We had a lovely stay in Mariellas apartment for a week in July. It is a spacious and beautifull apartment, two nice bedrooms with good double beds. Perfect for a family of four wishing to explore Ortigia and Syracuse. Three flights of stairs, was no problem for us, neither were the two dogs that sometimes rests in the staircase. We loved Ortigia and the apartment. There is a small shop and a pizza place across the road as well as a fish&chip shop on the ground floor. We used the small beach 30 m from the apartment, stony -would recommend bathing shoes, but our kids loved chasing crabs and playing there. The only drawback is not having access to a veranda. The roof terasse in the pictures is Mariella and Milkos. Nice apartment and very helpfull and friendly hosts!! We would like to visit again.