We had an unbelievably lovely week at the guest house in Renata’s lemon grove. She and her whole family were so welcoming, gracious, and helpful — even calling around to help us figure out where in the little town nearby we could get a charging converter. The garden was even more beautiful and extensive than it looks from the photos, and the pool is gorgeous — we spent many happy afternoons there. It was an easy 5 minute drive (not walkable) from their house to the train station, from which it was a 20-30 minute train ride to central Palermo (buy tickets in advance online as there are no ticket machines at the station). However, we also really enjoyed exploring some of the small towns nearby, where we ate some extraordinary food in several unassuming little hole-in-the-wall type places (Da Maccarrone in San Nicola had the best clams and mussels I’ve ever eaten and at Pizzeria da Carlotto up the road in Altavilla we had the best pizza of our month-long trip through Italy). All in all, we would highly recommend their place and hope to return some day soon.