Francesco's house is just lovely. The house is very nicely decorated and clean, one can feel it has been in the family for decades. The neighbours are super quiet. Relaxing in the beautiful garden or outdoor dining area, one easily forgets being in the city. the beach is 900 meters away so if you have small kids it is a bit of a challenge by foot but just a quick drive with many parking lots next to the beach. Few tourists in the area with nice local gelateria and convenience stores. The beauties of Palermo are a 20 mns drive away and a good combination with the pristine beach (abeit crowded during the day but super nice after 5 pm). There is air conditioning but we never used it, preferring to sleep with the windows open and the anti-mosquitos system in full blast :-). In a nutshell we had a great time thanks to Francesco and his great house.