My friend and I had a lovely stay at Mariella's Guidaloca retreat, a lovely quiet spot set amidst an olive grove. We were well received (despite our late arrival) and Mariella kindly left us some coffee out for the morning. You will need a car to get around although you could probably walk down to the beach in 20 mins or so (bit more back up the hill) but we didn't try it in the August heat! The room was simple but comfortable and the kitchenette had everything we needed to whip up an improvised Sicilian sausage pasta and there is a good sized fridge and a four ring gas hob. If we'd stayed longer we would have used the BBQ area. The smell of meat cooking over the local wood was mouth watering! And air con was a Godsend in the August heat. I'd fully recommend.