Jenny was very quick and responsive while we were arranging our trip and welcoming and helpful when we arrived, even meeting us at the station and taking us to Ortigia in her car. Her annotated map was a great intro to the restaurants and historical sites. The flat was lovely, just like the photos, very clean and had basics like coffee, tea, sugar, salt, pepper, toilet paper, bottle of water already provided, saving us from an immediate supermarket shop.
The best thing for us was the position, through the arched entry to the quiet, clean courtyard that the apartment looks out over, just around the corner to the amazing daily food market that must be one of the best in Europe. It was a daily delight to shop for fantastic vegetables, fruit, fish, cheese and make either lunch or supper in the apartment, to eat on the roof terrace. Kitchen work space is compact, with a 2 burner stove and good electric fan oven, but quite OK for cooking meals for two. Good range of pans etc. small espresso pot.
The area is mixed with a lot of local residents in the medieval tangle of streets, as well as tourist letting. Ortigia is small and the visitor hotspots of the beautiful Duomo piazza and the western coastal promenade are a short stroll, maybe 10 minutes to the Duomo, 20 to the seaward end, but with constant beauty and interest in the streets as you stroll.
Just one street over is the ruin of the ancient Temple of Apollo, a pleasant open area, busy with cafes, kiosks, craft stalls, and in November a hot chestnut seller, where we enjoyed people-watching over an early evening drink outside the Caffe Apollo.
Worth walking across the bridge for the No. 2 little electric bus to get up to the Greek and Roman archaeological ruined arenas. It's quite a long and not very interesting walk though the main city.
Overall a great, well equipped studio apartment with sunny roof terrace in an enchanting place.