Overall a fantastic experience, great countryside location, great swimming pool, comfortable well shaded house, perfect for good quality family time, great local food and wines, and great fruits and vegetables from the garden!
And absolutely great hosts who are very respectful of your privacy but will do all they can to make you feel at home!
Details:
The house is located in the Sicilian countryside (so you definitely need a car) and the views around the house -- fields, hills, long sunsets over olive trees -- are an absolute delight. The property is very well-tended.
Although we were here during the (summer 2017) "Lucifer" heatwave, we did not feel it that much--the house is very well ventilated with valley winds sweeping through. It offers lots of shade during the day, and the grounds and trees are all well tended and offer cool summer shade. There is also the pool, which is much larger than we anticipated.
The house comes with its own garden with a LOT of vegetables and fruits that grow on the property, which the hosts let us use for our purposes. Aubergines, zucchinis, tomatoes, peppers, prunes, almonds, lemons, salads, herbs, etc. etc. the house garden never fails! We had no idea there was such a fertile garden available with the property and it made the whole stay so enjoyable to be able to cook fresh food every day!
Also the hosts kept bringing fresh eggs from their own production, their own delicious olive oil, very good local wines, etc. Endless supply of delicious fresh local products.
In conclusion: we had a great rural vacation experience, very authentic, hosted by charming people -- definitely made us appreciate the quality of Sicilian life and want to come back.