Fabio and his assistant Kuba were lovely to deal with, and the flat is in a very nice area of Ortigia, in a private courtyard with a small terrace. However, I would not necessarily recommend it for every Airbnb user. The kitchen has no hot water, so travelers that like a more domestic situation (cooking and cleaning when they travel) are likely to be frustrated. It's also, in our opinion, very much a summer apartment. The high ceilings in the flat, along with the small heater-air conditioner wall unit, means that the ground floor of the flat is freezing cold during the rare Sicilian cold spell, though the elevated bed platform is kept fairly warm. But if you're there in summer, and plan on mostly eating out, it could be a fine base. However, it wasn't for us.