Nausicaa is friendly and clearly wants to ensure that her guests are comfortable in her home. I was especially impressed by the comprehensive guide to Catania that she provides - there are some great restaurant recommendations in there.

The apartment is in a very central location, making it very easy to walk to many of the major sites and some great areas for restaurants and bars. The airport bus (Alibus) has a stop just outside her building, which is convenient.

The building itself is older and a bit run down. The apartment is clean, although it has an odd layout. It's noisy outside, which can be a bit distracting, but not a major issue.

While Nausicaa is very nice, there were some challenges with communication. There was some confusion about how to get from the train station to her house, so we ended up walking which only took 15-20 minutes anyway. But more frustrating, was the lack of communication when the water shut off unexpectedly at 7:30 am while we were getting ready to go out for the day. This meant no running water in any of the taps or the shower, nor could you flush the toilet. She said she would look into it and get it fixed right away. We left for a day on Mt Etna, expecting to have running water when we returned 8 hours later. Well, there was no running water, and no update from Nausicaa. I finally got a hold of her, and she said she was still trying to resolve the problem. While the situation was not her fault (just one of those things that happens in Italy, and unfortunately it was a Sunday), I was disappointed that she didn't keep us updated on what was going on. When we arrived back home with no change and no update, I had no idea if she was even doing anything about the problem. We ended up having to go out for our last night in Catania still sweaty and dirty from Mt. Etna (we went out before the water was back on), but we made the most of it. Thankfully the problem eventually got resolved so we could take a shower the next morning before flying home. It made for an eventful (aka frustrating) last day in Sicily. We were ready to get home at that point!