Francesco is a wonderful and thoughtful host, and his flat is beautiful.
The flat is very central - just a 5 minute walk to the bridges leading over to Ortigia.
The layout is great, it is sparkling clean, and there are lots of nice little touches (earplugs in the bedrooms (the flat is on a busy street, although personally I did not use the earplugs and did not find it too loud), a juicer and fresh oranges and lemons from Francesco's garden) The flat has clearly been designed and decorated with much love and style, and it was a pleasure to come back to in the evenings.
Francesco was very helpful on local tips, and very accommodating for the check-in and check-out processes - our stay could not have been smoother, and I cannot recommend him highly enough !