Our main complaint about the apartment was that the bed was incredibly uncomfortable and so for that reason, we wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Maybe the other rooms are better and we were just unlucky, but if the mattress and pillows were changed then I would say it is good for short stays in Syracuse if you're not planning to spend much time in the room and you have a car which you will be using. The free parking is very convenient and it is a great location if you will be going out to day trips as it's easy to get to the motorway. If you don't have a car then I'd personally stay in Ortigia itself (although it's only a 10 minute walk to the bridge and around 20 to the centre of Ortigia).
The kitchenette is good for preparing breakfast or sandwiches etc, the apartment was very clean and it met our needs (aside from the basic need of a comfortable nights sleep). The apartment is part of a block so you may not get the one in the photos e.g. ours did not have an armchair.