Lilli and her family were wonderful hosts, so helpful and patient, giving us numerous restaurant recommendations and even writing down some Italian phrases for us. They were at the villa when we got there to show us around and explain how everything worked, they'd even left us a food, water and wine welcome kit which was great and much appreciated!

As for the place itself it was breathtaking. The views were absolutely incredible, surrounded by the mountains that go a beautiful pink in the sunset. The villa is in the middle of a lemon farm and the nearest house is 100 meters away. This gives it the feeling of being very private and secluded and it really is very quiet and peaceful. The pool area is excellent, my girlfriend and I spent several days there sunbathing, eating, drinking and swimming obviously! We also took trips to the beach, which was great, but again the pool was so nice and private and the views of the mountains so lovely that we often decided just to stay at the villa. Inside was nice and cosy and the decoration felt very rustic and personal, as Lilli had made much of it herself. Everything worked perfectly, it was very spacious for the two of us and we barely even went upstairs.

We took several trips in the car and their are several towns within 5/10/15 minutes drive. Sicily itself was lovely and I'd highly recommend it, although I didn't like Palermo so much - it was the longest trip we took and not worth it. However Terrasini (which is much closer) was great and the sunset over the bay is a must see.

As you can probably tell I absolutely loved staying here. It was everything I hoped it would be and it was so cheap! I would definitely go back and would recommend it to everyone.