The property is well situated for both beach and public transport, being 5-10 minutes from each.
It is a big property with some unusual features - not least of which are the record player and the massive banana trees!
Checkin is a bit late, (3pm) but we were allowed to drop our bags early and come back later, and Vittorio (nephew of the owner I believe) was very pleasant and shows us around the property.
Whilst it is a large property with pretty much all the mod-cons you could need (apart from a microwave!), there are some downsides to it.
In particular, if privacy is a concern, then this is not the property for you - there are no locks and hardly any doors in the property.
Ground floor has a toilet directly off the main room, which has a door but no lock.
Going up the stairs, they lead you directly into a large room which has some cushions on the floor so possibly intended as another lounging space or maybe a bedroom - but everyone has to travel through it.
This room leads to
- A master bedroom that DOES have a door on it (hurrah!) but that has an ensuite bathroom area that is simply behind a wall which is < 2m tall, not floor to ceiling) - no door and, privacy aside, if you turn the light on in there it illuminates the whole bedroom, so not very discrete if you are trying to use at night without disturbing your partner!
- A shower (which you can see directly into from the room itself - no privacy at all)
- A sauna
- Up some very wobbly (not attached to the wall, easy to fall off) steps you can reach a Jacuzzi and a balcony.
- Down a couple of steps is another bedroom - no door to this bedroom and there is a shower at the bottom of the steps which you can see into from the top of the steps. This bedroom also has a toilet and sink behind a wall, similar to the master bedroom - and again no door and no floor to ceiling wall

Whilst some people won't care about the lack of locks or doors or privacy, it can be a big issue for others.
Investing in door locks and privacy screens (or even doors!) would help make this an even better place to stay.