Italy

Stefania

We booked this property on the basis of its position and the facilities available.  We were delighted that the pool was a good size and to discover how close the villa is to the sea - literally across the road.  So the position is excellent.  Also the owner is obliging, although unfortunately does not speak any English so it was hard to discuss any problems with her. An unexpected benefit was an old pool table in the villa - not level, but adequate for the children to play on.  However, the villa itself felt as if it needed a little money spent on it.  There were quite a few things which were sub-standard or broken (for example, one of the exterior doors will not lock, one of the a/c units dripped water constantly, the shower head could only be used in one position or it would flop down, the shower doors were grubby and had to be used with care because one had come off its fitting, no plug in 2 of the sinks, the loo seat wobbled disconcertingly because it was not fitted properly, parts of the villa not very clean etc)  Other problems were that the washing machine, dryer, iron etc listed in the facilities did not exist, nor did the kettle (less surprising) or toaster (would have been handy - we couldnt get the grill hot enough to toast bread).  The kitchen equipment is limited: only 6 plates, no chopping board, no peeler, no colander (how to drain pasta?!), a very motley collection of saucepans.  The towels provided were rather thin and very small.  There is no hanging space in the main bedroom even though there is plenty of room.  Also the 3rd bedroom, which does not have air con, gets really hot and so was uncomfortable to sleep in.  And the tables both indoors and outdoors have only 4 chairs - odd for a villa which sleeps 6.   We also felt that a final clean price of E60 was a bit steep - we pay less than that in London for a 4 bed house.  Overall, wonderful position and this could be a great villa with some money spent on it.

Villa OLAF, Sicily

United Kingdom

 From Wimbledon, United Kingdom

We have enjoyed our holidays in this villa. There was a lot of space for six adults, one baby and one dog. A lot of sightseeing possibilities around and the villa is directly at the beach with acceptable access to the sea. The staff was very helpful during our stay. There were just few things which hinder us to call it absolutely excellent and those are related to not really good condition of some equipment of the villa (problems with irrigation system, washing machine, barbecue and missing mosquito nets in some bedrooms). Nevetheless we would recommend this villa because the staff is responsive and willing to fix the problems.

Villa Gigi, Syracusa-Sicily

 From Praha

This is a short reply to Mrs. Liz from London, who stayed at Villa Olaf during summer 2008. First I’d like to say that we agree with her about the kindness of the owners, we didn’t have problems at all with them, even in the communication between us…as everybody knows Italians gestures are very famous ! Then there is Stefania, easily reachable, who speaks good English. People on holiday in a villa or a private house has to know that just who lives it every day is able to know deeply its qualities and its faults. About the silly faults that we have found were communicated by us immediately and immediately were “repaired”. What I wanted to say is that if you don’t complain about things you don’t like when you are on the spot, you’ll be back home upset of your holiday, instead if you tell about it immediately you can proceed your vacation in better conditions and you give the owners the possibility to do something in order to improve the house. We have found the dryer, iron, toaster, plates, chopping board, peeler, colander…and all we have asked we have obtained ! We have spent a very good holiday at villa Olaf last September 2008 ! Regards by Zolofarev from Moscow.

Stefania

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