The little apartment in serre is a comfortable and spacious one bedroom on the hill overlooking lipari. The view of lipari's harbor, the Castillo, the hills overlooking the bay is gorgeous. It is pleasant to watch the large boats come and go. There is a nice terrace to sit and watch the bay, and a garden. There is a well equiped kitchen. The apartment offers all a family might need to enjoy a holiday.
The hosts are lovely people, helpful and willing to accomodate. Rosella both picked me up and returned me to the ferry when I left. She is a British expat and speaks English, she was able to explain many things for me.
There is a swimming beach, canneto, on the other side of the hill. You can walk down to it in about 20 minutes. There are also restaurants, grocery, shoping in cannetto.
The apartment, located in the hillside, has nice view and climate, but the walk up to it is about 15 to 20 minutes from lipari. If you stay here be aware that you need to be strategic about coming and going. I enjoyed the walking, but it was hot in July. I enjoyed resting in the shade once I got to the top, also. The air conditioning was a tonic in the afternoon.
There are many excusions you can enjoy from lipari. I climbed vulcano's crater, saw Stromboli and panarea, visited the archeological museo in lipari.