leave the city for a day, its made so easy! There are also lots of lovely bakeries and shops nearby to pick up the essentials; the apartment is so close to some of the best restaurants in Catania, everywhere we ate was utterly amazing and only a short walk (or tipsy stumble) from the apartment. The main fish market was only a 5 - 10 minute walk, so picking up fresh food daily was made so easy. If you are after a larger supermarket, we recommend the 'Simply Market', just a short walk from the apartment. The area the apartment is located is largely residential, but we felt safe throughout the whole holiday, even when walking back late at the night.
The apartment itself is very boutique - decorated with gorgeous little features that make it feel like a home. The bathroom is spacious and the shower is excellent. The balcony is much larger than in the pictures, and gets the sun in the early morning, making it lovely to have our breakfast whilst watching Catanian life go by. The balcony looks over a square; children/teens do play out in the evening, but we still found it easy to eat/read out on the balcony no problem - Catania is a lively city after all! Vanessa and Davide had provided foods such as cereal, milk, yogurts, and other little bits and bobs, which was a lovely surprise.
From day one of inquiring about this apartment until after check-out, communication with Vanessa and Davide has always been absolutely fantastic - they were both so friendly and quick to help and give us advice for any problems we encountered, replying within minutes to any messages I sent both before and during our holiday. I would 100% recommend this apartment and stay again if we visited Catania a second time.
NOTE: We highly recommend the tour of Etna that Vanessa has brochures of in her apartment - our tour guide Alessandro was utterly brilliant.