The apartment has a very nice garden, full of plants, with a lot of shade and three levels of terraces. It is very close to a small beach with pebbles, which is very nice for snorkeling (no sea urchins,the stones are not sharp, so it is safe to walk in and you get a strong foot massage) and is very close to a nature-protected area. The location of the property is very good, especially if you are happy with this small beach, or if you rent a bike (not available on-site, but in Terrasini) you can easily get around. There is a small sandy beach in the centre of Terrasini (also good for snorkeling), from where you can watch beautiful sunsets. Terrasini is not the nicest town, but it has a beautiful main square with a nice church, great restaurants and gelaterias. During our stay we rented a car and visited several other towns and sandy beaches.

Our host was not very nice with us which affected our stay. - The photo with the hammock looked very promising, with an exceptional sea view, but in reality you cannot see anything when laying down. Anyway, it was full of bird poo. - The kitchenware was shabby with some missing items. - The owner told us to wear shoes when using the washing machine for safety reasons. When my husband took out the freshly washed clothes, he got a small electric shock (not serious though) - When we turned on the light in the single bedroom, we smelled burnt plastic, the retro lamp got superhot. We turned it off and informed the owner. He said we should not worry, it is just the smell of burnt little insects. - Waste shall be collected separately, but there was only one waste bin at the property for mixed trash and we had to go to the supermarket to buy plastic bags and keep them in the kitchen without additional bins. - Due to poor communication we put out the organic waste bag on the main road a few meters away from where he wanted us to put it. Then we received his unfriendly messages. There were no signs on the street, so it was not obvious where to put the bags. I saw several locations around where there were appropriate trash bins with different colours for the different wastes and which keep the plastic bags together - that would help a lot in keeping the neighbourhood cleaner than it is now (Sicily roads are unfortunately full of waste). The missing services of the property would not mean us a big problem, however, the check-out experience was stressful. At arrival, the owner took 300 EUR and told us to use everything carefully as it is a vintage house. We respected this but the check-out lasted very long. He was going around, checking everything, the curtains, the shutters, complaining that we forgot to close the couch, looking for the tap of the sugar container (which was already missing from before). At the end we got the 300 EUR back, but we felt very bad.

Casa Elvira is a perfect stay when visiting Terrassini or nothern Sicily. Marcello is an exceptional host and takes care of everything desired and needed! The property is very well equipped and prepared for every occasion. The airconditioning is exceptionally fast and good. The neighborhood is very quiet and a beautiful beach is 5 minutes away!

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Secure parking and good wifi. A decent sitting-out area. Good value.

The house was generally clean but the kitchen equipment was mostly shabby. The shower head was so dirty that not much water came through, and the towels were extremely small. We arrived very late because our ferry was late and the location given by booking.com was INCORRECT (and "MapsMe" clearly shows "Casa Elvira" in the same incorrect position). This was not the owners fault of course but he was very angry, and was also clearly annoyed that my Italian isn't good.

Great place for holiday. Nice well equipped flat in beautiful garden, close to the small bay in Cala Rossa, close to the nice small town Terrasini with sandy beaches and bays in the rocks and clifs. Marcello was very helpful host. We would like to come back again.

We spent a great time in Marcello’s lovely and well equipped flat and would always come back!