Francesca is a fantastic host - very helpful and great communication. There were four of us staying, including our two girls. The apartment has everything you need - compact but well laid out and plenty of space for the four of us. Well-equiped kitchen, good shower, comfortable beds... even a box of toys for the kids and buckets and spades for the beach! It's a great location, on a quiet street but in the heart of Siracusa - literally 2 mins to the beach! In fact we went to one beach in the morning (5 mins away) and another on the other side of Ortigya in the evening, to get some shade! Francesca also recommended some local places to eat, which were great. Really couldn't fault anything about the stay!