Giulia’s place is a very nice and clean apartment in a well looked after area with a beautiful view overlooking the ocean, set high up in the hillside of Aci Catena.
Unfortunately, we didn’t have a car which makes it difficult to go into town as the streets are meandering and dangerous walking by foot. So, I strongly advise you to only go there if you have car, which Giulia made clear to us but since we only had a short stay here, we made it work anyway. (Keep in mind the taxi prices. 60€ from Catania so make sure you call a cheaper one, but we were desperate.) There are a few places and restaurants nearby, so you have easy access to the local Pizza Place.
Giulia was good communicating over text with a few slight misunderstandings which were caused by English language, but it all worked out fine. Her husband Marco welcomed us friendly and showed us the place and gave along many tips and insights on where to go during our stay.
He has a very open and progressive interpretation of privacy and announcing one’s arrival. However, this can be put as an unfortunate mistake. We had a power failure in the building, and he came into the apartment at around 20:30 without knocking so we were just a bit confused when we heard someone was coming in. They later apologized for it, so it was okay.
The place and the amenities were nice with a well-equipped kitchen. We received a bottle of wine on arrival as a gift which was very nice. I think one more thing that is worth mentioning is, that with the way the houses are built you have the next doors neighbor’s balcony right next to the bedroom window on the right, as well as right next to the bathroom window so there is just a little lack of privacy but nothing the curtains can´t fix. Just worth knowing.
Check out was also very easy and we enjoyed our stay here. Make sure you wake up early enough to see the sun rise above the water!
We wish Giulia and Marco all the best for them and their baby!