Villa Eugenio is a lovely house, close to the autostrada for trips and in fantastically kept gardens. We particularly enjoyed the lovely pool, which was always warm as well as the BBQ. The house is in a nice position with a view of the sea. The road leading to it is steep and single tracked, with few passing places, so easier with a small car! Angela and Eugenio met us at the bottom of the road on arrival to show us the way. They were friendly and helpful hosts, responding quickly to messages on WhatsApp.
The aircon upstairs was helpful for sleeping. Great views from the big picture windows downstairs but they let in a lot of heat. None of the windows have mosquito screens so opening the windows to cool the house let mosquitoes in. My children and husband get bitten by mosquitoes a lot, so this wasn’t an option, so we found the ground floor very hot (obviously not a problem if mosquitoes don’t bother you). We would have spent more time outside in the evening, but there were too wasps for my kids (there was a wasp nest in the garden), probably due to the timing of our stay in August.
We experienced a few power cuts (not unusual for Sicily) mostly short, but one lasted 7 hours. Eugenio came over really quickly to unlock the electric gates so we could get out, which was great. Worth noting that the water supply in the house relies on a pump, so we were without water for the 7 hours- although inconvenient, we managed, but it may be more tricky with young children.
