Villa Marianna is situated in a private, secure and well maintained residential development on the coast. The villa has lovely gardens and terraces, with sun loungers and tables /chairs for eating outdoors. The villa is very well equipped, including the kitchen - a real bonus if you enjoy cooking. The bedrooms and lounge / dining areas are spacious and comfortable. We hardly used the TV as we were outside most of the time, but found the wifi useful for finding information about the area. Our host had also left recommendations for restaurants, shops and beaches, which were helpful and accurate. We thought the beach at punta bracetto one of the nicest we have ever visited and went repeatedly. Despite it being August there were uncrowded beaches if you were prepared to hunt them out.

The villa is situated on the coast and there is a safe cycle lane and walking/ running lane which stretches into Marina Di Ragusa and beyond, ideal for those who enjoy running, which we do. The sea is about 50m and early morning sea swimmng also featured as we had fabulous weather.

There are shops within walking distance, we particularly enjoyed Casuzze, with excellent butchers, fishmongers and El Buffo cafe for coffee and daily gelato. The villa is ideally situated for visiting Ragusa and Modica as well as other baroque towns. There are fantastic restaurants in the area, we have never eaten so much ricotta, gelato and seafood.

Finally all our arrangements worked brilliantly and Carla, our host most responsive and accommodating, particularly flexible about our arrival and departure times. We would thoroughly recommend Villa Marianna and the area, a wonderful holiday.