Maddalena’s apartment is stunning and in an excellent location in Agrigento. I’m actually sorry we only planned one night!
First the location: if you are visiting by train, it is literally just outside the central rail station so couldn’t be easier to reach. It’s near the center of Agrigento with excellent sights, shopping and restaurants literally right out the door.
We drove so we used the street parking which Magdalena explained to us. It was very convenient to the apartment and we had no problem parking (or double-parking) to load/unload our bags.
The apartment faces over the Valei Dei Templi and has an incredible terrace where you can see the Greek temples and the ocean. Had we spent more than a night, I’m sure we would have enjoyed drinks there as the evening cooled.
The apartment itself is very new and modern. If you want historic and rustic, that is not Maddalena’s apartment. It’s got all the conveniences and is in pristine condition. Excellent AC, great beds and mattresses, showers with plenty of hot water, well-appointed kitchen. The only suggestion we made was to add a mokapot Italian style percolator as we prefer making coffee for ourselves. The apartment has a pod machine and she provides coffee pods but that wasn’t to our preference. The modern locks on the doors made us feel very secure. Plenty of space for the 4 adults in our party.
Magdalena was an excellent host…she provided cold water, yoghurt, milk and even some breakfast breads and cookies in the cabinet. We only wanted coffee, milk and cold water…all of which were there for us. With excellent choices of food so close we preferred to walk up the block to the arrancini cafe in the square for breakfast!
Magdalena also had great suggestions for our one meal and the one we picked was the best so far on this trip. She even set up the reservation at Kalos within 2 minutes of the apartment.
We love frequenting AirBnBs when we travel because of the variety and feeling of being in a home…Maddalena’s place was just so refreshing after the prior 2 that were more rustic. If you plan to visit Agrigento you can’t go wrong with this one!