The place was great- it was in a lovely area. From the house you can see the volcano and are close to the sea for swimming. Ginostra is a wonderful village. My only problem was that I went to do the hike up Stromboli and there was no one else from Ginostra hiking with that company that day so I had to take a boat back on my own and pay 50 euros to get back to Ginostra from Stromboli at night. Otherwise my stay on the island was fabulous!