I would highly recommend Villa Carolina to anyone traveling to the Palermo/Mondello area of Sicily. Carolina met us at the airport as our flight got in and drove us to the villa. She told us interesting facts about the area on our drive to the villa. When we arrived at the beautiful Villa she welcomed us with a selection of beautiful Sicilian fruits, breads and pastries. Carolina also had booklets that showed pictures and information about tourists attractions in the surrounding areas. The apartment is decorated in the colors of the Mediterranean Sea and is so beautiful and relaxing. It has a fabulous porch that opens onto the living room that provides views of the mountains as well as the sea. We enjoyed the open porch and spent many hours there relaxing. The villa was very close to a great little market and to two nice restaurants where we enjoyed some wonderful meals. The villa is also located with in walking distance to beautiful sandy beaches and to a bus stop which took us into Palermo. We had 7 people in our group and we were very comfortable and had plenty of rooms in this villa. I would definitely recommend this villa and hope to one day be able to return there myself.