The house is really close to a lovely beach that was quiet ( in May ) . Davide responded quickly to all communication and was friendly without being around all the time ( he & Marinella live upstairs). The outside seating area gets the sun in the morning & is in the shade in the afternoon. The apartment is clean and is made up of 3 rooms - bathroom , bedroom & living room/kitchen - the latter two roughly equal size and the bathroom not much smaller. Avola isn't a tourist town as far as we could tell but is a great base for visiting other local towns and getting out into the countryside - cavagrande cassible & vendicari- and as mentioned the apartment gives easy access to the beach . Definitely recommended