My husband and I with our 2 kids, 9 & 2, stayed at Aldo’s place for 2 weeks at the end of May.
The villa is surrounded by incredible views of the valley, vines and olive trees and is super peaceful. There are no shops nearby but we didn’t mind that at all.
Aldo met us at a supermarket in the nearest town, Castelvetrano, to take us to the villa and gave us a tour round once there. We couldn’t wait to get in the pool. It’s a bit chilly this early in the season but once in its delightful.
The villa is incredible with everything you will ever need. We had a small issue with the internet and it was sorted very promptly.
The gardener, Simon is there most week days to clean the pool and look after the three adjacent properties if you have any questions. I found google translate very helpful! Nino also came round and gave us a bottle of local wine and to give us armfuls of the apricots on the property.
The main house is the owners (not Aldo) and I think they only come every now and then and were not there when we were there. Also on the property besides this villa was another villa. Each very private and good at hiding the noise of our kids!
We found a wonderful bakery in Castelvetrano called La Bottega del pane Rizzo selling authentic bread from the area. The only place that makes il pane Nero del Castelvetrano fully sourdough apparently.
I can’t recommend this place highly enough. We have come home feeling relaxed and have made wonderful memories that will be with us forever.