We had a great time at the cottage. It is in amazing surroundings and the grounds and pool area were stunning. Silvia was great at answering emails prior to arrival very quickly and provided all the information we needed. On arrival, her mum checked us in and showed us around. She even left us water, eggs, wine pasta etc in the kitchen which was very kind. We thought there would be air conditioning in both bedrooms, but Silvia's mum brought us a fan for the second room. You need 1 euro coins to operate the air conditioning. Once more Silvia's mum came to the rescue with a bundle to get us started and after that we just made a point to get euro coins during the day when we were out and about. The cottage is also ideally placed for exploring. We took the train to Palermo and also visited Cefalu and Monreale. The train was very convenient and if we had been there longer would have explored other places.
We also paid a small amount to have our dinner cooked for us one night which was delicious!
All in all we really enjoyed our stay at the cottage. We would probably have preferred to pay extra on top of the daily fee to get air conditioning rather than having to operate it using the 1 euro coins, but this was just a small thing and did not spoil our trip in any way. Thank you Silvia and mum!