Well, this is a tricky one. Stephanos place is as pictured/advertised and we also - like many of the previous commenters wrote - got the little nice and very thoughtful welcome gift. Stephano replied friendly, quickly and, well, efficient to our texts. But one thing is misleading, which might not be Stephanos mistake: That is, there is no real beach on Ortigia (beautiful seaside though and some rocky places to climb down and swim) so the location would be better described to be at the seaside but not at a beach. Stephanos place is definitely a great place to stay for couples or friends who are happy to share bed and even a blanket. We though, two grown up women, booked the apartment because we expected two beds (as it says there are separate sleeping places). When we asked if we could have sheets for the sleeping couch so that each of us could have her own place to sleep, Stephano declined or better said gave us the option to pay for a third person although it was as booked only for the two of us. So in the end we had to share the double bed and had only one blanket. All in all we just could have booked a double room somewhere instead of the apartment expecting separate beds. After being put down on our wish for using separate beds we found a big cockroach, let Stephano know, got a bit of an odd and too short answer on that, so we felt disheartened to ask to get a second blanket at least. And unfortunatly there are no ‚real‘ windows at the apartment but two fanlights at the door and in the bathroom. If you need more natural light or air you have the open the apartment door. So all in all: We are sure, many people especially couples will find in Stephanos place just what they are looking for. For us we found Stephano very professional but not flexible to our needs. Also on our departure Stephano told us that we had to be out by ten exactly, not at least offering us to leave our luggage for a while longer so we ended up dragging our luggage around town on our last day which was little fun. This place is, unlike some other Airbnb’s very professional but also impersonal.