The villa itself is well equipped with dishwasher, washing machine, iron, all en suite rooms, kitchen facilities etc. Arriving at the villa with our 14 guests was the highlight as you step out on to the terrace or into the front bedroom to be greeted with the most amazing sea view overlooking Capri to the left and Mount Vesuvius visible to the right. As we went at the very beginning of the season the weather was temperamental and unfortunately we only had one day whereby the pool was bearable enough to get into. We would recommend staying end of May/June or July if the aim is for a relaxing family trip. We had plenty to keep us occupied with excursions etc. Naples Villas could arrange anything from car hire (drop off and pick up to and from the villa), excursions to Pompeii, Capri, towns and boat trips and an evening chef. They arranged our guest transfers to and from the airport at short notice.
We absolutely loved the villa. The dishwasher unfortunately did not work for the majority of the trip however we did not let this disappoint us as we all mucked in. The villa isn't particularly child friendly. We had an 18 month old with us and enough people to care for him which was a bonus. The banister is just 2 iron bars and wide enough for a child to easily slip through. In order to make the villa that little more appealing maybe the owners could consider changing this? Again this did not detract us from having an amazing time.
The outside space was fabulous. There was enough patio areas, terraces and seating to host three times as many guests. The bathrooms were clean and sufficient although the water pressure is poor with so many guests wishing to have a shower in the mornings. The hairdryer didn't work in our en suite however I had brought my own so it was not a problem.
The cleaner and maintenance gentleman/gardener were true treasures. One cleaner cleaned the entire villa every morning besides Sunday. She was discreet and very friendly despite speaking no English. We were preparing for my wedding one week following our stay on the Saturday and whilst getting ready she had laid down red carpet and scattered hand picked petals from the garden. What a lovely lovely and very thoughtful lady.
We very much enjoyed our stay. You definitely need car hire to appreciate the area as we were not aware of any bus route. Local restaurants offered shuttle services which required payment. Between so many of us this was not an issue.
We would highly recommend staying