'BIG' VILLA WITH POOL

This villa provided the ideal hub for visiting north western Sicily. We were a party of eleven staying for two weeks here and were delighted with our choice.
Set across three villas, allowing ample personal space, the bedrooms were all clean and cool with plenty of storage for clothes and separate room for our empty cases. (One villa has large fans rather than air conditioning.) 4 bathrooms were all clean and fully functioning.

We only used the largest kitchen area for cooking although 2 others were available to us. It was well appointed and clean and the outside BBQ & very large outside dining table made our meal times very pleasant.

The swimming pool, with diving board, water volleyball set and water basket ball were fabulous. Ample quality sun loungers were equally appreciated; as were the very well maintained gardens in general. A pergola set amongst olive and lemon trees provided a lovely breakfast area. A path winding through the lemon trees led to a further terrace with seating providing a fantastic view of the Med and the Egadi Islands particularly during sunset.

The owner and his brother were on site regularly although not intrusive and initial gifts of their own figs, grapes, home-made marmalade and limoncello were a very nice touch. They assisted us whenever they could including printing our boarding passes on our last day.

Most (but not all) of the bedding and towels were changed after one week but there is a washing machine and laundry room making this a fairly straightforward task.

I would definitely recommend this property to friends. A car is essential but many trips are short within this section of Sicily. (Etna more than 4 hours.) Marsala is a lovely town with good restaurants, good market and boat trips to the Egadi Islands-certainly worth visiting. With a journey time of an hour, Castellamare del Golfo was a particularly good trip. Historic streets and harbour form a beautiful backdrop for good food and lovely beach too.

We did not want to leave!

Great villa with understanding host.

We were a group of sixteen people in our late 20’s and had a great time at the villa. 4 couples and 8 singles. The bedding situation is perfect for that combination with two people sleeping on fold out beds and the rest in real beds.

The pool is amazing and the property is big enough for a group of that size. The actual property is broken into 3 buildings with the main kitchen, living room, bathroom and a mezzanine floor with one double bed. It looks out over the pool, another house behind it with a small kitchen, two bathrooms and 4 bedrooms, then another mini apartment with double bed, bathroom, and kitchen.

The owner lives close by and was happy to give advice on diving and day trips. We were pretty loud most nights and he asked us to tone it down in a very understanding way.

The one disadvantage is that you definitely need a car as there is not a lot around the village (apart from a beautiful winery/hotel up the road).

Good bbq, plenty of parking, bikes available, fuss ball table, and large table for group dinners.

My family stayed here for a few nights, it was awesome. The owner was so nice and absolutely accommodating, everyone was very friendly. The actual house, or in our case all 3 (we had a big family) was immaculate. The details in the kitchen, the tiles on the counter... everything was beautiful. We were pleasantly surprised. I would love to go back.