This guest house in the grounds of Claudia’s beautiful historic home had everything we needed for a fabulous family holiday. It was spacious, private and well maintained with fabulous views over the town square from the nearby terrace. The large pool surrounded by fruit trees was wonderful and we regularly had it to ourselves which was a real treat. Claudia and her family were very welcoming and happy to advise us about places to visit nearby, restaurants and travel. There are lots of good value supermarkets/shops and places to eat within walking distance and the evenings were much livelier than we expected ( though it was the town’s festival month) . We hired a car to explore a little further afield but there were also regular buses into Catania which were very cheap. We’d recommend days out in Taormina, Giardini Naxos, Acitrezza, Acireale & Pedara. Etna is a must visit too and the local Thursday market in Mascalucia was fabulous. There was so much more that we didn’t get to see so will definitely need to return to visit Syracuse & Messina! A great base with private car parking and a cute friendly dachshund ( who enjoyed some lively conversations with passers by in the evening!) Our host was really friendly and we really felt we had a taste of Sicilian life.