Vero Sicily - Villa Acqua Chiara

Amazing location with great view, clean and cozy flat

less privacy than expected (to terrace next to us), locking front door requires skill and strength

We arrived at night and were met by the beautiful lit up pool and view of the bay. The view that met us in the morning was spectacular! Loved: - the pool. Had enough beach beds for the 3 apartments that were occupied - the terrace at the apartment where we could enjoy our meals with an amazing view - the privacy the appartment afforded - the secure parking that fit 3 cars and remote controlled gate - waking up to the view from the main bedroom window over the bay - provided coffee, sugar and basic cooking ingredients as well as utensils. - good spot to explore the Bagheria and Palermo region by car

- the day bed in our living room was unusable. Too soft. basically took up space. I cant believe someone could sleep there comfortably - the actual mattress in the bedroom was quite uncomfy. It was too soft, thankfully not as soft as the daybed in the living room - the only espresso kettle provided was soo tiny that it only made enough espresso for 1 person. Mind you the apartment could take up to 4 people. Requested another espresso kettle twice but the host was unresponsive. - the toaster needs to be replaced. Took almost 5 toast attempts to get bread toasted to our normal 4min mark crunch

The view is stunning. looking over the bay to the mountains and watching the sun set. Bedrooms were a decent size and private bathrooms were ok.

Basically unsuitable for two couples as this is two bedrooms separated by a hall with doors and a small kitchen. But bedroom number 1 has no door to separate it from the kitchen, just a curtain. Kitchen was very small and impossible to seat 4 people. Bedroom 1 doubled as a living space. Pool was small. No toaster. some curtains hanging off. Parasol broken Two LED lights flickering. One thread bare towel provided with hole in it Local area very tatty. Asper closest Town very grubby. Lots of rubbish on the streets, A foot note. Driving in Sicily in anarchy.I have driven in tuscany and the lakes Spain France and Portugal and this is unbelievable. Stop signs and roundabouts are ignored cars overtake in the city so you are 3 abrest. We had cars cut inside us while turning at cross roads basically it's a game of chicken. Parked cars fling doors out in narrow lanes and also pullout in front of you. if you leave them space oncoming traffic is in your way. Nobody uses indicators pull outs and pull ins are without warning I have driven for 40 years on bikes and cars and I am not a timid driver but at times this was terrifying. 100% no excess insurance is a must

The apartment is big and clean. There is an airco in both of the rooms. There were two bathrooms. I really like the shower, spacious and good stream of water. It was a pleasure to shower after a long day. The kitchen is good equipped. The plants around the complex are beautiful, there are plenty of small lizards walking around, the stairs down to the sea, the sunsets, the view on blue water, sailing ships, just amazing. You definitely pay fort he view here. You can walk to Apra town, it is just few minutes walk. There you have a Conad supermarket, few restaurants, a bakery. In the morning a fisherman sells fresh fish. I recommend Pese Brillo restaurant for very nice fish, according to us the best one in Aspra. In the evening there is a small market with toys, jewellery, fruits and sweets. Nice to visit.

We spent few days in the Cielo apartment (the higest appartment in de complex). What I really did not like that there was no awning on our terrace, all other 3 apartments have it but we had just an umbrella, which gave very little shadow. It is a pity because you can not enjoy sitting there in the full sun. Only early in the morning you can have breakfast. In the kitchen was also terribly hot so cooking it is almost not at option.  I also missed one of the roller blind in the kitchen so that you can have a bit privacy from your right side neighbours. There is also very little shadow by the swimming pool, just on one spot under a tree , which is little if there are other quests by the pool. Two sun umbrella’s would be nice. Pool is quite small en shallow, about 130cm and old. There could be done more to keep it nice. We had some dead plants in pot on the terrace,, around the pool there is a lot of weeds and not really kept nice.