We are a family with a 5 y.o. and we stayed at Franz Beach House at beginning of June 2022, as part of our 2 weeks tour of Sicily.
It was our first holiday abroad post-Covid, and our daughter’s first “real holiday in a foreign country” so we searched for special locations to create great memories. We are happy we chose Franz Beach House even though it had no reviews when we booked it.
Here are the things I would highlight, I hope they are relevant for you too.
First, the listing details and photos are accurate. The house is beautiful, well arranged and maintained: comfortable beds, large living room table, lots of glasses, pots and pans.
Everything we used worked well: fridge, cooking stove, wifi. By the way, with so many people working remotely I think Airbnb should add a dedicated Wifi section to the star ratings: the one at Franz Beach House would get a solid 5 stars from us, since it did so well during my wife’s Zoom calls (she had to work during the day).
There was no need to use the AC, the house was really cool inside even at noon.
The garden is huge and full of life: trees large and small, birds, insects and lizards. Quite a treat for us, who live in an 7th floor apartment in a big city. Lots of places to sit or lie down in the shade. The porch was the perfect place for us to relax and enjoy a glass of wine in the evening, after our daughter was asleep.
Hidden between trees, with reed walls and wooden floor, the outdoor shower is so nice we didn’t use the indoor one!
The beach is accurately described in the listing, but I still need to tell you how great it was for us to have a large portion of the beach practically just for ourselves. You get out of the back gate and walk right on the sand. It is super-soft, but it can become quite hot at noon so you will need slippers. We spent a good couple of hours on the beach every morning and afternoon only saw maybe 5 people per hour, running or strolling.
We found everything we needed at 5 minutes on foot from the house: a small supermarket, 2 or 3 breakfast places and 2 restaurants. The food is excellent, the people are really friendly and there were no crowds at all.
One of the memorable moments we came for: the evening we walked to Scala dei Turchi, had pizza at a restaurant nearby and then walked back home on the quiet beach by the moonlight…
I cannot end this review without telling you about Claudio, Franco’s son: he drove us from the bus station in Agrigento to the house, he answered all our questions and kindly arranged for a taxi to take us to the railway station when we left. He even took time from his workday to come and sit with us for a nice chat and say goodbye in person the day before we left.
Thanks, Claudio and Franco! We had a great time at Franz Beach House and we hope to come back someday.