The villa is as beautiful in real life (even more so of course) than in the pictures. The views do not look real they are so stunning. We were greeted at the villa by the host, and he brought us a traditional Sicilian dessert which was lovely - then we were shown around the place.
The area where the villa is, is literally, in the middle of nowhere, but still accessible to restaurants (about 15 min drive) You absolutely have to have a car.
The lounge is nice, has air con too (I have to say the aircon in all rooms was very powerful), and a good tv, so we could plug in our laptop and watch netflix !! (good wifi) The bedrooms had loads of wardrobe space. The beds were comfy (but nothing is as good as your own). The single beds were quite small, but adequate...
Every morning we would wake up, make a cuppa and wander down the steps to sit by the pool. The loungers had cushions which were extremely comfortable.
We were here for 2 weeks, and we found we had more villa days here than any of our previous villa holidays :-).. we really didn't want to leave it..
The pool was amazing, sparkling and clean, (this and the view really made the villa experience amazing). Everything was just so quiet in the area. We really did manage to relax.
Giuliano was a fabulous host, and he would always respond to our questions almost immediately..
The BBQ area was good too, and we did have a few BBQ's and you can buy meat from CONAD which is just down the hill, 8 min drive).
Because we were so high, we could see the storms coming in, and sometimes they would miss us, sometimes not !!! (yes a few storms in August).. but they never lasted long... and was quite dramatic to watch in the safety of the veranda.
I would absolutely recommend this villa. Sicily is a lovely Country, we only managed to see a few places from where we were, Zingaro, Mondello, Cefalu (a must to visit) and San Vito Lo Capo (my fave beach).. best restaurants to eat in were Rotunda and Cafe 113 (amazing food) and only in Casteldaccia... parking was a nightmare, but if you go early enough you can find a place.
Very sad to be home :-(