I was a little worried that we may have been a little out of the old town, but in actual fact we were really well situated on the cusp of the old and new town and got to enjoy the highlights of both easily.
The view was great but it did come with the downside of having to do many flights of stairs every time you went out. I'm close to 60 and not a marathon runner and it didn't bother me. We loved that there was a basket to use that you could haul up your shopping and we used this many times.
One day we took the bus up to Castelbuono (1/2 hour) to go the restaurant Nangalarruni which is renowned for mushrooms and wild boar. Thoroughly recommended.
The flat is easy to get to from the station, the kitchen was terrific, the terrace was wonderful, the apartment was fab - better than it looks in the photos - you won't be disappointed.