We had a great stay at Villa Antica for a week over Easter (end of March/early April). It’s a quirky property, with two large double bedrooms (one with potential to be triple, or bigger). It was clean, the main house stayed lovely and cool, which must be wonderful in the height of summer, but as it was spring, we spent most of our time in the enormous sun room, from where we could watch the sun set. We also sat out on the terrace, which caught the sun most of the day, and our daughter really loved the garden, full of wild flowers and enormous palms and cacti, spotting the lizards and listening to the many birds (one of which sounds like a funny beeping, and we spent some time on our first night trying to discover where the beeping was coming from before realising it was a bird!). There’s an immersion heater for hot water, which worked very well, and the kitchen is well equipped - we appreciated the stove-top espresso maker and the electric orange juicer! The beds were pretty comfy, although perhaps we could have done with an extra pillow or two, and there were plenty of clean towels and blankets etc. Patrizia, the owner, was very responsive and welcoming. The only drawback was that the pool was not in use (only in summer, I think), which was a shame, and I’d imagined we might be able to walk to the beach, but it was a drive, really (especially with a 6 year old). If you rent a car and don’t mind driving, I’d definitely recommend this as a good base for exploring south-east Sicily.