We had a great experience staying in Mario's apartment. It is a large, attractive apartment, and Mario really went out of his way to be a great host, leaving lots of stuff for us in the apartment and even bringing us food as a welcoming gift. I love the fact that they even went to the effort of putting up a few Christmas decorations. The apartment is a great location for exploring Siracusa.

We were there over New Years, and when we asked Mario about any specials for dinner, he went out of his way to come up with some restaurants with various price options. We were quite happy with the one we chose.

The only thing you need to watch out for is not to plug in too many appliances at once. It is an old building an there is only one circuit for the whole apartment with the circuit box located on the ground floor, so if you blow the circuit you have to climb down and up 3 flights of stairs. This is something out of his control, but you would be advised to turn off the heaters before turning on something else.

Overall, Mario was an outstanding host, and it is a nice apartment in a great location. I highly recommend this apartment.