This place is an absolute gem, you may see some unsavoury posts & comments regarding Castello Ursino and its surroundings on other social media platforms but disregard them, this home occupies a birds eye view onto a genuine Sicilian community, at no point did myself or my 2 teenage children feel anything but safe and welcome, at night the square below comes to life & was the cherry on top for us to be a part of the local scene, granted it may not be to everybody’s taste, the noise outside was there until 1 am most evenings but we loved being a part of it all, ear plugs were provided but not required, dive in & join the party we said.
The facilities within the apartment were top notch, 2 large comfy beds, very stylishly decorated rooms & everything you could possibly need for an enjoyable stay.
Only thing to watch out for is parking, during the day it is fine but at night when the square comes to life it’s very difficult to find a space between 8pm & 2am, one solution I found was to use the car park near to the fish market, it’s less than 10 minutes stroll away & was only 2euros for the night, we stayed 4 nights & only collected a car to go exploring the island on the last day there, if you are stopping in Catania you don’t need a car, everything is walkable.