Sicily4u Reviews

When you love gorgeous sometimes breathtaking nature millenia-old and very complex history eclectic culture warm people good weather real fresh food fine natural wines and some great golf the southeastern part of Sicily might be one of the best if not the best destination currently available in Europe I wanted to share my deep love for the Baroque part of Sicily with some Flemish friends exploring everything on offer in this part of Sicily from a location not too far away from the two excellent golf courses of the Donnafugata Resort Surfing the net we found Sicily4U and then Baglio Campofranco on offer for a weekly rental price in the higher regions but shared by four couples the daily price per room became rather affordable It s a shame RyanAir only serves Trapani in Sicily from Belgium It will take you roughly fours hours to drive from Trapani to Baglio Campofranco RyanAir flies to Comiso just 20km away from the property from Roma Pisa and Frankfurt Baglio Campofranco is a rather big traditional farmhouse some 4km away from the sea at Plaja Grande and Donnalucata The property looks traditional in shape and style but has been build from scratch some ten years ago by the noble owners on the ruins of an old farmhouse The property offers some 50 hectares of olive and apricot trees and a panoramic view on the Mediterranean Sea and the lights of Malta during the night The property comes with two personnel young Indian Mitu protects the property takes care of the grounds and all technical issues Local Sabina cooks dinner the first night brings fresh bread every morning and cleans the rooms Baglio Campofranco is not easy to find when you ll arrive but you ll meet Mitu at the Shell petrol station of Plaja Grande Baglio Campofranco offers a huge living area a rather well equipped kitchen and 5 6 bedrooms One of the bedrooms remains reserved to the owners of the property and their stuff and thus won t be available to guests When renting this lovely house you ll get 12 sleeping options three double or twin rooms plus a family suite of 2 4 When sharing the property with four couples the room next to the living area might feel being worth a little less than the three other rooms We stayed at Baglio Campofranco around mid-October We did experience two heavy thunderstorms but during the night During the day the temperatures varied from 23 to 26 degrees just perfect We had lunch on the patio with view on the swimming pool We had dinner on the inner court outside but under a roof conveniently situated next to the kitchen Apart from playing some golf we did visit the lovely Baroque cities of Ragusa Modica and Scicli went as far as Siracusa and Caltagirone We had dinner at the amazingly simply but great Sakalleo restaurant in Scoglitti and in the more refined Accursio Ristorante in Modica Most of the nights we cooked dinner ourselves buying fresher than fresh seafood at the little port of Donnalucata vegetables and fruit in a small shop nearby and all the rest in the supermercato in Marina di Ragusa Obviously we tasted all the great Sicilian wines COS Arianna Occhipinti and Tenuta del Nanfro from the local Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG and Vino di Anna Graci Terre Nere and Ciro Biondi from the elegant Burgundy-style Etna DOC We never paid more than 40 Euro for a great bottle of wine in any of the excellent restaurants I love Sicily the Province of Ragusa and Baglio Campofranco My travel companions could only come up with some minor comments the quality of mattresses and cushions could be slightly better in line with the overall quality of the property the wifi internet is a bit slow and the smell from a nearby chicken manure plant sometimes reaches the property

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We have booked with Sicily4u two years in a row now and can highly recommend them Their headoffice is Swiss based but they also have an office in the UK useful for us and one in Sicily We found that the team were really responsive and took their time to answer all our questions We also thoroughly enjoyed our stay in both locations we ended up renting one in Cefalu and Modica the following year When we go back to Sicily we will definitely use them again

Excellent calm spacious villa Well kept and beautiful property All amenities were there kitchen well-equipped Children loved the sandy beach nearby and the big yard Views unbelievable

Working with Sicily4U and with Christina Baechle specifically was from start to finish an exemplary experience in being wisely guided and genuinely helped Her seasoned network thoughtful listening and sure-handedness gave us great confidence that her help was genuinely about realizing our desires in Sicily While we worked openly with other agencies in the beginning whose villas in Sicily were different and offered different options we naturally stopped working with anyone else it was the combination of our strong rapport with Christina and her abilities to be timely detailed and whittle down our list to express only a couple of options that had everything we were looking for that cemented our working relationship She s a gem Sicily4U therefore is a gem and we chose a villa we just loved Before we arrived Once we arrived And every day afterward through to our departure Our villa was exactly what we hoped it would be No place of course is a panacea experienced travelers know every environment has its strengths and weaknesses and what we re aware of is that Christina made sure as we did in conversations with her that we knew what those aspects were going into the choice we made So the villa fit us essentially marvelously we loved exactly what we knew we d love and accepted graciously those smaller aspects of the villa neighborhood and proximity to the city Cefal in our case we knew we d simply accept as fine and to which we happily adapted The point is we knew the full picture beforehand and that s great credit to Christina s sharp able listening and her articulate thoughtful communications and execution We want to add for discerning travelers like us as well as for anyone new to travel in Sicily that the process of searching for and learning what we truly wanted in a villa and more broadly from our experiences in Sicily included intellectual emotional financial and spirited dimensions of interest and culture --and our talks with Christina showed she was a great partner in every area of consideration As we got closer and closer to knowing what would make OUR experience very personally memorable successful and well a thrilling adventure Christina and her company made all the difference and we re deeply grateful her kind considerate professional leadership She s the real deal and we recommend Sicily4U in every way

It was a wonderful stay in villa Elisea Seaview from the villa and a private swimming opportunity Swimming every morning and evening Sicily4u was helpful and friendly I recommend it and I will come back to Sicily with Sicily4u

We are three families with small kids traveling together already more than 10 years We always rent villa and enjoy privacy and comfort of indoor and outdoor spaces so we could spend time together and each member could have private time for himself Renting villa from Sicily4u was truly pleasant experience always professional quick follow up and trustworthy service We enjoy our stay in Villa Capo D Orlando very very much it exceeded our expectations The landlord Beate and her administrator Elena are amazing always reachable and very helpful Thanks

Thanks Christina for an unbelievable service Swift reply anytime The whole team is great - just great Honestly can t do better And wheteher you take from there or not they will be always very understanding Way to go sicily4u Keep up the great job Christina

Sicily4u were fantastic A pleasure to deal with made everything really easy and were very quick to respond to any queries I ve booked many villas over the years Christina and the team s service was amazing Will definitely use them again

The house is amazing We stayed a week with 7 adults and found that the house offers lots of space extremely well appointed bedrooms bathrooms and communal areas everything decorated with great taste and attention to detail The garden and swimming pool were also fantastic The location is perfect very near the beach with shops and restaurants in easy walking distance Erminia is a lovely hostess ready to help and give advice We had a wonderful time thank you Thanks also to the Sicily4 team s efficiency in dealing with the booking arrangements