The location is excellent, sitting between Porto-Vecchio and Palombaggia, everything is within very easy reach.The pool is the highlight. The patio doors open onto a wide lateral space that feels particularly serene, and the pool itself is vast and was spotlessly clean. The villa has the feel of a real home rather than a rental: the kitchen is equipped with everything you could possibly need and then some. For families, the chests of toys by the pool are a lovely amenity. Our three-year-old adored them, and watching his face light up when he unearthed a wheelbarrow was a real holiday moment. If you’re travelling without children, the sheer volume of things might read as cluttered. With a small child, it worked perfectly.We booked the four-bedroom villa despite being a party of three, because we value the extra space to work and relax, so were disappointed to find one room locked off to us once it was established we didn’t need the additional bed. If you pay for four bedrooms, you expect access to four bedrooms. Check-in also ran to well over an hour, though the owners kindly let us drop our groceries and sit by the pool while the cleaners finished.Finally, on our last night a hinge came away from a bedroom door as a guest opened it, the door had been stiff all week. When we mentioned it at check-out the following morning, the response was disproportionate and unnecessarily emotive. It was a sad note on which to end an otherwise lovely stay.