We spent Christmas in Castelamare de Golfo in Vito's apartment and loved it. The town is full of great restaurants and shops. Vito was super friendly and helpful. He spent over an hour with us when we first arrived helping us get a SIM card for our phone and showing us around town. The apartment was very convenient to the harbor area and a fairly easy walk to the main part of town. There is room to park a car on the property. The beds were comfortable and the bedrooms were very quiet and dark- great for sleeping! My only complaint is the shower is very small, but this seems pretty common in Italy. The town was very convenient for sight seeing at Segesta, Erice and Palermo, and was an easy drive to the airport. I would definitely recommend staying here any time of year.