The apartment was clean and large and had a small balcony with a view out over the rooftops. Marina doesn't speak English but we managed to communicate sufficiently well with her to know what to do. The water heating was off but it didn't take much to figure out how to turn it on once I realised the next morning that we had no hot water.
The washing machine took a very long time to cycle through but at least the clothes were clean! Marina went and got some laundry liquid from her mother's apartment next door.
Security was very good with a key required for just about every door including the door to the small lift, which was good as the apartment is on the 4th floor.
The apartment is 15 minutes walk from Ortigia in an area that is very 'working class suburban' area with not much in the way of facilities. But it is easy walking to the greek amphitheatre - about 20 minutes. And we found more cafe on the way there. Just before the island of Ortigia there are a few restaurants open. Because we travelled in February, quite a few restaurants and cafes were still closed for the winter break.