What a lovely place! Villa Elena is in a beautiful location in the small fishing town of Santa Maria La Scala. It is located high up so the terrace has a beautiful view over the town and the sea. In fact, the surroundings are more beautiful than is shown in the pictures. The terrace is a lovely place to recline in the lounge chair, soak up some sun, and just relax! Perhaps if you want a very private space, it's not perfect for you because you share with the adjoining flat, but for us it was no problem. From the terrace you can walk down a small path, with lemon trees, palm trees, etc and into the town to a restaurant selling fresh seafood, or walk along the coast to the 'solarium' (where you can go down into the sea, have a drink, and sunbathe). The flat itself has a good AC in the bedroom and the whole place stayed cool well. It was clean and newly furbished in the kitchen. There is a dining table and TV, and good shower etc.
Valentina was perfect in assisting us - she kept in touch with us ahead of our arrival, and was available to answer any questions I had, sending us the local bus timetable and providing other information very quickly. She even gave us a lift in her car to and from Acireale (nearest town by bus, as we didn't hire a car) upon check-in and check-out. Thanks for a wonderful stay in this lovely peaceful place!