This place is magic, beautiful, peaceful and possible in the best spot on the island.
A car or a scooter is definitely necessary to experience the many wonders the island has to offer, including wine tasting, hiking on the two mountains and visiting the nearby villages. Pollara is the most isolated village, with no supermarkets but a couple bars, a restaurant and a must-visit shop “I sapori eoliani”, which sells fabulous products produced locally, including cappers.
The house is very pretty, decorated very nicely, and it allowed us to have a great experience, even though it requires some maintenance (2 out of 3 showers need to be fixed).
The owners have collected some very beautiful books, including one showing the pictures from the old mines in Lipari about 100 years ago.
We found some pasta, sauce, wine and other goods which we were given access to - highly appreciated!
The garden of the house has fabulous fig trees, among olive trees and many aromatic erbs and flowers.
Thanks to its position, we enjoyed possibly the best sunset ever seen, and also jumped in the water from the nearby “balata” bay, which is very unique.
A couple notes require attention and will definitely improve the experience of upcoming guests:
We were not welcomed to the villa by the host, but by the assistant of one of her collaborators, who barely showed us the house amenities and left after a couple minutes.
We found no soap, and barely a couple toilet paper rolls - note that the closest supermarket is 30 min away by car.
Garbage disposal is quite cumbersome on the island and it was disappointing to see that there were no new garbage bags available in the house.
After we signaled these issues to Jaqueline, communication was good and we received some recommendations for a couple places in the island.
Ultimately the place is definitely worth it, but for the price we paid, we would expect a slightly better service in the house.