We stayed for 8 nights in Emilia's apartment, with 2 boys aged 7 and 12. Emilia is very friendly and a great host, she did everything she could to make us feel welcome and assist us with whatever questions we had. The apartment is great, very cool on hot days, and the garden is such a nice place to relax (though it is a bit smaller than seemed in the pictures). When the upper floor is rented out to other guests you can hear their voices, but for the most part the apartment upstairs was empty so no problems there. The location is great, within walking distance of the beach, and within driving range of great cities like Ragusa, Syracuse, the Valley of the Temples and the Etna. The apartment is well-equipped, it even has a washing machine. We had a great time here and would warmly recommend staying here!