We had a wonderful stay at Giacomo‘s apartment. It was the best apartment we ever rented (and we‘ve rented many...). It is spacious, very clean, cool, deliberately and very tasteful equipped. It has a fantastic terrace with an amazing view of the sea. We had every meal outside at the terrace. The rooms have no AC, but actually you don‘t need one, because due to the thick walls the rooms stay cool. (We had 32-36 degrees outside) Only the kitchen equipment is older, but neat, clean and full functional. We often cooked lunch or dinner.
The beach ist just a short walk downhill. And even in August it wasn’t too crowded. If you walk three minutes along the boardwalk just 100 Meters away from the Lidos (beach clubs), it wasn’t crowded at all. The sea is great! The water is incredible blue and clear. It’s a perfect beach for kids as well - the water is shallow for 20-50 meters. We could even let our little girls (4 and 6 years) play in the water.
Giacomo and his wife were very friendly, hospitable and helpful.
Porto Palo is a very small town and we were happy that we’d rented a car the whole time. We made great trips to see some really impressive attractions (don‘t miss the historic temple sites, Eriche, Segesta and Scala dei Turchi)
But you must be aware that Porto Palo is far away from some main tourist attractions like Taomina and the Aetna. We didn‘t care, because there is a lot to see in the west of Sicily (25-80 Minute drives from Porto Palo).
If you are looking for nightlife you‘ll even find that at Porto Palo. The restaurants are nice and not expensive. And some nice beach or cocktail bars are located just downhill from the apartment - not even a 5 Minutes walk...
At the weekends, at least in August, the beach bars are playing loud music till after midnight. If you are sitting on the terrace that might bother you, if you are sensitive. But the walls, doors and windows of the apartment are so great, that the music doesn’t bother you inside. Our kids never woke up or had any problems sleeping at all.
So for us it was almost the perfect location.