My partner and I stayed at Mariella and Francesca's place for 5 days in late September and had a wonderful time. The gardens and view on the sea are incredible. This really is the perfect place to escape from it all!
We came by train from Palermo (35 minutes) and Mariella very kindly offered to pick us up from the train station and gave us a quick tour of the town. The remainder of our time, we found it very easy to walk in and out of town and to the beach (it is along the highway but not very far). We also took the train one day to Cefalu, only about 50 minutes away. The rest of the time we enjoyed relaxing in the garden and going to the beach. The house has everything you would need to cook and go to the beach, including beach umbrellas which were great!
Definitely can recommend this place!