Francescos place is beautiful, spacious and well functioning. Only negative thing was a nasty smell in the upstairs bathroom that lies in connection with the bedroom, but it helped to let the water run in the bidet.
The place is well equipped except for knives! In the kitchen we couldn't find a single knife that could cut anything, especially not the (plastic) bread knife! It was a minor thing, but it would have been nice to have for cooking, and also we only found one cutting board (broken in half so it was very small!), which made the cooking of our Christmas turkey a bit of a challenge! But everything else worked out well, Francesco was good at responding and explaining things, and the place is absolutely wonderful - and the location is perfect. Quiet, considering that it is in central Ortigia, very close to the beautiful seaside and many good local restaurants. We were very happy with our stay and had a great time! We can warmly recommend Francescos place!