Spacious Damp Dungeon in Quiet location. Our comments are based on extensive experiences traveling in European countries during winter months. Roberta was prompt in responding to our interest and gave us assistance in locating her apartment. We traveled to Syracuse by train and had planned to take a bus from the train station to the apartment. However at the bus station, which is located right outside the train station, we were told that the bus would not be coming for an hour. We chose to walk. We arrived early to the apartment and contacted Roberto's mom who graciously met us early. The apartment is on a quiet street in a quiet residential area. The apartment is spacious but using the toilet is awkward and we are slender built people. The bed was comfortable. The apartment is advertised as having a washing machine. There is not a washing machine in the apartment but a washing machine for the residents in the apartment building to share, and there is a drying rack which can be used inside and outside. We never had a problem obtaining access to the washing machine. The advertisement for the apartment does not reference the fact that people do not drink the water here and instead need to purchase water. There is a water dispensing machine located approximately 3 blocks southwest of the apartment where you can get water for 6 cents per liter. There are two doorways to the apartment which can be opened to provide daylight. 1 is off the bedroom onto the street, and the other is off of the kitchen onto the patio. When the doorways/shutters are closed the apartment is dark as a tomb. We suggest that a night light be provided to assist guests that need to move about in the dark. When you rent an apartment during the winter months in areas like Sicily you often find that the apartment has been infrequently rented, if at all. As a result when you arrive at an apartment you often find that it is cold. The large masses of stone, block and concrete walls and floors are often difficult to heat. We were able to heat the apartment to our satisfaction, however there is no heater in the bathroom. The serious problem we had with the apartment is that the stone walls and floor do retain moisture and it is difficult to dry anything indoors. The back patio where you can place the drying rack only gives early Morning Sun. To help dry bath towels we suggest Roberta install more hooks to hang towels. However more hooks in the bathroom will not guarantee dry towels the next time you wanted to use them. Because of the moisture in the apartment the finish on the walls was falling off. We asked Roberta to provide us two sets of keys to the apartment. She graciously did. We left one set of keys in the door, inside the apt. and left the apartment with the other...