It was a pleasure to stay at Vitellos place, when we arrived there were some snacks and water waiting for us, the area around is great, it was clean, we felt safe, it's a small room but everything we needed was there, in the room there is always a strange smell, we thought it was from the sewer. small beaches are near to the accommodation, there is rubbish in the sea, you need some shoes to get in because of the broken glasses. so syrakus is a beautiful city with a lot of culture, thery have great resteraunts and thery are nice people, but if you want a long sandy beach you need about 30 minutes by car/bus there. :)