The holiday home is a charming, private house away from the main house and pool. You very much have your own space, including roof terrace but come and go past the main house. The house is essentially 2 rooms – a spacious bathroom and a divided room that is bedroom and seating area with kitchen area hidden behind a divider. There is a nice table outside shaded by a pergola and a picnic table and chairs up on the roof terrace. The pool is excellent, with a range of seats and loungers and long enough to swim laps.
Gaetano’s parents are really lovely, low key hosts and we get the impression that they do things a little differently each time as the reviews differ! On arrival, we had fruit juices, hams, milk, eggs, fantastic homemade marmalade and ground coffee in the fridge. They brought us olives from their own trees and an apricot torte for breakfast one day.
On practicalities, the wifi is fast (and mifi-based), so you could take it over to the pool area if so inclined). The kitchen area is limited - 2 gas burners, but it’s sufficient to knock up simple meals from the market stalls and shops in Mazzarino (about 10 mins drive). The house is off the beaten track but well located to drive to a number of sites like Agrigento, Villa Casale (at Piazza Armerina), and we highly recommend a trip to the charming Castelgirone. We really enjoyed our stay!