Original room was overbooked so Iolanda offered the room next door to us. Our substitute room wasn’t as nice as the original room pictured and had one bed and one sofa bed. The WiFi only worked in a corner of the room and the signal was spotty.
However, Iolanda’s mother was so kind and sweet- she welcomed us with a fruit plate of fresh strawberries and the most delicious citron slices. The citron was so good that we felt that it made up for the substitute room’s shortcomings.
I made the error of parking our car rental in a restricted zone and received a parking ticket within just a couple hours. And a couple hours after that, the car was towed. Melena, who works in Casa Syrakosia’s restaurant next door, generously went out of her way to locate our vehicle for us. Iolanda then personally drove me(!) to the lot to pick it up.
Later that evening, Iolanda offered to move us into the original room for the next night which we immediately accepted. We found the original room to be so much better than the substitute.
Iolanda and her family were so warm and attentive. They provided us with the most friendly service we experienced during our entire trip to Sicilia. Grazie Iolanda & Family!