Mariella is a great host, very positive and available any time in case you need anything.
The house is great, but you come here for the garden, bigger than you expect and really relaxing.
THE + ❤️:
The two kitchen, inside and outside. There's a pergola / arbor in the garden with a long table, where you can cook - and this is fabulous.
The view on the sea and the sunset is great.
The garden surround the house, lush with a gardener who's taking care of it. There are vegetables and fruits growing everywhere - but unfortunatly July / August is not the season to see them. I saw in some comments it's better to come earlier in the year (april / may?) to see them. But even without the garden is amazing.
There's also an outdoor shower in the garden and a hamoc.
There's a small beach with rocks at 2 minutes walk - not the best but good to have a quick swim.
The house is clean, the double bed is good. There's air con - not in the bedroom but the corridor access to the room.
You can park your car in the property.
THE - 😕 :
There's a road and a railway in between the house and the coast. Not a problem during the day but at night you can hear cars. Didn't disturb us at all, but I can understand some people commented on it.
There's a double bed in one room (great) but the other room only have one single bed - good for a kid, small for an adult.
We didn't found the pizza oven - in the description.
The small beach down the house is good for a quick swim but not wow. You need to go to Cefalu to get the amazing beach.
WHAT TO DO:
Enjoy the garden - if there are vegetables and fruit (if this is the season) Mariella will let you pick in the garden! Cook and relax. Have a quick swim at the small beach.
Cefalu is at 30 minutes in car. The best beach is there - very popular during summer. The city is amazing but touristy. This is also where you can find the closer big supermarket.
A small restaurant - El Pescatore - is at 5 min walk. Amazing location and view but not a great restaurant.
Trabia is the closest town. Small, typical, with two small groceries (only open morning until 3pm).
Palermo is not too far in car (as Cefalu I would say) - but we didn't go.
We did a trip to the south at the Vallei dei Templi, 2 hours drive. Better to stay there for a night and enjoy the temples, Scala dei Turchi and the amazing beach.