We stayed as a family in the house for two weeks in August. First of all, Angelo is an incredible helpful host. Communication was fast and he tried his best to make our stay more agreeable. Unfortunately the house wasn’t in its best condition during our stay. The house wasn’t the best choice for us.
Good+: Alice‘s house is very spacious, close to the bus station to Palermo and about 10-15 min Walk to the beach. Air condition worked well (as it is very hot in August). Huge and very beautiful plants grow in the garden (anyway we never used it for sitting outside). Angelo checked us in very late at 1am, as our plane arrived with 5 hours delay - and there was water and fruits when we arrived- very kind! Angelo also gave us a ride to the supermarket at the first day- thanks a lot!
Bad -: There is mould in the bathrooms and one sleeping room with mould blossoms on the walls and a musty smell. But maybe this will be fixed.
- In the first days we had two blackouts - one in the night (but we could fix it before the fridge melted)
- the shower was clogged with sand before we used it. Angelo then installed the garden shower and a plumber repaired it. We only used the garden shower after the beach but the shower was clogged again after two days.
About the area: Particularly sad was to see that there is obviously no ecological responsibility and no idea how to protect the incredible beauty of the landscape. A lot of waste in the surroundings, and plastic waste everywhere. The street to the beach is one of the dirtiest- we have seen dead mice, pigeons etc. Also water at Mondello Beach is not very clean. Usually you get plastic cups and cutlery at the bars everywhere. It seems that nobody links this to the bad (and sad) condition of land and sea concerning garbage. Hopefully this will change ASAP (and not only in Sicily!)