The apartment is very nice, clean and equipped with everything you need for a short stay. Manuela is a great host, she responded always quickly and gave us great tips about the city.
The apartments' location is close to the centre, but not central. To reach the beautiful and vibrant part of the city centre you need to walk around 20 mins and to reach the central station (to make trips to Taormina or Syracuse) you need to walk around 35 -40 mins. As you can not reply on the public transportation and the traffic network is really bad in Catania, there is not a lot option, whether walking by foot or taxi!
The Appartement is poorly soundproofed, you will hear every noise from outside and above. The Italian scooters are very loud and cars are steadily honking, which was very annoying and I had problems finding sleep at night.