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Has this place lost its glory? We had a family 2 weeks journey on Sicily for our first time and wanted to experience the local and friendliness culture of this island. We stayed at 5 different places and La terra Del Mezzo was one of them. We had seen some good reviews, nice pictures and great location. We were hoping for a local star! The place is located close to a small village and feels nice. But the streets and the overall area is full of garbage so it reflects a bad review of the overall place. Nothing much the owners can do but if it was my place I would at least clean “my” street. The place is nice, it’s ok but nothing more. It feels like the place had its glory days but and is slowly fading away. To sad, since it could be a star. The real life is nothing like the pictures shows. The rooms are old and needs some renovation. Things are broken that should have been repaired. We even complained about one broken thing and got promised it should be fixed. But nothing happened. Things like the door handle for the refrigerator is broken so it can’t be opened or towel hanger, the shower door, a missing light bulb, the shadow doors for the windows can’t be locked opened and a broken bed. The list gets longer and longer the longer you stay. All broken and can be easily fixed. But they are not. The same goes for the pool and restaurant. A lot of things are broken. Chairs by the pool, curtains by the Terrace etc. Even the pool should be cleaned more regular. The pool area also got a small kiosk. But we never saw it open. The breakfast is traditional Italien but with a great choice of home made cakes? At least they felt home made. We wanted to spend more time by the place and pool but because of all the above things we did not. The owners and family are very nice. The want you all the best and I believe they still got the dreams and spirit of the place. But did the place suffer to much of the pandemic or have they lost the spirit?

Séjour à la hauteur de nos attentes Chambres très bien même si la climatisation et surtout le petit frigo font un peu trop de bruit pour une nuit parfaitement calme Salle de bain un peu désuète où il manque un endroit pour poser des affaires de toilette et une douche un peu petite Le tout parfaitement propre La piscine très bien mais attention aux transats cassés Environnement immédiat idéal aussi bien les plantations de l’endroit que les champs de citronniers que la vue sur l’Etna Les repas du soir sont excellents avec peut-être des desserts un peu simples Les petits déjeuners très corrects mais pas exceptionnels non plus Les personnes à l’accueil ou au service sont un peu trop distantes et pas toujours souriantes mais parfaitement disponibles Globalement un très bon séjour si on fait rapidement abstraction de la saleté des routes et villages environnants