Mariella and Milko were very good hosts to us during our stay in Ortigia. They gave us many suggestions for good places to eat, live music and nice beaches and made sure they answered any questions we had. The apartment which was comfortable, stylish, clean, cool and well equipped and in a great location only metres from the water front. Culturally we were spoilt for choice as every charming street you stroll along provides a wealth of beautiful historical buildings. We took in an exhibition, ate somewhere different almost every day, swam and generally relaxed completely. The food and atmosphere here are divine. I did my best to communicate in Italian where possible but actually their English was much better so we were lucky. I would definitely recommend staying with them and hope to come back with the children.