Alessandra is without doubt the best host we've had during our AirBnB stays, extremely friendly, welcoming and helpful. Her home is lovely, modern and beautifully decorated, and the location very peaceful and relaxing. Given the hot weather during our stay we also made very good use of the lovely swimming pool and barbeque area. The provisions she supplied for us were also very welcome and unexpected - calling it a "starter pack" does it a disservice, I'm sure we could have lived off it for most of the week!
When booking, I'd originally been unsure about whether the location was too remote, but in practice it was perfect. It doesn't take long to get into Siracusa by car, and the nearby L'Asteria Blu restaurant/marina also has a useful water taxi service to Ortigia that has to be tried at least once (and it also rents boats for those wanting to do more coastal exploration)! However, the house is also in a great location for getting to other destinations such as the coastal town of Marzamemi, or the historic towns of Noto, Modica & Ragusa. My personal favourite location, though, was closer to hand, only a few minutes from the house - the small beach area and sea at the nearby Plemmirio Marine Park is a special location, with wonderful coves, clear water and abundant marine life. The beach area isn't that easy to get to for young kids or the infirm, but for others its worth the effort, particularly at off-peak times. A walk along the coast here is also full of fantastic scenery.
We look forward to returning sometime.