The Shark's Nest is a perfect place to stay if you want to visit western Sicily. We didn't meet Simone in person but he's mother gave us a warm welcome when we arrived, and we managed to understand everything despite our English/Italian being just as bad as each other's. We found everything we needed in the house, a fully equipped kitchen, a barbecue grill, even sunbeds and sunshades... The house is close to the highway but the traffic on it didn't bother us at all. On the other hand, thanks to the proximity of the highway we could get to many places very fast. We visited Segesta, Sciacca, Mazara del Vallo, San Vito Lo Capo, Reserva dello Zingaro (and many more) and we didn't need more time than about an hour to get there by car. There are also a few restaurants (where a pretty big and tasty pizza costs 5-7€) and supermarkets near the house. The view from the roof was amazing - the sea on the one side and the mountain on the other. At night there was so tranquilly that we could rest after all day. Simone was a really friendly host and I would definitely recommend this place!