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Positives The location is excellent The apartment was large - it had a large bedroom, nice little kitchen and a bathroom. Negatives There were a few things broken in our apartment. They were fixed during our stay but we were without a safe for half of our stay and the kettle and toilet seat both had to be replaced which meant people in our room during the day when we were not there. When the cleaner cleaned the room before we arrived they would have known the toilet seat was broken and that the safe was locked and they had no key. These are things that could and should have been fixed before the next guest arrived. When we complained the reception Manager didn't seem to care and said we will do our best to resolve the problem but she never actually apologised and she was quite rude to us at times. The bathroom also needed updating. The shower floor was grubby and the bathroom floor cracked. Breakfast had a very good selection but was not very high quality. We stayed in four places in Sicily and this was nowhere near as good as the other three.

Re Federico Boutique hotel is located in a narrow street (just room for a car) at the southern end of Ortigia Island which is connected to the mainland by two bridges. This puts it close to the old town and the beautiful central square but a bus or taxi ride to the Archaeological Park. The hotel is in a building which has been very nicely renovated to provide good sized rooms with comfortable beds. A great base for exploring Syracuse. Recommend taking a boat tour round the island and to the nearby caves.