First: the view is simply amazing. We ended up one day basically sitting on the terrace enjoying it. Carmela is super nice. She came to pick us up from the port and brought us to the supermarket along the way, which was very convenient as the closest supermarket is quite far from the appartment. Although Carmela only speaks Italian - and I don't - I had the feeling that we had no problem communcating. Carmelo's son Fabio brought us back to the port. We did not rent a scooter: the small buses to and from Lipari town run frequently.