We wanted to stay in the Pozzallo area as it is where the ferry to Malta departs and is central to the Sicilian Baroque towns (Scicli, Ragusa, etc.). Silvias home is very close to the town and shops and restaurants, although it is best to drive into town, as there are no sidewalks outside of town.Being just a bit outside of town does mean it is very quiet. The house is much larger than we needed, but we were so pleased to have a sitting room with comfortable seating and a functional kitchen with a five burner hobb and an oven. There are plenty of dishes, pots, pans etc. Quite a change from many places in Italy that we've rented where the is only one knife and three plates. Silvia kindly left us basic provisions, such as salt, olive oil, coffee, tomato sauce. The washing machine had us baffled at first, but we figured it out and were able to catch up on our laundry. Silvia is a kind and gracious hostess, she went out of her way to make us feel comfortable. The house itself is charming, it is quite old, but has been modernized.