If you're looking for night life and entertainment don't go to Alicudi. Instead, if you want a true Meditteranean experience surrounded by peace and beauty please do. If you want ease and are willing to accept a partial Alicudi experience you should book a place at or close to the small port. A stay at Michelangelo's is not easy. You have to be ready to climb the steep trail with its 400+ steps to get there. We had directions from Michaela, who takes care of the house, and she checked on us by phone on the way up to be sure we weren't lost. We did the climb with our luggage (you'd need to have backpacks) and it was strenuous to say the least. I think the next time I would hire a mule to bring everything up including the food shopping. The mule service costs 20 Euros per trip and the mules can transport up to 150kg. Once at Michelangelo's you realize that it was well worth the effort. We found ourselves surrounded by silence overlooking the sea with the island of Filicudi as a backdrop. At night the sky lights up with more stars than imaginable and one can see the lights of Sicily in the distance. The house has 2 terraces, a small balcony, a kitchen, bathroom with shower, a large bedroom / living room and a smaller bedroom in a loft above the kitchen. Everything is modern and recently renovated. We prepared most of our dinners at the house in order to take advantage of the beauty of the place. One night we ate an excellent meal at a good price at a nearby B&B. We hiked the trails of Alicudi and collected wild blackberiees, prickly pears, wild fennel, pomegranates, and figs for our dinners. Most people stop close to the port. While hiking above for an entire day we encountered only 4 other people. Other days we went down to the port to bathe at one of the rocky beaches.
I would definitely return to Alicudi and to Michelangelo's.