Francesco’s apartment is beautiful and very spacious in a convenient location on the lovely island of Ortigia.
The only real hiccup was when half of the city had a water issue and the shower and tap stopped working for about a day. After some confusing back and forth, they did get me more information to let me know that this was a city issue and not a building issue, but I was considering leaving because you’ve got to have running water. Thankfully it was fixed fairly quickly.
I booked for a month to have a quiet base in Italy and enjoyed the charms of Ortigia while traveling out some. It was great to have a working washer, lots of windows, and fresh bedsheets and towels every week.