What a fabulous find this was! We are a couple with an infant (nearly 2 years old), and needed a relaxing holiday in Sicily. Scicli is a lovely, quaint, small and relatively quiet town yet with plenty of life in the evening, friendly people, nice restaurants, beautiful buildings, and some short walks with great views that also provides a perfect base for visiting other nearby towns (Modica, Ragusa etc.) as well as the seaside at Sampieri, all within 30 mins drive. It was absolutely ideal.
There were very few apartments suitable for us in Scicli, but this one was perfect and ticked all the boxes. It was in a quiet area, a short walk from the town centre and a little way up by foot (about level with the church bell!). Gabriella was very accommodating in providing a cot for our little one, in which our son seemed to sleep even better than he does at home. The other toddler-essentials for us were all there; washing machine (cloth nappies), clothes drying rack, bath, separate bedroom in which we placed the cot, and a safe environment on the balcony (no low walls that our toddler could climb over, whilst having railings that he could see through in amazement!). But it was so much more than just the essentials; it is really spacious with superb views from the balcony, a retractable awning / canopy thing that covers the outdoor table, some sun loungers, a great shower upstairs, gas barbecue, the list goes on. The apartment is a relatively short walk uphill (40 steps?) from the place at which we could park the car, but our toddler managed it fine holding hands when he wasn't in the sling.
If I came to Scicli again, I'd want to stay at this apartment.
A little advice for others staying... for the closest spot to park the car (or at least to unload your luggage), drive up 'Via Santa Maria la Nova' (left fork off Via Dolomiti) until you reach the steps in front of the church; the path you want is the narrow one that hugs the left hand side of the church (follow Gabriella's directions here). The local butcher is excellent and even had some fresh milk (corner of Via Nazionale / Via S. Filippo). If you like your tea, maybe bring some bags; the ones sold in the shops are so-so. The spark tool for lighting the hob was on the cooker hood shelf (took a little while to spot it!). Note the shops tend to shut around 1.30pm and re-open later, at least when we were there in May. Happy holidays!