We had a one night stay in the apartment.

Our communications prior to our visit were with Lorena, who responded promptly and clearly. During our stay, our communications were primarily with her father. Even though our stay was only one night, the support we received from Lorena and her father was high. Her father helped us find free overnight parking outside of the restricted traffic area, and then gave us a brief driving tour of Ortygia on the way to deliver us and our luggage to the apartment. Once at the apartment, he provided additional background on Syracuse. It was a pleasure to encounter someone so enthusiastic and eager to share their knowledge of the city.

We experienced an electrical problem with the apartmentduring our stay. Because of the brevity of our stay, it was not resolved before our departure. This was not due to lack of effort from the host - the host responded promptly, and her father even made a very late night visit to the apartment to assist us.

Otherwise, the apartment was as represented and pictured and was quite spacious and in excellent location, near the Duomo, but on a quiet side street. We only used the air conditioning briefly, but it was quite effective in cooling down the sleeping area.