My husband, three adult children and I just spent two magical nights at Alex’s Piedimonte Etneo home and we really wish we could have stayed longer. Alex’s home is everything I could wish for in an Airbnb- spectacular location looking up onto Mt Etna, really clean and spacious, well appointed kitchen, cozy bedrooms, books and games, beautiful garden with lots of different places to sit/ lounge, wood-fired hot tub to soak in while you gaze on Mt Etna, and Carmela( local caretaker) who was very friendly and gracious and responded quickly to any questions we had through What’s App since we didn’t have phone service in Italy. We don’t speak Italian but did just fine with Google Translate with Carmela. We really felt so at home and appreciated the gift bottle of wine and morning pastry that Alex left for us.
Mt Etna was erupting during our visit and so each evening when it got dark, we first soaked in the hot tub and then snuggled up on the big back deck garden sofa with a glass of wine and watched the bright red/orange lava eruptions both with Alex’s telescope and well as with our own eyes- it was spectacular and we had a hard time finally going to bed! We really hope we can return again for a longer period and will recommend Alex’s home to our friends and family.
Ariane from Portland, Oregon-USA