We spent 7 nights at Laura's place and it was the highlight of our trip to Sicily. The location is absolutely amazing. The apartment looks out over the sea on one side and over a beautiful inlet with a little beach directly in front of the apartment. The views are so beautiful that local people use the beach and inlet for wedding and confirmation photo sessions every day - sometimes three time a day. There is a constant celebration of family going on here. From the grandparents playing with their grandchildren at the beaches to the family groups celebrating weddings. We did not come across any one who spoke English in all the time we stayed there. The place seems to be used almost exclusively by Sicilians - which we absolutely loved. People were incredibly kind and patient despite the fact that we could not speak Italian. We managed very easily to shop at the local supermarket and local greengrocer. The greengrocer helped my husband get help from a garage when we got a flat type - all of this with no Italian on our part and no English on his. We used the apartment as a base from which to visit Chefalu, Monreale, Palermo and Segesta. Its an easy train ride into Palermo city.