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Villa Carteni stay- July 2022
We stayed at Villa Carteni for 10 days in July 2022. The outdoor setting of the villa is beautiful and a lot of the pictures that are on the websites do not do it justice. The garden is very well kept, with a gardener visiting during our stay. The flowers and butterflies that inhabit the grounds are gorgeous and it makes for a beautiful setting while you’re are relaxing at the villa. The pool was well maintained and a descent size. The area where you sunbath and chillout is a nice area where you can choose to bask in the sun overlooking the sea or cool down in the shade. We really enjoyed the grounds. The villa itself is excellent for large groups as it has three self-contained apartments which is ideal for getting together whilst also having your own space. The top and middle apartments are spacious and have air conditioning which is super. We also used the washing machine to freshen things up and the clothes dried in no time outside. The bottom apartment wasn’t quite as good as it doesn’t have aircon but fans are available. It is more of an old style area and did smell old too. Things that the villa could do with are more mirrors and places for someone to sit and dry their hair and do makeup. It did not have a safety deposit box which we worried about at first but it is situated within people’s own homes, so it didn’t pose as a problem but we would have had peace of mind if it had had one. The villa does have locked gates and doors around the property. The neighbours were very welcoming and made sure that we knew what was happening in the area ( road closures/ nights on in the town). The little town centre is a few minutes walk down a steep hill but has a lovely restaurant ‘a Cammarella’ , which do take aways and there was a good burger place and ice cream/ crepe shop, which was a great hit with the kids. There is also a wee supermarket to get your shopping from. On the downside, the roads up to the villa are very, very narrow and it can be tricky to drive to, especially at night. If hiring a car, be careful what size of car you are taking. The company ‘My Rental Homes Italy’ were super throughout our stay, especially Chiara who looked after us. Nothing was a bother for her, from finding us somewhere to grab food when we arrived in late from our flight to organising maintenance at the villa or booking a yacht to take us a tour of Capri.