We had a wonderful stay in Giuseppe's home! His mother Rosanna is a very generous, sweet lady - we arrived to a gift basket of pasta, sauce and breakfast things, and throughout our week-long stay she would pop by to offer us fresh ricotta, tomatoes from the garden, homemade lemon sorbet... so thank you again, Rosanna!
All of our communication went through Rosanna, who doesn't speak any English but you'd be amazed how well you can communicate with hand gestures and Google Translate. And when the water pressure went a couple times, she was quick to reply and had fixed it within 10 minutes, which we really appreciated it.
The sleepy village of Balata di Baida doesn't have much going on but the house and garden are so beautiful you may just want to hang out on the sun loungers all afternoon, and it's a superb location for visiting Scopello, Castellammare del Golfo and Zingaro Nature Reserve.
All in all, it was a great stay! 5 stars!