Massimo was an excellent host, warm and friendly. He made himself available whenever you wanted him and left you to it otherwise. He collected us (3 adults and 1 baby) from the Catania bus depot and on departure, he dropped us to the airport.

The apartment is very spacious and clean. It's a cool apartment as well with nice artwork, furniture and fittings and a huge TV. The kitchen is fully equipped (more so that mine at home). The bathrooms are great also, with a jet bath/shower in one and a great shower in the en-suite.

Bedroom 1 is a good size with a good sized double bed. Bedroom 2 is a good size with 2 single beds. Night time is quiet and sleep comed easy and in the morning the distance sound of the market might greet you if you're a very light sleeper.

Location wise you couldn't ask for more in my opinion. You can see the awesome fish, fruit, veg, meat market from the balcony to the front. The Piazza Duomo is 3/5 mins stroll down the road and off the square are many of the main streets for shopping, eating and drinking.

The eating is fantastic be it out in one of the very many eateries or in cooking some fresh produce frtom the market. The fish guys is the markey might chance their arms with a bit of overcharging but in a fun, non aggressive way which encourages a bit of haggling, shoulder slapping and laughing.

As for the night life, I'm no expert but it seemed happening enough in bars a nice 5/10 mins from the apartment through a few piazzas - maybe try the Piazza Bellini and surrounding areas that had nice bars by day/evening that seemed to get going at night time.

In summary: Great apartment, great location, great food, great drink, great market,great people.

The people drive like lunatics.