WOW! Maddalena's place is amazing. We have stayed in nearly a 100 short-term rentals and Maddalena's ticked all the boxes and then some.
Location was perfect; easy parking, right near the train station, restaurants, shops, cafés, and only a 6 minute drive to see the Valley of the Temples.
Super clean, well-designed three bedroom, 2 and a half bath place. We were pleasantly surprised by the view, very high cathedral windows and ceilings, spacious kitchen and living area. Maddalena has an eye for design and pays special attention to every detail.
The kitchen was such a joy to prepare food in. We used the kitchen table mainly for food preparation and staging and ate in the loving dining room that overlooks the Valley of the Temples.
I cook a lot when we travel as we prefer to live like the locals. It was such a pleasure to cook in Maddalena's kitchen. Very high quality kitchen equipment, top of the line Italian Smeg appliances, toaster and kettle. The stove top is a split gas /induction with two hobs gas and two separate hobs induction. We made beautiful bread using the proofing cycle in the oven. The espresso maker took a but of time to understand but once we did, made superb coffee.
Simply a joy of food... And Agrigento is quite an inexpensive place to buy really good produce and fish and even dining out is relatively inexpensive. There seem to be more high quality restaurants per capita then even Paris. A foodie's delight in a relatively undiscovered Sicilian town. We ate at Sal8 and had a lovely three course meal without wine for about 28 Euros each. There were so many more to try that we will be back.
All three beds were super comfey. There are external sunshades that operate with an inside switch that completely block out the light making for great sleep. Each bedroom heating can be controlled separately.
Now for the highlight of our stay! The showers were HEAVEN. Especially the largest shower although I was thrilled with the master shower room. Lovely rain like shower (highest quality I've ever used even in a five star hotel) plus a wand that felt so amazing as a kind of lymph massage. Hot, hot water that you could adjust to any temperature and lots of water pressure... I was in no rush to start my day as this experience was amazing!
We used laundry facitities and very easy to use. There is a premium quality washer and very sturdy drying rack. We washed the night before leaving and used the smallest bedroom for drying; turning the heat up just a bit in that room and clothes were very dry the next morning.
Lastly, Maddalena was a terrific host. Very easy to work with and keep in touch during our stay. So very pleased to have found her place.