Mazzaforno Grande

Rooms description

In the larger property there are four double bedrooms upstairs, all of which have doors out to the wraparound covered terrace, and views of the sea. Geometric patterns, a Sixties-inspired colour palette of sea greens, blues and taupe, billowing linen curtains and fabulous Sicilian tiles add colour and texture to the spacious rooms, as do the big, comfy beds and linen sheets.
In the smaller property there are two doubles: one upstairs that has a sitting room attached that could also be used as a single bedroom, and one downstairs.
While there is still a hint of Sixties design, there is more of a cottagey feel found in the vintage furniture and Sicilian tiles.

There are seven bathrooms spread across both properties. In the larger property there are four upstairs, each attached to a bedroom, and a guest one downstairs. Sixties coastal cool is picked up in the geometric designs that include portholes and the same colour scheme as the bedrooms. There are showers in them all and one comes with a bath, too. There’s another shower outside. In the cottage, the shower rooms are simple yet beautifully designed with modern fixtures and fittings as well as traditional Sicilian tiles that lend a retro feel. One is en-suite upstairs and the other is downstairs.

The villa has a neat kitchen with a long rectangular pivot window with sea views. Superbly equipped, it opens onto the dining area although with such impressive sea views, the lure to dine outside on the terrace is strong. In the cottage the kitchen includes a little wooden dining table and doors to the terrace outside.

The villa’s large living room has doors to the terrace on two sides and fabulous seafront views. Large hexagonal floor tiles match the Sixties-inspired furniture which offers plenty of places to sit and relax. Likewise, there are lots of places to sit or lie down out on the terrace where the only thing stopping you from giving in to the temptation to doze is the rapturous view. Next door in the cottage a small, white-washed sitting room next to the kitchen is matched by a comfy outdoor lounge area. There is a further sitting room upstairs next to the main bedroom, perfect for use as a single bedroom for a child, too.

In the main villa there is a laundry room on the ground floor. In the cottage, an upstairs sitting room could also be used as a single bedroom for a child, or as a dressing room.

Leisure & Activities

We would be delighted to help you plan the details of your stay at Mazzoforno Grande in advance. The following are available on request: skippered boat trips to the Aeolian islands, private chef, regional cooking classes, nanny, driver, boat rental, horse riding, massage therapist, yoga instructor, wine tours, and a tourist guide.

Surroundings

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The villa and cottage are just 3km from the restaurants, bars and shops of Cefalù, a delightful small harbour town with an imposing Norman Cathedral, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Mazzoforno Bay is a lovely beach just five minutes’ walk from the property while Settefrati Beach is ten minutes away. The capital, Palermo, is just 70km away along the coast.

Palermo (70km); Piazza Armerina (135km); Agrigento (150km); Catania (180km); Taormina (208km); Mount Etna (200km); Syracuse (230km); and Noto (255km).

Your villa and Covid-19

To prevent any possible spread of Covid-19 and to enable you to enjoy a safe and relaxing holiday, all our villas are cleaned to the highest standard possible, and according to the latest Italian health and safety regulations.

Perfect hygiene: to ensure an exceptional level of hygiene in all our villas, we’ve worked with our owners to create a Covid-19 villa management protocol. Based on recommendations from the World Health Organisation, and in compliance with current Italian national law, this protocol goes above and beyond our usual rigorous cleaning standards.

Prior to arrival, your villa will have been fully sanitised, including all surfaces, objects, kitchen items, curtains, sofas, throws, pillows, toys, and in and around the pool. You are welcome to ask for a detailed list of the entire cleaning procedure we do after each departure and before welcoming new guests to the property.

The owner of this house has complied with the following standards:

• To ensure the necessary information concerning social distancing and the use of masks is available to all guests
• To guarantee availability of and accessibility to hand hygiene systems with hydro-alcoholic solutions and soaps in all inside areas of, and pertaining to, the villa
• To guarantee cleaning and disinfection of all areas according to national authority guidelines. Further information is available on request
• For the swimming pool: to guarantee the efficacy of the water treatments, while respecting legal limits (the parameter for free active chlorine in the pool is between 1.0 – 1.5 mg/l; combined chlorine ≤ 0.40 mg/l; pH 6.5 – 7.5 or equivalent oxygen)
• For air conditioning systems: to guarantee the air re-circulation function is switched off and, according to the manufacturer’s instructions, with the plant in off-mode, to clean the air filters of the heating/cooling plants that use heat pumps, fan coils and convectors, at the end of each stay

For more general information about Covid-19 in Italy, please click here.