We booked a room with a balcony and refrigerator and fan. We were given a room on the first floor with none of the above. When we opened the window everyone could see in to the room. We then discovered bugs in the bed. We tried to find the owners but they had a sign "gone call us" We had no mobile phone. They clearly did not want to be found. The breakfast was the worst one on the trip. It appears that the owners are not up to being in the hotel business.

The location is nice, it needs new management.

We stayed here for two days. I have travelled a lot and have been in many hotels but this was one of the most impressing places where I have stayed. The villa is situated between olive and citrus trees, but you also find banane plants and other fruit plants. You can relax at the swimming pool which is quite big. The appartements are completely silent and only the train which passes by once per hour, disturbes the silence, but it is not very noisy. The appartements have been very recently renovated and everything seems to be quite new. In order to keep the authentic style in the appartements, they left some original walls. The bed room was even equipped with a mosquito net, and the views from the villa are impressing. The only things I was missing in the appartements have been a microwave oven, a shower cabin (there is a shower, but only with a curtain). Nevertheless, these small details are nothing in comparison with the value what you get for your money. I was completely satisified. The owners are very nice and I felt perfectly there. I definitely will stay here again and the next time for more days.

27/07/07 We have just returned from a weeks holiday in Cefalu, staying at Villa Palamara. The location is incredible with fantastic sea views one side and the beautiful hills on the other. We stayed in a villa that slept 6, be warned there is no air conditioning but there are fans, so can get a bit warm at night. The villa is a converted convent and absolutely gorgeous. The villa grounds are surrounded by sicilian lemon trees, figs, vines and various other fruits. We went with our children (ages 7 -14) they enjoyed the infinity pool immensley. (15x30m) The facilities are very basic, breakfast and an evening meal can be taken in the restaurant but 24 hours notice is required. There is no bar, shops or activities on site (just pool and restaurant). Car hire is essential and the drive leading to the villa takes a bit of getting used to! (very tight and twisting track) The owners and staff at the villa are lovely and helpful and car hire can be arranged through there own car rental company at very reasonable prices. Transfer from Palermo to the villa is about an hour. The villa is about a 5 minute drive from Cefalu which has beautiful medieval streets. The beach is within walking distance of the villa (about 10 mins) but no footpath. The beach is mainly large pebbles with sandy patches there is a shop on the beach selling drinks, ice-creams etc. Overall fantastic scenery and villa very nice but would be better with air conditioning.

A gorgeous castle like hotel, about 2-3 miles east of Cefalu.
Difficult to find. We were not able to find any directions on any web site. To help others: exit a highway in Cefalu. there are two roads to pass the city. One is through the city itself, another is a bypass, but there are no direct signs for the second one. Just use the main road and stay on ss113 (if I remember correctly). After passing the city, watch for the kilometers signs. The drive way to the hotel is about 200-300 meters pass 181 kilometer sign, driving east. It is a very steep curve and the hotel's sign is not on the road, but in above on the drive way. It is a renovated middle age house, which looks like a castle. The apartments are huge, everything works, hot water, heating (we were in November). Did not have a contact with staff, just a letter from them. We were alone in a castle! Highly recommended.