We chose to stay at Roberto‘s place mainly because of the price and we thought the location being central would be good for a long stay in Sicily, we were there for 6 1/2 weeks. The apartment was just as it appeared in the advert very clean spacious modern and it was very comfortable place to stay for the summer. Roberto was an excellent host from the start before we arrived in Sicily his communication was great. He very kindly arranged our 1st nights stayin an apartment in Catania. He met us at the airport and was really hospitable, his English is good and he made us very welcome. He clearly loves what he does and he does it so well, we could not recommended more highly. Roberto is a charming young man who really goes out his way to make sure everything is right with the accommodation including giving his local tips and advice on where to go. He responded quickly to any message we sent either via AIrBnB or WhatsApp. His parents were equally lovely, they live near the apartment and we saw them quite often. They do not speak any English but this was not a problem, most people in Sicily do not speak English in fact it is very rare to find anyone who speaks English which we found quite refreshing even though we do not speak Italian. Piazza Armenia is a lovely little town, we visited so many hillside towns like Piazza in the region and beyond and we didn’t find anywhere that we preferred. It was a lovely place to stay, the people are friendly and lovely and we would highly recommend it as a base to explore Sicily from. The beach is within an hours drive. The apartment is in a very old building, within the mediaeval centre of the town, very narrow cobbled streets with balconies and washing hanging outside. The sort of place you normally walk through, it was fantastic to be actually living with in this sort of community . There was quite a lot of noise from neighbours but we felt this was just part of the experience, with the windows closed at night it was no problem getting to sleep. We did not see many tourists in the town, it is just an authentic Sicilian working town. We really felt like we lived like locals. There is a fantastic market every Thursday then we bought all of our fresh produce from, most of it was produced locally and some of it without chemical farming methods.
All in all this was a wonderful experience!