Appartamento di Melo

It’s a fabulous location. It’s the best area of Ortigia, by far. You’re very close to the sea, and the best beach in Ortigia (Calarossa), as well as restaurants and the major sites such as the Duomo Piazza, etc. However, despite the proximity to all these great places, it’s quite quiet and peaceful. There is nearby parking that the house manager can easily arrange. As for the house itself, it is spacious and the terrace is quite nice with a generous glimpse of the sea. Also, the AC units worked great, which was super important during the hot Sicily summer.

Unfortunately, there were major issues with the apartment. First and foremost was the overwhelming smell of cat urine upon approaching and entering the building. It is nauseating. The woman on the first floor is feeding and housing a herd of wild cats which we saw come and go throughout our stay. Contrary to other responses by the owner, this is not something we’ve seen in all other apartments in the city. The smell is so strong at times that we could detect it distinctly in the front room of the apartment even with the door closed. One of the cats would come and go as it pleases in the stairwell via an open balcony. Also, both of the showers are very small and awkwardly configured. It seems strange given the relatively large size of the bathrooms. Also, one of the showers has an electoral outlet that is immediately next to the shower curtain. It seems very unsafe. Lastly, the beds were quite uncomfortable and cheap.

We liked absolutelly everything. The location was great, apartament is fully equiped, nice designed and furnished. We can strongly recomend both - apartament and the owner because of excelent communication and help.

Immaculate. Friendly helpful staff. Clear Instructions to access property

Very spacious and quiet. Well equipped but no TV. Only other drawback is you need to be mobile as parking facilities are a longish walk and up two flights of staircase. Yet the self check in was easy and roof terrace was handy for drying clothes. Nice peaceful stay for family or friends.

The flat is in a wonderful position - very central - a couple of minutes to the Cathedral Square and literally round the corner is the sea and the little town beach. There’s a couple of lovely bars/cafes on the seafront for coffee and granitas as well as a small delicatessen. Spoilt for choice with excellent restaurants. The whole island is easily walkable to everything. The flat was so quiet at night too. The sitting room is huge and a lovely view of roof tops. The kitchen has an automatic orange squeezer which was amazing - they kindly left us a huge bowl of oranges and lemons too. We loved it. Perfect.

Nothing - except the roof terrace door was jammed and we couldn’t use it; not too much of a problem really as we were out most of the day. The other thing to note is the food terrace is reached by a quite rickety spiral staircase which wouldn’t be easy for small children or older people.

This property was large and perfectly located on the island. We parked our car in the new town and walked in. Loved our stay here 🥰

Unfortunately we couldn’t access the rooftop deck as the door was jammed.

big apartment in a great location very comfortable and host was very good for info and communication.

Amazing location close to the beaches, restaurants and cafes or Ortigia. Newly renovated apartment with beautiful furniture & 2 bathrooms. Host was kind enough to leave a bottle of wine, fruit, tea and coffee for us. Kitchen well equipped. Plus a lovely rooftop to enjoy the moon rise. Great place to explore Ortigia.

Issue with gas stove was addressed with host & as mentioned there was a strong cat smell entering the building, however the apartment smelt completely normal with no issues. Overall a great experience.