Apartment Maria

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : friendly host who also met us at around where we park to make it easier for us to find the place. good location. hot water for the shower is working good. bottle of water and some snacks have been provided.
  : the flat is old and for the price we have always managed to stay in a much more modernised guest house. It would be an easy improvement if the bedding sand sheets are new rather than very old ones.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Google maps program could not get it right, not even close. Had to ask for directions several times but we found it with Maria standing in the street waving to us. Even got directions from a lady hanging out of a second-story window. I love Italy!

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Maria is a very kind and friendly lady. We had a good communication. No problem at all. The apartment is a typical style for sicily mountain area. We arrived in mid November, quiet cold outside but it was already heated so that we felt warm from the beginning. Little surprise for us was prepared in the fridge. We stayed only one night. Maria was so kind to let us depose our luggage after check out, so that we could explore the city. We felt home in our short stay
  : When you visit the mountain cities in Sicily you should not expect a fancy style place. The apartment was exactly as we expected how families live there. All was fine

Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Helpful host when we complained
  : The apartment is VERY VERY small, and very basic. Finding it was a nightmare, even with the photos the Host sent. Bizarrely the address is listed on a street, but the location is tucked away up an alley, so it's super easy to not find it. Parking is described as "provided", hmm IF you have a car the size of a postage stamp, with a gearbox/driver happy with REALLY narrow and steep street. I parked there once where directed, and was petrified i would not be able to get back up the hill. In the end i reversed up as it was a lower gear! Property would be better to advise use of the Park & Ride at bottom of hill, and then walk. Heating was inadequate as only provided externally for 2 hours 8-10pm each day. We kept warm in evenings by having the cooker on. It was unpleasant waking up to a cold bedroom, so we eventually complained. There is virtually no natural light to the apartment so it feels very oppressive after a few days. We moved as it got too much after a while. There is no comfortable seating area, only the chairs at dining table. No external area except the steep alley. No wardrobe in bedroom at all I've NEVER seen a smaller kitchen, unbelievable it's legal. The gas oven/hob were a nightmare to light using a lighter. Grill didn't work at all. The hair on my fingers is now growing back. I know Italians only drink coffee out of thimbles, but the coffee maker was only for 1, when it was a 2 person apartment. After we complained we were given a much more suitable machine. No kettle until we complained. No usable scissors, no sharp knives, not enough cutlery, no dinner plates. No wine glasses, only shots size. No mugs only tiny tiny cups.