We went for 1 week with our 3 year old and 10 month old.
Location : 5 minute walk to a lovely public beach with plenty of space and was quite quiet. 10 minute walk to Agua Beach which you could pay €40 for the day to get a large palm tree and loungers. Great food and drink there as well. Marzamemi is a 5 minute drive which is really foodie with loads of amazing restaurants - well worth a trip or 2. Just under an hour to Syracuse, again worth a visit. Could have done a day trip to Etna but didn’t have the time.
Property: the photos don’t do it justice. It really is a lovely villa. Perfect pool with a nice shallow end for kids. Plenty of space inside and outside. Not really a space for sociable outdoor cooking however - barbecue is other side of the house away from any seating area but we survived without this. Not far from the supermarket and there’s a bread can than drives round about 8:30am each day with lovely fresh bread, pastries, sandwiches and Arancini.