It's really one of the best places on airbnb for now! Directly on the beach, you basically sleep with the sound of the waves! The villa has its beautiful history and it's like a journey through time. The apartment was super clean with some fruit and a bottle of wine as welcome! We didn't meet Marco directly but we had the pleasure to spent time with his aunt - a great and interesting person. We have kids and having the beach just outside the door was very convenient. And scala dei turchi is just some 10 minutes walk on the beach. The beach is with the finest sand, the water is transparent.
We stayed it the flat with beach view which is not very comfortable for a toddler (1 year old) but we already knew it when we booked it but as we only stayed three days, we didn't care. I guess for a longer stay you should opt for the flat on the ground floor.
The other thing is that there are no shops at walking distance, you should take the car for about 5 minutes and arrive at Porto Empedocle. From the beach however you can reach a really nice restaurant.
And last thing one should know - you park the car either on the street, for free or in a paid parking nearby. We used the street parking. Either ways you have to take your luggage down a stair and then through the garden. There was a cart you could use though.
The place is really worthy the last two described inconveniences and would even give it more than 5 stars. I just wrote them for future travellers in order to know what to expect.
We already miss waking up to the sound of waves and the beauty of the flowers in the garden!
Thank you so very much for the opportunity!