We have stayed at the house of Mrs Baglione and her son Nino during the week after Easter 2014. Only seldom we have experienced such a wonderful stay and such a friendly, charmingly and helpful host as we did at this beautiful house in Acireale. Words nor pictures can express the nice atmosphere of this beacon of tranquility in the heart of this friendly, typical Sicilian town at the foot of Mount Etna.

The house is a perfectly equipped space with all kinds of modern conveniences like a first class HD tv, stereo set, oven, a huge modern fridge etc. When we arrived the place was proper and clean. Former guests have left some primary groceries and necessities like coffee and sugar, olive oil, fresh oranges etc. and our hosts were kind enough to not take these away (as we've experienced before at other houses for rent).

All rooms are very cosy and surprisingly beautiful. Furniture, lamps, beds...The owners have a great taste of mixing modern design with traditional in-house decoration. The main bedroom has a first class big bed and top quality mattress, it's pretty large and the classical ceiling is a fine piece of traditional art. Waking up listening to the birds singing in the garden makes you not want to leave the bed and sleep in until late in the morning.

Nevertheless you want to get up to get some fresh bread 30 mtrs down the street and enjoy breakfast in the large, super chill garden in the back of the house. Here you are surrounded by a dozen turtles wandering throughout the green garden full of pretty flowers.

Carmela is the most friendly host imaginable. Her son Nino is totally at your disposal for information, help in concern of renting a scooter or a car and whatever you ask him, he will arrange it for you. Het took us from and to the airport, spend a day with us at Taormina, scheduled an appointment at the hairdressers, showed us the best place to get a nice italian style ice cream. Nino has proven himself more to us than just a host and in regard to Carmela and her senior husband...we feel like we have found new parents. Everybody has tremendously nice and friendly to us.

We highly recommend a stay at this gorgeous house to anybody in search of experiencing italian lifestyle in the most comfortable way. When visiting and booking this house and enjoying the hosts hospitality, fun time is guaranteed!

Two small advises we would like to share:
A walk down the 'Chiazette' is great fun, but the beach at the bottom of the pretty street is rocky and kind of a bummer when you expect a white sandy beach. The walk up the 'Chiazette' is hell of a challenge.
Second...Anybody with a weak heart should NOT enter Nino's car. "I drive Italian style" he will say with a big gringe ;>)