We had researched several apartments along the Amalfi Coast but as soon as we walked into Villa Sirana we knew that we had made the right choice.
On 2 levels, with a large double bedroom on each level and a small but adequate kitchen with a small dining area on the lower level, it had everything we needed and more. Both bedrooms have large double beds; one also has a single bed and the other a sofa-bed. There is also a washing machine and an iron and board and parking for a small car. The only thing missing is an indoor sitting area but my guess is that as long as it’s not raining any socialising would be done outdoors on one of the terraces overlooking the sea (where there’s plenty of garden furniture). There is even a garden, also on 2 levels with flowers, fruit and vegetables and Signora Margherita (our charming hostess) told us to use whatever we liked from the garden (we ate some of the aubergines, tomatoes, chillies and herbs and a couple of lemons; the figs had just finished when we got there).
Signora Margherita is such a lovely, warm and welcoming lady; nothing was too much trouble for her and even though she is an elderly lady she was up and down those stairs like a mountain goat! We were staying for 10 nights and she insisted on coming in herself to change our bedding half way through (although I could easily have done it myself, there being lots of spare sheet and towels). I should say here that the bed was very large and very comfortable with good quality sheets (sounds silly, but I do like nice sheets that are big enough for the bed, which these were). She also personally came to collect any food waste daily (she would collect it from the bins in the garden without disturbing us). Also she sent her staff to do any little tasks that she couldn’t manage (like to change a light bulb). She even gave us a gift of a very nice bottle of wine, arranged the access to a nearby hotel’s heated pool and a discount for eating in a nearby hotel's restaurant when I couldn’t be bothered to cook. She made recommendations on what to visit, bus times, etc and helped to make any bookings that we wanted. Of course we did go out and about visiting other villages along the coast and to Pompeii and Herculaneum, but the villa was somehow spacious and cosy at the same time so we were equally happy to spend a couple of days just relaxing “at home” which I think worried our hostess (she was afraid we might not be enjoying ourselves). All in all, Signora Margherita co