This place can be either wonderful or mediocre - depending on what you expect. As the most of the Ortigia is a quite dirty place this house I guess is just as the all other ones. Ido not think you can find principally different ones. However here are my impressions in details:
Pro:
- The location is very good, close to the Talete parking - the only zone you can enter on the Ortigia with the car if you do not live there. So it is not more than 7-10 mins by foot with the bags from the parking.
- The hospitality of Jan and Lynettte is above any comments. Very warm, everything you need is explained, any question is being anwered
- There were a lot of clean towels, which is a rear thing in most homes
- I was in January so for me the heating was important - and it worked perfectly. If you switch it on, it will be very warm even when it is +2С outside
- A free welcome bottle of water was very nice
- It was dark during the nights in the room, so no problems for sleeping
- Overall mostly quite during the night even as the wndows face the road
- I would say this was a spacious place, good for a family
- It is very close to the sea which is an advantage during summer (during winter it was too windy)
- The water in the shower was hot
Contra:
- It was very very dirty inside. The washing machine was covered with the rust and i was afraid to open it. All taps were covered in stains. The floor was dirty. The kettle was all covered inside with the calcium plague, 2 cm depth, very ugly, we had to boil the water in the pots. The sofa also looked as not being cleaned for a lot of time. Toilet, sink, everything requres a good renovation. Old, dirty, scratches, etc.
- The was a strong old smell, not pleasant at all
- The water is salty, but this is not a problem of this house, but of all Ortigia
So if you do not care a lot about the cleaneless, it is a good place close to the sea, quite spacious and with a very nice host. If you are looking for a nice romantic place, this is probably not the case.