People | 4 |
Bedrooms | 2 |
Bathrooms | 2 |
Space | 645 sq. ft. |
Property type | apartment |
Minimum Stay | 0 - 7 nights |
Casa Carlotta is a 70 sqm nice 2 bedroom flat, fully restored in 2016, it enjoys two spacious terraces and a large and huge swimming pool! Its is located in the country side, only 6km from the city of Siracusa and only 8 min' driving distance to the sandy beach of Arenella. Car park inside the property. Casa Carlotta is made of a bright living room, nice kitchen that looks on the first terrace, a double bedroom, another bedroom with 2 single beds and 2 small bathrooms each one with shower, bidet, sink. Our guests can benefit from air-conditioning, washing machine and illimited wi fi connection.
Pool dimensions: 4m x 8m. depth 1,50m
The single-storey apartment suited us very well in its simplicity and peace. We were most grateful to find a cold supper and bottle of wine when we arrived in the evening. The large pool was just what we needed after mornings of sight-seeing. Proximity to Syracuse was ideal. Stephanie's greeting on arrival and advice in general added enormously to a perfect holiday!
Casa Carlotta was the perfect base for our family's first trip to Sicily. The pool is a great size and the recent work means there is plenty of inside space if you need to retreat from the sun. The cottage is close enough to Syracuse with its markets, dining, historic sites and shops, but located far enough from town to make it enormously peaceful and relaxing. From here we visited the South Coast for a short Inspector Montalbano-themed route, visited the outlet centre in Agira and I even went for a day trip up to the route of the Targa Florio up in the North. As others have said, you will need a car here.
Don't be put off by the arrangements for payment. Stéphanie is responsive by email ahead of the date and met us on arrival in town to guide us safely to the cottage. We loved it so much we left our security deposit as a downpayment for the following year!
We planned 2 weeks in Sicily and spent1 week in this lovely cottage, we were so happy when we found out the huge pool and the welcoming atmosphere of the property. We would like to thank both Stéphanie for her warm welcome in a perfect English and the owners, Vanessa and Marco, always ready to help us understand how small things work like air-conditioning and the oven. The location was also perfect to visit Syracuse city which is 15 mn' drive. We will definetely come back!
We planned 2 weeks in Sicily and spent our first week in this lovely cottage, we've been so happy when we found out the huge pool and the welcoming atmosphere of the property. We would like to thank both Stéphanie who welcomed us in a perfect English and the owners who have been so kind during our stay, always ready to help us understand how small things work like air-conditioning and the oven, The location was perfect also to visit Syracuse city which is 15 mn' drive. We will definetely come back.
What a wonderful holiday! A quiet, clean and modern villa with a lovely swimming pool. Beautifully kept grounds with jasmine and olive trees and lots of privacy. Courteous and polite owners. It's around eight minutes' drive from a lovely beach (Arenella) and a short drive (about 20 minutes) to the old city of Ortigia in Siracuse.
The location, surrounded by working farms, suited us brilliantly. Just 40 minutes from Catania airport. The welcome pack was much appreciated with an enormous yummy pasta dish and some of the olive oil made on site! Please note that you definitely need a car to rent this, and stock up on bottled water because you are not able to drink the tap water. It's not exactly aimed at children ( little elements such as duvets that do not have duvet covers, layout of the kitchen etc ) but actually the villa worked out really well. The second bedroom is very cosy. Swimming pool has plenty of shallow bits for little ones to splash about in and is far enough away from the terraces so that outdoor spaces are safe for kids to play, and the owner's children delighted ours!
If there are any criticisms it is the way in which the payment is done (wired deposit and then cash when we arrived). Also, got a bit nervous about who exactly we were dealing with because the person who replied to our emails enquiring about the property was in fact the agent managing the property (she didn't seem to have a job title, company name, or surname) and not the owner. That said, she turned out to be very amiable and real! Also the directions to the beach, which is so very close, were terrible. some people have not managed to find it at all during their time here. If anybody mentions a traffic circle, just remember that means a junction and not necessarily roundabout!
All in all a lovely holiday home at a reasonable price.
Just had a great week at the Casa Carlotta. Sweet villa with very comfortable beds, property was very clean on arrival and had everything needed for the stay. Nice to get a welcome meal awaiting for us as we were late in from our flight, and some small bits for breakfast. Stephanie was very welcoming and gave us lots of very useful information. The pool is stunning, extremely large for a small villa and very clean and there are great out door facilites. We missed a proper inside lounge as sofa was in a central hall but good weather meant we were outside a lot. An outside BBQ would have been useful. Villa well placed for Syracusa, in avery quiet rural area, we didnt find an easily accessed sandy beach, but plenty to do otherwise. If you are looking for a relaxed holiday, time at the pool chilling with some sight seeing then this would suit well.
Coast/Beach:
The closest sandy beach is only 8 min' drive! It is the beach of Arenella, you have also other sandy beaches 15 min' driving distance.
Travel:
A car is essential. Catania is the closest airport and about 1 hour by car. Palermo is a 3 hour drive.
Distances:
The cottage is located in the countryside only 6 km from the city of
SIRACUSA and 8 mn' driving distance to the sandy beach of ARENELLA
Rental Period | Minimum Price | Additional Nights | Weekend Night | Weekly | Monthly | Event Price | |||
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mid season
1 Apr 2018 -
30 Apr 2018
4 night minimum stay
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£245
for 4 nights
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£61
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£394
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mid season
1 May 2018 -
14 May 2018
5 night minimum stay
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£375
for 5 nights
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£526
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mid season
15 May 2018 -
31 May 2018
5 night minimum stay
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£407
for 5 nights
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£569
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mid season
1 Jun 2018 -
30 Jun 2018
6 night minimum stay
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£518
for 6 nights
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£604
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high season
1 Jul 2018 -
31 Jul 2018
7 night minimum stay
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£657
for 7 nights
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£657
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high season
1 Aug 2018 -
31 Aug 2018
7 night minimum stay
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£723
for 7 nights
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£723
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mid season
1 Sep 2018 -
30 Sep 2018
6 night minimum stay
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£511
for 6 nights
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£596
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mid season
1 Oct 2018 -
31 Oct 2018
5 night minimum stay
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£375
for 5 nights
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£526
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Notes: Rates are based on 2 guests; add £9 per night, per additional guest |
Fees | No additional mandatory fees |
Changeover day flexible.
Check-in time: from 2:30 pm to 8 pm, an extra of EUROS 20 is asked for any check-in beyond 8pm (no check-in during the night)
Check-out time: by 10 am.
We kindly ask to pay a euros 150 security deposit in cash upon arrival which will be refunded upon departure provided that there are no damages