The apartment itself was fantastic - everything appeared new and was sparkling clean. The host was friendly and check in and check out was super easy. The private parking was a great bonus. The location was about a 30 minute walk down the cathedral or about 20 minutes metro + walking (As a tip - the metro shuts down at night before 10pm so have a taxi number on hand!). The draw back to the apartment is it is on a main road in Catania and though it has new thick windows that help, you still hear a decent amount of street noise from the cars with them shut.