Villa Madera is a lovely spot in rural Sicily. The villa has everything needed for a group/large family stay.
The rooms are well presented. Some are more spacious than others, but all have toilets and showers and comfortable beds with plenty of storage.
The kitchen is very well equipped. It has everything you could need for self catering - fridges, freezer, kettle, stove, oven, loads of glasses, cutlery, crockery. The dishwasher and washing machine were also very useful.
The outside area is wonderful. Great pool, sun beds, outdoor seating and dining. There is also a BBQ which we used a number of times.
The villa was easy to access (about 1hr from Catania) and communication with Carmelo and Antonio was very easy. They were very welcoming hosts and sorted out any small problems we had very quickly. They also helped us to book tables and taxis and sold us some of their home produced honey, which was delicious!
The villa is a few kilometres away from Caltagirone, which is a good sized Sicilian town. Very lovely, with lots of supermarkets, restaurants etc.
Otherwise it is very secluded. It is a bit of a drive to see other towns, beaches, sites on the island, so be prepared for that.
We were a group of 13, with three children. We would happily return!!