We booked very last minute, because, as bike travellers, we would not make it to the next town/camping. We treated ourselves by not booking one of the cheaper apartments, but one that was a bit more expensive (and nicer we reckoned). Because we got no reaction we called her. Unfortunately she didn't speak English and we didn't speak any Italian, so the communication was quite complicated. We got the feeling Ida did not like the fact she had a booking. She was not very friendly and she did not any effort to be friendly or hospitable. We did not feel welcome at all. But we were tired of biking in the Sicilian hills and mountains for days, so we did not argue or anything.
The apartment is not a bad place, but not worth that much of money. The kitchen (a major reason for picking this house) was very poorly equiped. We used our own pans.....
The apartment itself was not that bad, but still this was our worst airbnb experience ever!
We are used to hosts that appreciate people coming to their place. Here that was not the case.