Johnny’s place is very walkable to most sites in Catania. He responds quickly to questions. His place is quite spacious, large bathroom and shower. There are quite a few stairs up to the apartment so may not suite those with mobility concerns.
The main area of disappointment was the broken air conditioning. He let us know it was broken the day before check-in, technician came day of check-in but only to confirm that it was broken, Jhonny did purchase a new one but unfortunately it could not be installed until 2 hours before our check-out, by which time it was a little late. The weather in Catania was about 97F so it was like trying to sleep in a sauna. Hopefully it is fixed for the next guest.
There are a few inaccuracies on the listing as well: no microwave, no breakfast provided (coffee provision was also listed separately), non-English speaking host (Airbnb messages were translated from Italian to English and there were some points of confusion). Unstable faucet in bathroom could also do with repair.
Overall if the AC was fixed, it would have been pleasant and we do appreciate Johnny’s attempt but we wanted to leave an accurate review that reflected our experience.