Our stay at the panoramic Malandrino Cottage was absolutely perfect. The view is incredible and the villa was perfectly clean throughout, as was the pool and outside area.
The cottage has a lovely rural feel, yet all of the amenities were very modern and worked well. There is great attention to detail in the way the property is set up, and the wifi was always strong. The pool cleaning robot was also very entertaining!
The owner kindly met us at the Cafe at the bottom of the hill so that we could follow him up to the cottage, which was about a 20 minute drive. It's a fairly windy road up and over the hill but only 'rural' roads for the last few minutes. Having a car is a must - for reference we rented a Group B car (Ford Puma) for the two of us and it worked well. The nearest supermarket was 20 minutes drive back down the hill - it is opposite the Santa Lucia cafe (which does great food). Driving into Cefalu was about 30 minutes but it's easy driving in and out of town and there is loads of parking, especially down by the beach.
The owners also kindly left a list of local restaurants that they recommended - and did not disappoint! It was certainly helpful to be given that information. The owners daughter (who speaks excellent English) was also available on whatsapp for the duration of our stay for any questions or queries we had - so we felt very well looked after.
Cefalu was a great place to be close to - with a good mix of history, restaurants and culture - as well as the beautiful sandy beaches along the bay. The sea was warm, crystal clear, and nicely shallow - with plenty of space for the people there enjoying it.
Overall this was exactly what we had hoped for and it was a lovely place to stay for our trip to Sicily. Highly recommended !