We spent a wonderful vacation at this beautiful villa. We enjoyed just about everything about it: the friendly and welcoming hosts, the layout of the interior, the exterior areas for relaxing, cooking and eating, the closeness to the beach, its location on a quaint street, the olive trees, the comfortable beds, and much more.
We traveled in group of 8 (3 adult couples, and 2 kids) and found the villa to be a perfect fit.
In the top floor (with exposed wood beams), there are 3 bedrooms with queen/king size beds and 1 bedroom with two single beds. We found the beds to be comfortable and the furnishings to be excellent in the largest bedroom and more than adequate in the others.
We appreciated the screens on all windows, which allowed for the wonderful sea breeze to circulate without letting mosquitos into the rooms. There is currently no air conditioning in the house, but this is generally not a problem and we prefer avoiding ac whenever possible. Because of the proximity to the beach, most evenings there was a pleasant breeze and the fans (in each room) created extra air flow. We did have a couple days of scirocco, so those were a bit hot up in the loft, but even with that we had no problems sleeping.
It worked out well to not only have 2 indoor bathrooms with showers, but also an outdoor shower where we could wash the salt off our bodies and the sand off our feet before entering the living quarters. What more could you ask for?!
Another highlight was the external area with a large table (we even had some guests over one night and fit 12 around the tables), a grill area, a small stove for cooking/frying, and sinks for washing-up. Basically, we lived outside most of the day (which is what most Sicilians do during the summer)… and we loved it!
The narrow private road that passes by the house is quaint and gives direct access to the small beach only 50m from the house. For those who want to avoid the crowded (and chaotic) Cefalù beach, this is the perfect spot. Even on the weekend there were very few people there. The beach is partially "scogliera" (rocky shore) and partially covered with small pebbles mixed with sand. So if you're looking for a beach with lots of pure fine sand, you may have to drive to Cefalù (15-20min drive). But this is a great alternative and gives you the ability to enjoy resting on a fairly soft sand/pebble beach while having access at the same time to some rocky areas that provide some interesting snorkeling opportunities.
Other miscellaneous things worth mentioning: outdoor shower, lots of parking places (under olive trees) if you have several cars, kitchen is well stocked (dishes, pots, pans, etc), good washing machine (free), comfortable living-room area (though no TV reception while we were there – but who needs TV when there is Sicily to explore?!) with a couch and a table for working/studying, nice roomy indoor kitchen area (although we often cooked outside), fairly safe area, view of the sea from one of the bedrooms/balconies.
It was also great to have hosts next-door (on the back side of the house) who were available for any question or needs. Daniela and her family and Luca were very kind and hospitable, and even invited our kids over to their side to play on a couple occasions. They were very friendly and amicable, yet respectful of our privacy at all times.
We hope to have the opportunity to stay here again sometime in the future!