Fantastic service from the hosts! The check in was easy and I was very pleased to have free street parking right outside the apartment since Catania is a very busy place! The amenities in the apartment were so wonderful. It was great to have some breakfast cereal, yogurt and pastries in the morning so we could relax in the apartment. Tato gave us fantastic suggestions for food and we had the best pizza in Sicily [and we had a lot of pizza!]. The best part was Tato recommended a guided tour of Mt. Etna and it was the highlight of our trip. I saw some of the reviews noting that they didn't think the area was very safe. I wanted to note that you are in a big city and there will always be more "urban areas" in a city, however we never felt unsafe. The apartment is located in close distance to the city center which makes it a great location, but you do have to walk through a "non tourist" part of town to get there. If anything, you get to see more of the local culture but we never felt unsafe. Thanks for a great stay!