Thankapartment you for a very nice stay. Once I got over the fact that we had to climb the 79 steps to the apartment and deal with the general traffic in the area the stay was very nice. Would recommend this location highly with the caveat that one should expect to be in the middle of the busy central part of Ortigia. The Terrace was above it all and made for a very nice place for an outside breakfast. The steps could also limit some users. We anticipated the climb and organized our baggage to leave large suitcase in the car. We parked in the paid parking that was about three short blocks away but it felt secure. They tell you not to leave anything in your car when parking in Sicily but we were comfortable since the items we left could not be seen.
We really loved the market place and the proximity to the center of the historic areas. We did use the car to make side trips to Noto and Ragusa areas and it worked well once we figured out the process of getting in and out of town driving in Sicily is not for the faint of heart.