I’m sorry to say that this place didn’t meet our expectations. We texted with Marianna that day and agreed on an arrival time, but ten minutes before we arrived she pushed the time back a half hour. July in Sicily is extremely hot, and while the air conditioning worked well in the bedrooms, it didn’t cool the living space at all - especially the kitchen!
When we arrived the place was extremely hot, with mosquitos outside and inside the door. There are two large staircases to climb, and the front door had daylight visible all around.
We were prepared for a historic building but there were yet more unpleasant surprises ahead. First was the signs in the bathrooms: “please do not flush any toilet paper. Throw it in the basket.” What an unpleasant prospect! And worse, the WC trash cans had no bin liners. Next, the stove in the kitchen ran off of a propane tank and a light switch. This is usable, but we weren’t shown it or warned -making it very difficult to operate in the morning, before coffee. Lastly, there was a box of unopened needle syringes on an open shelf in the bathroom. It was one unpleasant surprise after another.
For these reasons, we left after one night and checked into a hotel. Marianna is a lovely person but I can not recommend the apartment, especially in the beastly Sicilian summer.