We had a great stay in this lovely house. It is brand new, and looks exactly as in the photos, tastefully decorated and immaculately clean.
There is no direct access to the beach, but the walk down the road is only a couple of minutes. The beach near the house is nice enough, but the beaches on the Vendicari nature reserve are also close by, and are superlative.
We liked being in Calabernardo, which is a quiet and not particularly touristy village. There are a couple of restaurants within walking distance of the house; we liked the Trattoria del Molo near the port. The house is also just a few minutes from Noto and Avola, so we found the position perfect.
As the previous reviewer mentioned, there is ongoing building work on the small complex of buildings that the house is part of, however we were not disturbed by any noise. At the moment, with most of the houses unoccupied, it is extremely quiet there. However once the rest of the complex is completed it will undoubtedly be less so; particularly since the front and back gardens are all joined together with minimal divisions between them.
We too were surprised to be asked for a €200 cash deposit, having not been told of this in advance. It did not feel like a great way to start, particularly as we were given no receipt (and, besides, Airbnb have our credit card details to cover any damage we could have made). We were also surprised that the bed was not made up, and the caretaker had to come back to bring sheets and towels, we expected these as standard.
We also felt that there could have been a few more basic provisions in the house such as a hairdryer, some washing up liquid and a bottle of water in the fridge on arrival (the caretake kindly provided us with some water since we arrived after the local grocery store had closed).
Also, the mosquitoes are a problem! Bring repellent and mosquito deterrent, there were aggressive tiger mosquitoes around the house all day. The single bed has a mosquito net, but the double bed doesn't.
Overall, we had a great trip and are happy to recommend this house.