Paola and Mennucia our hosts went above and beyond to make our trip enjoyable. I would definitely go back.
Location: you are enclosed in a “compound” here steps from the beach and the house is with two other houses. One they live in and the other 2 are rental units. You only share the pool. Even if there was another family there it is so private that you’d barely hear or see them. We were four people in casa pineta the smaller of the two and there was plenty of space. The grounds are so gorgeous. You could just wander around and see something new daily. There are fruit trees galore, cacti, birds, flowers, ponds, childrens playground equipment, clean lounge chairs, turtles and chickens (enclosed) so there’s a lot to explore just on the grounds. If you had children it feels so safe because you could sit sipping your white wine eating figs from the trees and not worry about the kids going off the property. The pool has a very shallow “shelf” area and then drops off to about 5 feet I think. It is kept impeccably clean and it’s salt water.
Food: menuccia and Paolo surprised us daily with delicious offerings. They’re very warm and relaxed people without being Intrusive. They want you to relax and go home rejuvenated. There is zero stress here!
The complimentary bikes were a nice perk because you can cycle to the little towns left and right along the beach and sight see or eat great meals. You could walk to the left or right and find restaurants. Avoid Bennys-It was the only meal there we didn’t enjoy!
Overall the area feels very safe and it is so quiet. There were however some events going on locally where we heard some parties but by 10-11 it’s very quiet.
Casa: it is basic but clean and functional. There is air conditioning. Great shower pressure but a couple of times the hot water ran out.
I highly recommend this place. It would be especially ideal for two families of 4 looking for a place to go away together as you could each rent one of the available villas.
One little note was that finding the exact entry point to the place was a little confusing. Doing it again, I would have set an exact arrival time with Paolo for him to be there and open the gate for us. We didn’t do that and had to poke around a while to figure it out. Essentially you want to go to the end of via Betlemme and go right and the first brown sliding large door is their place but it’s not well marked. There is an entry on via Betlemme too with their names on it but that’s not the usual entry and exit you’ll be using.
Note:they have a sweet old dog on the grounds named Bianco. He will come around to say hello but he was the best behaved dog I think I’ve ever met. You can literally leave a plate of food down and he won’t go for it. He definitely adds to the charm of the place!
Overall I highly recommend this wonderful slice of heaven!!