We so much looked forward to this holiday and we were not disappointed by this pearl in Santa Flavia! The reality was even better than the pictures in the ad, and with Maria and Aurelio as wonderful and warm-hearted hosts, our holiday was amazing.
We arrived quite late and were tired after a long journey, but the holiday-feeling came to us when Maria & Aurelio welcomed us and served us a delicious pizza and homemade Limoncello.
The annex was lovely! Delicious pillows and downduvets, charming bed linen (with sweet embroideries, and certainly not boring hotel-linen) and great towels. A small and practical kitchen and a nice bathroom. Completely perfect in size for a couple like us with a child of 9 years.
The villa and grounds were amazing and beautiful and well kept, with lovely flowers, palm trees and several areas where one could find shade.
The pool was also super, clean and inviting every day.
Every morning there were clean and soft bath towels read for us at the pool, and the breakfast table was lovely placed in shade of palm trees. And what a wonderful breakfast table: Beautiful tablecloth, service and cutlery, and real fabric napkins. Maria was lovely and put fresh flowers on the table every day.
The breakfast buffet was really a dream! Here we could find everything we could dream of: the world's best scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, cheeses, delicious local specialties as aranchina, baguettes, croissants, fresh mozerella and delicious tomatoes, fresh fruit, lovely honey, yogurt, granola, espresso, cappuchino - truly amazing! This is the best breakfast we've ever been served, and we do have some experiences ;-)
The hosts helped us with nice places to eat nearby, and other sights worth seeing. Aurelio also helped us arrange a snorkeling-trip nearby (Porticello) - which was a super experience.
The villa and the pool area were absolutely perfect for our relaxing vacation, as well as the location of the villa: incredibly well placed in relation to the sea and the pebbly beaches. Nearest pebble beach was practically a stone's throw from the villa. We also had some great snorkel trips outside the lighthouse. The walk to the lighthouse took approximately 5 minutes, a little steep to climb down, but superb snorkeling conditions made the trip well worth.
We would really like to come back again, and we can warmly recommend this paradise in Sicily.
Greetings from Teodor, Linn & Audun