When we booked to stay at Alice & Giorgio’s house we were immediately put at ease by their prompt and friendly message to us. Asking about us and our family and our requirements for the stay.
Communication remained excellent all the way up to our arrival and throughout our stay.
Alice and Giorgio are excellent hosts, meeting us at the house on arrival and providing us with local information. When the air con in our bedroom broke, a quick text and Alice had arranged for it to be fixed. It was fixed before we returned back to the house by the end of the day which we thought was excellent and very much appreciated. The occasional text from Alice to check we were OK was very much appreciated and we felt completely comfortable messaging her with any questions we had.
The house is very comfortable, and the big garden was perfect for our 2 year old girl, especially knowing it was all enclosed. The house (and some of the furniture) is looking a little tired but for the money and space, it is very nice and it didn't impact on our stay at all. The only slight improvement we would say, is that there isn't really anywhere to store (dry) food except the kitchen counter. We came back a couple of time to find the ants had found their way in (easily sorted with bug spray already in the house). A couple of plastic tubs would be useful for storing food in. A good chopping board would be useful too. Other than that it's very well equipped and and lovely house.
The location is great, usually very quiet, until the local dogs start their night-time barking!! If you're hiring a car it's easy to access to Syracuse, Avola, Noto and Catania. The beach is only a few mins away, we only ever drove but it could be walked, if you don't have a toddler and loads of stuff! There is a bakery/pizzeria at the end of the road that does good food but opening times area bit of a mystery.
Overall, a great place to stay & really lovely hosts. Thanks Alice & Giorgio. X