We came with a family of four plug dog and stayed a month. The location is in Mondello, the beach area of Palermo and the beach is 10 minutes walk. Being no place near the beach, the location is as close as one can be. The house is very well equipped and the hosts were very accomodating. There is much to explore in Sicilia and all of it is easy to reach from Mondello. Internet service was the only negative. More a factor of how the telecom companies seem to work in Southern Italy, but with four people and two adolecents, we went thru our alloted space quickly and couldnt use skype or watch video. The house really is wonderful and the hosts very warm.