Our stay in Rosalbas Chalet was a wonderful experience. Her husband welcomed us nearby the house to show us the way through a small forest reaching a wonderful place surrounded from pure nature. Silent and calm with a wonderful view in direction to Cefalu and the ocean.
The house is beautiful integrated with a lot of wood and huge stone walls which helps to keep it cool when it is over 30 degrees outside. It is tasteful and got his special note in a very positive way. The morning is that silent that we totally forgot what time it is.
The barbecue and pizza oven outside were not in the best shape. We didn’t try the oven. Some parts of the barbecue could be renewed for an easier handling, including a BBC Starter.
The terrasse is the most impressive part with a nice wooden table. Making dinner in the sunset is an extraordinary experience with all the treasures we bought on the market in the day in Cefalu. The trees around which will be lightened in the night give a wonderful atmosphere and let you enjoy the Sicilian nights with a glass of wine and sound of nature. In the day they are taking a little bit the view on the ocean which is somehow a pity, but maybe cutting a little bit wouldn’t take away the nature feeling and adding an outrageous view from the dinner table.
We also liked watching Geckos living with us in the house, climbing the walls and disappearing in the roof, saying good night in the sleeping room from the walls. It just shows that we are guests in the nature and they do not disturb, only sometimes some excrements from the geckos or other animals on the floor, but I guess this is normal in this kind of environment. Apparently the roof in the sleeping room had some issues with humidity but maybe this was only temporarily a matter, when it rained strongly.
The entrance path to the chalet has a very steep street. As you probably already read in the other reviews: it has some adventure aspect by reaching the house. The last 1,5km is not a proper street anymore and I recommend a car which has not only 50 PS. We had am Opel Corsa with 75 PS and we had several times problems to get up the steep street which leads to the house. It is not so difficult to handle, just the car shouldn’t be too weak in case you take a rental Car in the airport.
Rosalba was a wonderful host. Attentive, very relaxed and generous in the end when we took by accident a towel with us.
The kitchen is simply equipped but all the necessary kitchen tools are on a basic level provided. No dishwasher but a washing machine.
We loved our stay and totally recommend to experience Rosalbas place in case you enjoy nature and the silence in the woods and accept driving 15min to Cefalu along the mountain through a serpentine street with a wonderful view from above on Cefalu.
We would come back any time! Thanks for hosting us in your very special home!