Luca's place is centrally located and a 5 minute walk to the main train and bus stations and only a few minutes to the main tourist spots. Our room was very spacious and the apartment has a large kitchen with lovely large doors and a balcony onto the street. Luca also allowed us to have a late checkout as we had a late afternoon flight. We used Catania as a base to visit Taormina and Syracuse and we would happily return to stay at Luca's apartment.