Holiday :
We stayed in early August for 6 nights as part of a 2 centre holiday, our other location was castellammare del golfo. We were a party of 2 adults and our daughter aged 13.
Host:
Alessio was very helpful and patient as I had rebooking processes to complete. Airbnb had helped us cancel another host who could no longer provide a 2 bedroom apartment due to renovation changes.
Alessio's mum rosanna and sister novella made sure we were settled in. Alessio's cousin magaddino kindly provided home made products of : olive oil, fig marmalade and a tasty nightcap of mandarin liquor.

Villa:
The Villa had a quaint cottage feel to it, with gingham décor in the kitchen/lounge area. With 2 bedrooms it was a comfortable size for the 3 of us.
The outside terrace was relaxing. Along with the small kidney sized pool where you could do 4-5 strokes per length. A spa spout in the shallow end. Lovely setting with views of the rockface of mount Monaco.
The villa is in a courtyard with Alessio's other villa behind and accogliente villetta con tre unita immobiliari host no 1 3 6 9 1 8 5 4 opposite. The three villas being within their own gated community.

Location - beaches:
Within 15-20 minutes by car we were able to enjoy quieter un commercial beaches of baia santa margherita at castelluzzo and riserva monte cofano at custonaci. Great to admire the mount hood, sheep being guided along the plain by a sheepdog and swim in pristine waters. Either snorkelling or jumping in the waves. Alessio's family provided a shared washing machine, beach bag, snorkels and masks, beach towels, sun umbrella to enhance our beach experience.
Location - the town:
We enjoyed walking to the town at night to enjoy the passiegata, centred around the square with the floodlight Santuario. It took about 20 minutes to walk with partial pavement and street lighting.
Novella recommend Gna Sara to eat. Great service and local delicacies like busicata alla norma. Lots of affordable excellent trattorias - morsi e sorsi and sapori di mare.

The town has a well stocked supermarket sisa, a friday morning clothes market with food stalls and wood pizza oven takeaways such as pizza e sfizi. With opportunities to watch puppetry shows and live music.
Great for shopping such as : Caprisa for bags, purses and scarfs, sandals from culto vintage and craft stalls at top end of via savoia with handmade copper jewellery.
On our last night we hired bugsy Malone style pedal car and cycled up to the harbour and lighthouse, which had spectacular views. Great activity for 7 euros per hour.
Thank you for Alessio for helping us have a memorable holiday. We appreciated the hospitality of all your family, Rosanna, Novella and Magaddino. We wish you luck with becoming a super host