Marcello was a really great host, who welcomed us warmly to his tiny house in a pretty huge „paradise garden“ right outside of Catania! The communication was easy, quick and always friendly!
The house is actually a tiny house, so if you’re taller or can’t cope with sleeping under a quite narrow ceiling, this might not be your cup of tea. But for us (we’re both smaller people) it was perfectly fine! The house brings everything you need for your stay in Sicily (linen, towels, shampoo, sun screen, soap, all sorts of things for cooking including some spices) and the best is probably the garden, where you can find plenty of fresh fruits!
Since the house is a bit outside of Catania, I’d recommend to rent a small car, so you can easily get around and explore the island. But make sure your car is rather small otherwise it could be tricky to get to your parking space next to the Airbnb (but for us it worked out perfectly fine! You don’t have to worry about parking your car on the streets and getting it damaged, it’s completely safe we you park it!
For grocery shopping there’s a supermarket (iperstore deco) in direction of Catania about 3-5 minutes by car which offers everything you additionally need for your stay.
For sightseeing suggestions Marcello has some pretty good advices! Just ask him :)
We loved our stay at this tiny house and we’d come back anytime, preferably a little bit earlier in the year (November is still nice, but you’d definitely have to pack more than one sweater, which might be mistake we made..)
An additional plus is that you’ll never feel lonely, there’re plenty of cats in the garden who’ll join you if you’re having breakfast outside or even sneak into your house to stay for a cuddle. So if your allergic to cats or you’re afraid, maybe don’t there. If not, you’ll love it!!