Marianna's apartment is beautiful - practically a whole wing of a real palace, with way more space than the 3 of us needed or expected! It also has a nice, previously lived-in feel, which always helps one feel more at home. Likewise, the location is perfect for exploring the centre of Noto (just down a short slope to the corso).
On a side note, we found the city itself very pretty, but a little too touristic for our liking - reminding me of Taormina - meaning it was harder to get much of a sense of a real local vibe (though when we occasionally found the right spots, the people were perfectly nice). Ragusa, Modica and other smaller historic towns in the area which we made day trips to (Palazzolo Acreide, Marzamemi) were more enjoyable...
Still, Noto and Marianna's flat were a good base for us to explore the surroundings, and Marianna herself was very responsive via email and messaging.
Our only complaint would be with an issue we had with parking. The palazzo has a courtyard within with plenty of space to park all the cars of the different residents (which in itself is a plus for those renting a car!). However, my mother, who was the driver for the trip, had the unpleasant experience of being on the receiving end of a lot of verbal abuse from a very rude, stereotypically misogynistic older Italian neighbour over the (seemingly long-standing) issue of getting access to the covered garage where he keeps his vintage Jaguar. Long story short, I was able to calm him down and resolve the situation, but it nonetheless put a bit of a damper on our afternoon, not least for my poor mum who doesn't speak much Italian and couldn't understand what he wanted. Hopefully this issue of parking spaces can be resolved by Marianna with said neighbour before any other such scenarios unfold - I think things could have gone much worse had I not spoken enough Italian to clarify the problem then and there...
This small, unsavoury show of local machismo aside, though, an otherwise pleasant stay!