Claudio is an exceptional host! His hospitality, genuine kindness and helpfulness is rare to come across. We had a wonderful stay, largely thanks to Claudio and his desire to make our time in Sicily as relaxing and memorable as he could . He cooked DELICIOUS cakes and tarts for (free) breakfast every morning and made sure we saw the adorable kittens - we would overwhelmingly recommend anyone going to the Castellamare del Golfo area to stay here, for sure. The place is a 5 minute walk from a truly wonderful local beach, however if you want to visit Scopello or Castellamare one should rent a car or scooter (although Claudio did offer to drive us). The only thing was that we wished we had stayed longer and in fact we do hope to return in the near future.