We spent a week at Carmelo's vacation home in Ognina and enjoyed it very much. The house is located in a quiet area, surrounded by other vacation/weekend homes, only a few blogs away from the Ionian Sea.
Carmelo's parents gave us a warm welcome at the house and made us feel like visiting friends. Our communication with both Carmelo and his parents was excellent throughout our entire stay.
The house is spacious and comfortable and equipped with everything you may need to relax, cook, etc. However, most of the time we spent outside in the lovely garden and patio. For us, the house was a perfect base to explore nearby beaches and cities, and after a long day exploring we always looked forward to spend a quiet evening at the house. Ognina is small but nice as well - it has a few good spots for swimming, a small port where you can buy fresh fish and a restaurant with a nice view on the port.
We will definitely stay at Carmelo's house again next time we come to Sicily!