I highly recommend staying at Francesco's apartment. There are a million things to say and tips I could give, but one of the fun parts was discovering these things for ourselves, or asking Franco for advice. It boils down to this, the apartment is amazing an opens right up onto a beautiful part of the Noto beach. It is secluded and private from all the other beaches in the area. The apartment is very quaint and perfect for a simple beach getaway. Falling asleep every night and waking up every morning to the crash of the waves of the crystal clear and beautifully blue and green sea waters was incredibly relaxing. Within walking distance to one delightful beachfront restaurant named after the village. Francesco was a wonderful host. My wife and I went there for our honeymoon and he greeted us with a delicious cake with 'Just Married' written on it. I told him we were newlyweds about 12 hours before via text, so he obviously made it a point to congratulate us and spend his own money on a couple of strangers, not expecting anything in return. The greatest kindness is that when no one is looking, and this sums up Francesco and the people of Sicily. Wonderful trip, nice apartment, amazing location. I am already dreaming of returning. Money extremely well spent.