We stayed at Pierluigi's apartments for 6 days and there were 5 of us: my wife and I and our friends. The place was absolutely awesome: two bedrooms equipped with air condition, a spacious living-room, fully equipped kitchen (with even some food, olive oil, vinegar, etc.) in it.
But the best of this all was a big terrace with sea-view where we used to have our breakfasts and, sometimes barbequed dinners. Just within 15 minutes’ walk there's a famous Aci Castello Castle built in 1076 by the Normans with a nice local museum inside. The town itself is a very nice place to spend an evening, enjoying local food and drinks.
If you go into the center of Aci Trezza, which is about 5 minute’s walk from the apartment you will find a lot of local bars and restaurants. Two mini-markets are also situated in the center of the town. In the morning the streets are full of local people selling all kind of fish, sea-fruits, vegetables, etc. by very reasonable prices. The people are very kind, open-hearted and willing to help you in any situation. We were lucky to attend the local fiesta called Sagra del Pesce Spada di Acitrezza (The Aci Trezza Sword Fish Fiesta) which lasted for 3 full days! The fish made on grill was just delicious… and local wine, too. :-)
Aci Trezza is also famous for being background of Luchino Visconti’s film La Terra Trema, based on Giovanni Verga's novel I Malavoglia, and there’s a small museum dedicated to the film. Unbelievable, but the entire cast were local inhabitants!
And not to forget - Catania, one of Italy's most important and flourishing cultural, artistic, and political centers is just about 15 minutes' ride on local bus.
All in all it’s been a very nice experience and we have enjoyed our stay in Aci Castello enormously. Pierluigi was a very kind host, always ready to help and very easy and nice to communicate with. None of our questions and needs were left without a duly response.