I can't speak highly enough of our experience at this house and with the host Davide. The house was beautiful, or as my 5 year old said "awesome!". We spent most of our time outside in the fabulous gardens, which provided a safe place for my children to play. The house is set away from a main road, so very easy to get to, but also very quiet and private.

We loved the kitchen, which opens directly onto one of the patios, with room to eat and play around. We had many meals sitting at the table in the comfortable chairs.

The location of the house is perfect for someone wanting to explore various parts of Sicily. We went to Taormina, Mondello, Scopello and Cefalu, which were all easy to get to. Cefalu and Mondello are especially close.

As I said, Davide was a great host. He contacted us regularly before the trip for ideas of places to go and left us with a care package that included a booklet of information about the area. We enjoyed Al Forno, the bakery close to the house and La Vetrana, a pizzeria within walking distance with a terrace overlooking the sea.

Trabia and the surrounding towns are very friendly and we were comfortable stumbling around with our poor Italian, ordering food and ice cream.

We couldn't have been happier with the house and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys eating and spending a lot of time in beautiful gardens in privacy.