We stayed a week here and had the best time. The villa is truly spectacular - a real old style Italian grand villa with beautiful furniture and many family heirlooms on display, and with all mod cons. It is very well equipped and had everything we needed. The garden is gorgeous with fruit trees and flowers and there are so many different spots to relax in. The house is very close to the beach and the town square is about a 25 min walk away down the beach, which is good as we needed to work off all the delicious gelato that we ate! There are restaurants and bars 5 minutes walk from the house. It is also very convenient for the bus into Palermo - the bus stop is just across the road. Check-in was easy and we were able to leave our bags at the house as we arrived early. I would heartily recommend Ornella's place to anyone wanting to visit the beautiful island of Sicily.