Antonino's villa is just amazing. It is located on the highest elevation on the island of Filicudi offering a completely unobstructed view of the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands Stromboli, Salina, Panarea and Lipari (I might have missed one!) and on a clear day, the Sicilian mainland. The house is also located right on one of Filicudi's many ancient walking paths which were built by local farmers (who fled servitude on Sicily for a life as free man on the Aeolian islands and thus cultivated every single square meter of the island using terraces, now deserted as these farmers left for Australia and Argentina a century ago) over millennia, so it is easy to access the national park and the 754 meter summit.
We really liked the architecture of the villa for being both authentic, paying homage to Eolian style architecture and for being really thought out and efficient.
We had dinner a couple of times at the local restaurants Villa La Rosa and Grand Hotel Sirena, but most of the time we cooked our own dinner and enjoyed the sea-view which we just could not get enough of.
Our kids' favorite days were when we rented a rigid-hull inflatable boat (Gommone) in the Filicudi harbour and explored the island. Our favorite spot was the "Grotta del bue Marino" cave (you can go inside with the inflatable boat) and swim through the adjacent "portal". We also enjoyed snorkling in Punte and Pecorino a Mare.
The only caveats I can think of, is that the local supermarkets are stocked with the bare necessities only (you quickly grow accustomed to living without meat) and that life on Filicudi is slow-paced (not that we were looking for anything else).
We will without a doubt come back soon. A more amazing place than Filicudi is hard to imagine (its like a Greek island but in Italy) and Antonino's villa must be the best possible base for exploring Filicudi.
If I somehow failed to make it clear, Antonino's villa come with our most heartfelt recommendations!