Before we arrived we communicated with Mariella who was very helpful. But what we didn't know before we arrived was what a wonderful person she was. She was so warm, engaging and helpful. Nothing was too much trouble. She gave us great advice about what we would find in the area and sorted out paid secure parking around the corner for us. It made having a car in tiny Otigia an absolute breeze.
The apartment is delightful and compact and has a wonderful outdoor seating area that was green, quite and peaceful. The apartment had everything we needed and we cooked most of our meals in the apartment with the wonderful fresh ingredients from the market. Just heaven.
The area is so close to the wonders of Ortigia. The sea is about 100 metres down the street. There's a wonderful frito misto stall close by along with an excellent pizza stall with both having seats and table on the street. The were so many bars and cafe's it was hard to decide where to eat but we had good advice from Mariella.
I couldn't recommend staying at Mariella's highly enough. It really added to the fun we had in Ortigia.
Thanks Mariella.
Tim.