Mariella is a great hostess. She gave us a warm welcome, helped us find a parking space (we should have given the heads up so that she could have booked one for us, so we were extremely lucky to find one), great restaurant tips and sorted out the fuses in the middle of the night. The apartment is well located on Ortigia and is how it looks in the photos. However, the inviting terrace which is to share is accessed through Mariella’s apartment. Although she lives in the same building the access is actually in the street behind that of the Airbnb and so it would take some planning to go and use. She freely offered it when I asked about the terrace but we did not feel comfortable using it which was a shame as the terrace was one of the deciding factors when we chose Mariella’s flat. The other reason I did not give this flat 4 stars is perhaps our fault, it dies say that smokers are allowed and there is a slight smell of stale smoke in the bedding.