Louise and her daughter were very welcoming and made us feel comfortable without imposing on our privacy. Louise picked us up from the airport which saved us from having to negotiate a taxi in an unknown area. They were both ready to help and offered us lots of lifts as we didn't have a car.
The salt water pool which is filled from a well on the property is absolutely amazing and we spent most of our time in it including some late night swims with the underwater lighting. The pool has it's own music system and a kitchen so cool drinks were on hand. The pool man came once a week to clean.
The apartment is beautiful and has amazing views of both the sea and mountains from the enormous roof terrace. The aircon was a welcome break from the humid August heat and easy to control.
The local Thursday market was great a great place to stock up on fruit, veg and nuts as well as cooked meats and cheese. The local shops are a about a 15 minute walk away but had a good selection of restaurants and shops, bakeries and an ice cream shop/patisserie as well as a great Italian takeaway restaurant.
The seaside is about a 20 minute walk with lots of restaurants and the usual seaside stuff. The local area has quite large properties but some looked a bit dilapidated from the outside. Dogs guard lots of properties so we 'jumped' a few times when they started to bark.
We got a bus into Palermo one day which was easy and cheap.
Overall, I would thoroughly recommend Villa Eloise and the only reason I haven't given 5 stars is because you really need a form of transport especially in the Summer heat.
I would definitely go again