We so much enjoyed Liberty House with its awesome location near the marina. What a perfect place for experiencing Castellammare! Making it even better is being in this loving historic building dating back to its origins in the late 1800s as an official town building of two stories, then refurbished to four stories in the Liberty Style in the early 1900s. BTW: Views of the marina from balconies that wrap around two sides of the building (on both floors) are breathtaking. We very much enjoyed the balconies for reading and afternoon happy hours.
We found the house to be clean and well-stocked. Check in was easy and Francesco was so sweet to carry our heavy bags upstairs for us. Any questions we had of our hosts were quickly replied to and addressed.
On our first level (on the 3rd floor) are the two bedrooms and living room. The master bedroom is large and adjacent to the bathroom. The second bedroom with two single pullout beds is on the other side and shares the same bathroom. On the other side of the small hallway is the living room with a sofa bed. The kitchen is located on the top level and also has a sofa bed. Air conditioning is included in all rooms.
Being in the center of the marina area of a busy tourist town makes for a lot of noise. Much of the noise, however, disappeared when the shutters and windows were closed. Being down by the marina was wonderful, so this was not an issue for us.
Do note that there are many steps up to the apartment (67 steps from the street entry to top floor kitchen). This was no problem for us - more exercise for more enjoyment of the town’s excellent seafood and gelato. A person with health or mobility issues, however, would probably not want to consider this rental. Actually, a person with problems navigating steps and walking problem should not consider Castellammare where climbing ancient stairs up and down is necessary all over town.
Our stay would have been easier if the owner had provided a book of instructions for various house related needs and functions. I made that suggestion to our hosts and it seemed they would take that recommendation in order to help make the stay easier for future guests. Over all, we enjoyed our stay at Liberty House and will surely return to enjoy it again.