Luca’s place is situated in a great place in Catania. It is a short walk away from the major tourist attractions of Catania such as: piazza Duomo, La pescheria, via Etnea. Although in such proximity to the centre, it is not loud in the apartment itself. Whatsmore, Luca is friendly and helpful and the kitchen is well equipped.
However, we had some issues communicating with Luca. He asked us to text him 30 minutes before our arrival, so we did. He didn’t answer, but opened the doors for us not realising we were supposed to be his guests. I need to state here that it wasn’t hard to tell that we were tourist. We were both equipped in two backpacks each, 45 and 20 litres big. Then, we had to guess from the apartment name on Airbnb that it’s on the top floor and approach Luca and ask whether he was our host. He was surprised that we arrived but from that moment on it went smoothly. Apart from that, the floors in the apartment had been dirty when we arrived, there isn’t any A/C system in the apartment (only fans in the room) and my girlfriend spotted a bug resembling a cockroach on the stovetop.
Overall, if you are staying in Catania for a couple of days and just need a cheap place in the centre to spend the nights then the place is perfect. In my opinion, good value for money, but it could be a bit cleaner.