The property is very nice, pictures in the listing are accurate. When choosing the rental place, we had certain requirements imporant to us and our selection was made accordingly.
However, there are some details in the description that did not correspond with the original property description that you should be aware of while choosing your rental property:
* Even though there is a washing machine in the listing and physically in the building, we were not allowed to use it. It was possible to ask the hosts' partner to do the laundry, but she looked so unhelpful, that we only done this a couple of times.
* Upon our arrival we were infoemd by the host that we are not allowed to use the kitchen in the main building. There is an additional outside kitchen that we were allowed to use, but this could present a complication for someone, especially when more families / friends are sharing the space and wish to cook separately.
* During our whole stay there was a large dog present in the villa (belonged to the owner of the property). It was a nice animal, but you had to watch out for the food - not only on the table, but also inside the fridge, which that dog is able to open, unless you block it with a piece of furniture. We have not been informed about the dog's presence in advance, which could be an unpleasant surprise with kids / allergic people etc.
* The host was spending considerable amount of time on the premises, which was not a big deal for us, but could be unpleasant for someone seeking privacy.
* In the property listing there are 5 bathrooms mentioned. This is correct, however: there are 3 ensuite bedrooms in one building, one totally separate outdoor bathroom mainly used for swimming pool and in the main building there is only 1 bathroom (shower + toilet in one) for 3 DBL/twin bedrooms (6 pax) to share, that is really not sufficient.
* On the second day the owner disabled the use of outside lighting in the garden / swimming pool area and did this without any warning. The lights were available again only after we asked for it.
* One of the main reasons why we selected this particular property was the spacious swimming pool. Unfortunately during our stay the water started to rot. After two days of swimming in green water, the owner came with an explanation that there is a faulty filtration device and the pool needs to be drained and the water exchanged. We were told that this would only last a day, but in the end we had to do without the pool for 3 days - which was extremely unpleasant in +/- 35 degree summer heat.
* There was a power outage for 1/2 day (we received the warning only the night before), which made things complicated for us, since the whole stay wos a company team building / workshop and functioning electricity and internet connection were crucial for us.
* The owner was not always very helpful, on the other hand his daugtehr Sophie was extremely friendly and on two nights prepared an excellent local Sicilian dinner for our whole group (13 pax, at extra cost).