Daniela and her family welcomed us like a Scottish branch of the family! We had such a lovely 3 weeks staying at Casa Azul, which is bright, modern and thoughtfully designed. Everything is maintained to high standards and works well (great showers!). The wifi is good.
Countless little things were done to make our stay even more enjoyable; coming to guide us home when we were lost (overwhelmed by fatigue and Sicilian driving on the first night!), to a family gathering to celebrate the feast of San Martino, to Alessandro taking us to a spa pool near Segesta only known to the locals, to experiencing the olive harvest on the property......
The breakfast also has to be described.Never before have we experienced such a feast first thing in the morning!! It is a riot of tastes and colours, all local food ( well, excepting the coco-pops maybe) and with an ever changing offering of cakes baked by Daniela or Roseanna. It was a wonderful start to the day.

The rooms are all very nicely decorated and furnished, and all have a little private sunbathing area in addition to the suntrap garden and pool. Daniella moved us to a bigger room when it became available, and it had a great little suntrap at the back where we could toast in the sun even in November!

We really liked Castellammare as a town, and had no problems filling our days; there are loads of places to visit and much to do with very helpful local knowledge from Daniella and her team. We visited in November, which is winter in Sicily, but although many places were closed, there were plenty still open, and all the museums etc were open as normal. The town wasn't overwhelmed by tourists and it was easy to get about.

We couldn't have had a nicer time, even the weather was kind to us, but it wouldn't have been nearly as good without the kindness of our welcome.
Grazie tutti e speriamo tornare presto!