Absolutely fantastic place! The apartment is located not in frequent street (there's no noise) approximately 10 mins walking from public beach on the lava rocks with crystal-clear blue-green water. It's very closed to supermarket too - maybe 3-5 mins by car and that is very convenient. To Catania downtown with lots of shops and historical buildings you can get by bus, which is scheduled every hour or so and bus stop is 200 m from the apartment (ticket cost 1 EUR). There's also tourist sightseeing bus which you can catch - it goes from Catania to Aci Trezza via Aci Castello. The beaches in that part are all rocky, so if you're after sandy beaches you'll have to drive 25-30 mins through Catania to get to the La Plaja beach. Car I would say is very recommended - do NOT try to get to the beach by buses, not only it will take you 2 hours (it's only 10 km, but the waiting times are high), but the bus "D" which goes from central station to La Plaja is fool of how to say it...well not to be rude, weird and not very clean people, which you'll sure want to avoid; besides it's often very fool and pickpockets are not rare out there so watch out! Gherardo along with his brother Giuseppe were very nice and helpful, always willing to help and advise. I can definitely recommend this apartment and location!