Would highly recommend. If you're coming via bus from Catania, you can walk to Andrea's place in under 15min. The location is perfect and very quiet at night. If you want to travel from Catania to the nearby villages of Savoca/ Catamola/ etc., you can walk down to the Interbus office near the Arch. They are helpful and will provide timings and other guidance. Near the arch is also a well stocked grocery store. One little known gem, again close to Andrea's place, is La Bottega del Formaggio. They hold an amazing meat and cheese tasting in the evenings.
The only point of caution I'd say is that the stairs upto this apartment (on the 3rd floor) is quite narrow. In our case, our buggy was a compact one, so it was alright. But if you're travelling with a large buggy, carrying it up and down the stairs might be a tad challenging.