We have tried Airbnb for the first time and stayed in Catania at Vito & Andreina apartment for 8 days. Good price, great comments and very nice pictures attracted us here.

When the apartment doors opened for us and Alessandro parents greeted us with big smiles we felt like we came to our relatives in Sicily.
Apartment was spacious and very nicely decorated, we got personal Alessandro room and it was very cozy with the modern bath inside.
In the same apartment we have met other couple, that lived in the other room, and we became friends and travelled most of the days together.

As Alessandro was away his parents Vito & Andreina hosted us for the whole period.
Their English was not the best, but they are very good users of modern translating technology, so we found our way of communicating very quickly and have learnt Sicilian a bit.
There is a possibility to have local dinner in the house, so we had it and it was worth it (freshly prepared antipasti, first course, second course and unforgettable desert + wine).

One of the best benefits of living there was the directions and recommendations we got from the hosts. For example usually it was hard for us to find right spot for parking in one or other Sicilian town, Vito was at his best providing all this information in whatever location we went.
We have saved a lot of time and seen best locations in eastern Sicily because of the advises they gave us. For example if not the Vito we would have missed Villa Romana Del Casale, and now it is one of the greatest experiences we had.

Other benefits includes washing (additional, but fair price) and free parking near the house (if you will find a spot. We always did.).
And last but not least. Breakfast is great there... throughout our stay we have tasted home made granitas, ice cream, fresh buns, local fruits, coffee, tea. Very sweet life :)

We highly recommend this place if you want to explore Catania and eastern Sicily in more depth and find the best spots that only locals know, and know that every morning you will get good breakfast and that there are people who will take care of you if you need it.