Francesco's apartment is probably the most stylish airbnb's i've stayed in to date (and that's quite a few!) - the apartment and terrace are beautifully designed. Francesco was super quick at communicating and even managed to stop in within minutes when we realised the mugs from the kitchen had gone missing/broken when we arrived and asked for some more (english people desperate for a cup of tea!) and sorted out some replacements. He also left a bottle of sparkling wine for us too on arrival! He also, luckily, managed to let us stay another night when our flight home was cancelled and the apartment was available.
The apartment is well located for exploring Ortigia and Francesco gave us lots of useful restaurant recommendations. Parking at Talete was mostly easy (just make sure you have lots of coins, the card machine seemed to be broken the whole time we were there) and we were lucky enough to find a free space for two of our nights there. The kitchen is compact and ok to make food but don't expect to make anything complex for a full meal (quality of cookware, space, no oven (just a hob) - we just brought things from the deli and market (Fratelli Burgio is a must, plus Caseficio Bordelli) to eat in and prepare fruit/veg etc was perfectly fine. If you like to sleep in complete darkness you may struggle as the light from the bathroom comes into the bedroom from streetlight/sunrise but aware Francesco is going to put up a blind to stop that happening.
All in all a great stay in Ortigia - thank you!