The hostess Sara and her husband were extremely accommodating. They kept constant contact leading up to, throughout and after our stay in Catania. We arrived late at night at the train station and they came and picked us up without any problem. They even dropped us off at a restaurant afterwards. Sara and her husband gave us plenty of advise and places to visit and recommendations of foods to eat and where.
The appartement, unfortunately did not match their hospitality. It is located on a lovely street ( not bar or nightclub lively, though), so if you want to have a coffee, need to buy something and a mini-bazaar, buy groceries, etc there is no problem here as everything is within walking distance. The bus was also quite close and the main street of via Etinea was also within walking distance.
Unfortunately this is also comes with the price of being an extremely noisy street due to the constant flow of scooters, motorcycles and cars. Since the apartment is street level, you cannot leave the windows open comfortably for a long period of time due to the noise.
The appartement also lacked air conditioning in the main areas ( there is one in the master bedroom). With Catania being a very hot place ( in the summer) this was a problem with not being able to leave the windows open.
I would recommend staying here if you are looking for an apartment as a hub, where you don’t plan on staying in the apartment for a long period of time.
Once again, the host and hostess were very accommodating.