This is a great apartment and it's a perfect home base to explore the vineyards and beaches south of Siracusa. Go to Oasi Gelsomineto beach and mind the tricky entrance - it's MARVELOUS.
PROS: It's on an interesting, off-the-street courtyard that is semi-private. It feels secluded and safe. It has two entrances and a small, closed patio. VERY secure parking and there is free parking on the street. Serviceable kitchen, small washer, reliable hot water, beds are comfortable. You can easily walk into the old city and there are markets, bakeries, etc. within a block or two. It's just at the edge of the town so you can easily slip out onto the road and drive south. It's really perfectly positioned to roam.
CONS: The master bedroom is 30 meters from a local restaurant parking lot where people take smoke breaks and there are morning projects. The local traffic circle is 40 meters down a tight passageway between the buildings. The accelerating scooters and traffic around the circle ricochet down the passageway to the bedroom. This IS NOT a quiet apartment, although, there are great shutters and if you close the windows and turn on the AC it's very dark and you have white noise.
Bottom line: Great location, amazing host, and we stayed twice. Approve!