- Lovely, modern apartment with full kitchen and two bedrooms each with A/C and a dedicated bathroom
- Couple of cute, small balconies with a table for 2 to sit and have coffee
- Additional bedroom on the upper floor, with a lovely secluded terrace off of it
- Inviting living area with tall ceiling, sofa, TV, and generous dining table
- Great location deep in Ortigia with good restaurants all around, close proximity to Ortigia attractions, and a nearby swimming area
- Relatively quiet at night
- Detailed book provided by the host with local and regional recommendations
Cautions:
- Loud construction work with drills right outside our bedroom at 8am that was not disclosed upfront, only briefly mentioned upon arrival. AirBnB could benefit from insisting on clear disclosure of construction work at time of booking. We departed one day early without refund because of this.
- Notices throughout the apartment that used toilet paper must be put in a wastebasket, not flushed, but with no clear explanation why, e.g. is this a city rule? Provided wastebaskets have no lids. (We saw no such notices in other Ortigia establishments.)
- Side note: parking on Ortigia is resident-only so your rental car will have to live at Talete parking for around EUR10 per day, a good 15-20 minute walk from the apartment.