This is a truly stunning and comfortable, relaxing, beautiful place to stay. The pool is big and the views are unforgettable. There is a big shaded area and a sunbathing area by the pool, with a long table, a sofa and a couple of chairs, and some sunbeds. There is a BBQ which we used a few times. Also an upstairs terrace for peace and quiet. The kitchen is compact but has everything you need. There are various recycling bins so waste can be taken down to the road on the relevant night. There were between 6 and 10 adults on our trip, over a ten day period. We loved it! And we’d love to come back! Air con in rooms is great. There is a good bathroom with every bedroom plus another downstairs. Ugo and his wife were welcoming, kind and attentive. They met my friend, who arrived first, at the train station. We knew if we had a problem they’d help us. They even brought us traditional Sicilian pastries one evening. A very kind and delicious treat!
There is a small cafe/bar/pizzeria just 2 mins walk from the house.
Scopello (some amazing restaurants, views, a supermarket, atm and cafe/bars/gelaterias) was about 12 min drive away. You can pay 10euro to swim in the rocky bay there.
We loved Guidaloca beach - swimming, sunbeds, 2 lovely cafes. You can walk there from the villa in 30 mins (downhill - very steep coming back up).
10-15min drive to Castellammare del Golfo - a gorgeous town, port etc full of restaurants, nice shops and bars and boat trips etc. plus a few good supermarkets.
It’s quite mountainous so you definitely need at least one car. If you want a taxi it costs 25-30 euro one way to/from CDG or Scopello, and you’re best booking a day in advance as there are not very many. Some have mini-vans for bigger groups.
We would very highly recommend this place! Thank you Ugo and Deborah.