We really enjoyed our stay at Giovanni's place- breakfast in the sun on the terrace (which goes into shade around lunchtime), day times out and about visiting the local area, and late nights watching fishermen pulling in their nets. Santa Flavia has a lot of character and rough-around-the-edges charm (we were shocked at the amount of rubbish in the streets). Everyone we met was very friendly. Giovanni was in regular contact via whatsapp, checking in with us and responding to any of our queries. He also gave us an excellent recommendation for dinner at Don Cicclio's in Bagheria- one of the highlights of our stay. Make sure you get the bananas in strawberry marsala for dessert. Can't say the same for I Piscaturi on the docks though- the fish was overcooked and tasted odd, and they didn't give us what we asked for then made us pay for it anyway. To cap it off, they served us coffee without coffee at the end! (just hot milk with chocolate on top!). Overall a lovely few days spent exploring this captivating corner of Sicily. Make sure you get down to Mondello beach, and visit the street food markets in Palermo.