We full-heartedly enjoyed our month in this apartment. The street where you live is just wonderful: narrow, full of flowers and plants, old buildings, some benches to sit on, and the nice cat. There is a locked gate before you enter the inner courtyard where the doors to different homes are. Practice the way you ring the bell to get your living companion open that gate for you. You continue climbing up stairs. The little house has three floors, and this apartment is on the best floor, the uppermost one, with another, larger rented apartment. You can see other rooftops, because Giudecca (the quarters starting at the end of the street) has mostly buildings this tall. The apartment is fairly small but cosy, with enough furniture and utilities, though no doors between the livingroom, kitchen and loft. So there is no privacy between, say, two couples. You have to be careful when you climb to the loft the first time. You can hang your laundry from the other, smaller inner courtyard French balcony, and you even have two bikes to your use. There is only one kitchen sink, so washing the dishes requires inventiveness. There is not enough warm water all the time. When we spent our month there, some of the neighbors were talking on the phone by their window in loud voice for several hours. - The host and his representative helped us very quickly when we had some problems with the utilities. - There are two grocery stores nearby, two restaurants on the same street, and at least 6 gelaterie within 200-300 meters. Ortigia is a little paradise, and in this apartment you are right in the center, with a very short walk to Via Roma, Piazza di Archimede, Duomo, and Giudecca. It is a walking distance to take a swim, either on Ortigia's eastern shore by the sea walls and rocks, or on Ortigia's western shore on the little sandy beach. Small electric bus line no. 1 has two bus stops nearby, but you may need to wait for it longer than expected: beware of missing the train because of that. When planning to go to a clothes store, bookstore, post office (also nearby), and many other stores, remember the siesta, ca. 13.00-16.30.