Dan's place was a great base for our trip in Sicily. We never met Dan, but he was very helpful and quick to response with his messages while we were booking and in our messages before we arrived. Dan's mother checked us in and his father saw us out. We were glad we had a car- and definitely recommend one for the area! The place is conveniently close to one of the major highways. Aci Catena, itself, is not somewhere we spent a lot of time exploring.

The room is large and opens out onto a narrow balcony where we ate our breakfasts every morning. The balcony is screened off, but is great for fresh air, privacy, and listening to the many exciting sounds of the city (you may become a morning person if you aren't one already, since these sounds start very early and the balcony doors are no match for them). Dan's mother left breakfast outside our door every morning, consisting of bread, jam, delicious fresh fruit, hot water for coffee or tea, and breakfast biscuits or crackers. We often had leftover breakfast that we brought with us as snacks for our day.

The apartment was clean and we were provided with towels, linens, and a fan in the room. The rooms were slightly dark, but comfortable. The shower is an open bathtub structure with a handheld shower head. Besides for our arrival and departure, we never saw any of our hosts, and communicated with Dan's parents through notes once or twice.

Overall, if you have a car and plan to use Aci Catena as a base, this is wonderful place to do so. We enjoyed our time there and would recommend it to future travelers!