Maria couldn't have been more helpful from the moment she met us - helping us find convenient free parking and recommending two amazing restaurants 'Apollonian' & 'Moon', where we had our best dining experiences in Ortigia.
She also had lovely fresh melon waiting for us and was so helpful showing us places of interest we should visit during our stay in Ortigia.
The small apartment is well thought out with a kitchenette and nice bathroom. There is a shared outside courtyard and the bed was very comfy.
The only minor issues for us were workmen noisily cutting stone in an adjacent house every day from 7.30am, but this was obviously not Maria's fault. And also because the house is very old and lots of people staying at Abacco, you do hear the front door (which is right next to the door to the apartment) open and closing quite loudly in the mornings and evenings.