Our month in Villa Virginia, with family and friends visiting throughout our stay, was superb. The quality of the property, the high standard of all the fittings and furniture, the thoughtful way the rooms are decorated, the cleaning and laundry service provided, the spectacular views and the ease of access to Castellabate, Santa Maria di Castellabate and coastal areas and towns north and south made it a great trip for everyone. There are excellent restaurants to explore nearby and the proximity of the very good shops in Santa Maria made all our dining experiences terrific.
Most of all our visit was supported and enhanced by the lovely Carmela [the caretaker] , who looked after every issue that arose (there were very few), was a pleasure to greet every morning and cooked us several wonderful meals including a lesson in making fusilli thrown in, which was a lot of fun for everyone. When we had a crisis - my friend fell on the last day of her stay and broke her arm - Carmela gave up hours of her time to accompany us to the hospital, which was a 45 minutes drive away. She was a Cilentana tigress on our behalf, ensuring that we were admitted quickly and into X-ray in less than 45 minutes. She stayed with us for a couple of hours, in spite of our pleading that she leave as she had a special family lunch that day, to celebrate her 93 year old mother's birthday.
To anyone considering renting Villa Virginia, we would say, consider no longer and do it! You will not regret it. We will remember our visit there for a very long time.
I am so glad that Summer In Italy popped up to make contact while I was trying yet again to find a villa in the Cilento area that fitted our requirements. He was efficient, helpful and he or one of his colleagues answered all of my queries immediately in the period leading to our visit.