We loved it here at Mario's place. In fact we loved it in Siracusa/Ortigia. The apartment was full of character, clean and as described in a great position. Mario was a splendid host and truly made us feel welcome. His knowledge of the locality was excellent as were his recommendations of places to eat, things to do/see. Sadly we didn't have time to visit all the places we wanted to to as we didn't want to rush around too much and perhaps spoil the perfect ambience of this wonderful part of the world. The food and wine were extraordinarily fantastic. We hope that on our next visit we can stay here again and take Mario up on his kind offer to prepare a traditional Sicilian meal. I can only imagine how good that would be!! Mario, we tried to visit you in your shop but somehow missed you. Your friend Fabrizzio was a real gentleman and served us up a fantastic meal. We really didn't want to leave . On the last day we were serenaded by your neighbour! Top stuff!! Really nice touch with the fridge containing some essentials (beer and Prosecco to name but two) Ha ha.