Helene is a very gracious and warm host who goes all out to help her guests. The location of her apartment is second to none in central Ortygia but it is very quiet and easy to move about from there. In our case we have been travelling for two months prior to staying there and we had large bags. Helene’s apartment is on the top floor and to access it the last flight of stairs is quite narrow presenting a bit of a challenge Helene was kind enough to help us carry our bags up. Thank you very much Harlie and Betty