We stayed at Marcello and Alessia's place for five nights in September 2020. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would recommend it to anyone else interested in visiting the Eastern coast of Sicily from Taormina / Messina to Siracusa and Noto, passing by Catania and obviously Mount Etna, whilst also having the opportunity to enjoy a day in, spent reading in the peaceful garden, or going for a dive in the wonderful and wild rocky beach that you can access on foot from the property. The location is strategic to visit all the places of interest the area has to offer (without having to drive in and out from Catania every day!), starting from Aci Castello and Aci Trezza, very pretty and picturesque fishermen villages close to the Natural Reserve of the Cyclops. We recommend visiting the Norman Castle in Aci Castello (20 mins on foot from the property) and scuba diving in the natural reserve in Aci Trezza (15 mins by car). Mount Etna is also a must for all nature enthusiasts and less than an hour away from Dai Beddi. We felt at home from the start, as it was immediately clear Marcello and Alessia are very genuine and welcoming people, embodying the soul of the well renowned Sicilian hospitality. They were both very serious and professional about respecting and enforcing covid-19 measures and our place was spotlessly clean upon our arrival. We also particularly appreciated the flexibility in the check-in and out timing and more generally the friendliness and recommendations and help received. The house had all comforts - starting from a very good mattress and pillows - including Amazon Prime and Netflix subscriptions that we ended up being grateful for on a very rainy morning. Overall we think Dai Beddi is a quite a unique property in the area, especially because of the direct access to the sea and big garden with fruits and veggies that you can eat (in fact Alessia insisted on gifting us with two big pomegranates on departure!) which we struggled to find elsewhere. Thank you very much for the wonderful memories made together guys, we wish you all the success going forward! A presto!