We had a wonderful stay at Villa Paladino Solunto. The host of the property, Marida, is a very friendly, hardworking woman. She speaks English very well and does her utmost best to meet your needs and make you feel welcome.
The cottage was clean, calming and very spacious and does include a nice private terrace to sit and relax.
As our inbound flight was after 10 PM, we asked Marida if it was a problem to spend our day at the property's pool still, this was no problem at all, and as new guests were only arriving by Monday we could even still make use of our cottage for the whole day, absolutely great, we really appreciated!
Talking about the pool, I must mention it's absolutely beautiful and looks exactly like on the pics, stunning view over the village, surrounded by mountains, beautiful flowers and trees, very very dreamy.. Temperature of the pool is perfect, not sure if the pool was heated. As we fell so in love with the pool, we almost spend our entire holiday there. We were not so charmed about the villages nearby the area, but maybe didn't really took the time to discover.
We would really reccommend a rental car, this is the best way to get around. We did try to visit the village by feet once, quite dangerous, walking on the road while cars are rushing by, no continuous walking paths available. Train station however is quite nearby, ideal for a visit to Palermo city. A single ticket costs only €2,50 and the journey takes no more then 20 minutes. Also the city Cefalu is really worth a visit, cosy small streets to walk trough, nice little shops, delicious Gelaterias (ice cream stores). Last but not least; please bring some mosquito spray with you, especially when evening starts there are a lot of mosquitos around and oh yes they will love you a lot!