Abbiamo trascorso due mesi in questa casa e esplorato Sicilia. Tutto il necessario è stato fornito. Altamente raccomandato.
The owner made renting this house so easy that part of me wondered what we would find. When we arrived at the house my first reaction was, "This can't be the house. It's too nice for how little we paid".
The owner met us at the house when we arrived. He spoke some English, so our basic Italian was enough.
The garden is nicely landscaped and the house is small but nicely and completely appointed.
Our group rented three houses in March and April. This was the only one that had no surprises. Everything we needed was provided -- hand soap, dish soap, laundry soap, bath towels, paper towels, trash bags, the owner thought of everything. Even a hair dryer, perfume, and insect repellant.
The owner was so kind to us and treated us like family, helping answer every concern, bringing us a bag of local oranges, recommeing places to see and eat, and making sure we had what we needed.
I had to work on-line and the Internet was sporadic at first. The owner called the telecom and even had them install upgraded equipment at his expense. I have often had Internet issues at hotels and houses and usually people just shrug their shoulders, but this man really cared.
I learnt that Sicily generally does not have good Internet because it is mostly wireless backhaul, but this house now has the most reliable and fastest Internet of any place we visited during our stay. So if you need to work on-line while there then this is the house you want to rent.
Patio furniture was high-quality metal, not plastic like some places. The TVs were modest, but who goes to Sicily to watch TV? I came here to enjoy the climate and food. He gave us some water and local oranges when we arrived and even provided an electric espresso machine -- nobody else gives you more than a stop-top pot, which is fine, but I was able to have a capuccino each morning! :-)
I was able to sit in the yard and work on my computer while listening to a variety of bird songs which we never hear in Canada. It was so peaceful, a little bit of paradise that was hard to leave at the end of April.
Beds were all comfortable, which you don't always find in Italy. Even the sofa-bed was comfortable.
We look forward to returning and renting this house. I highly recommend this rental.
Grazie tante, Gabriele.