It is hard to put into words how we feel about our stay at Casa Bruni on Lipari. We ended our holiday with two nights on Sicily and almost wished we hadn’t! Lipari is a more stunning island, not overrun or over-developed, yet with a bustling town, loads of amazing restaurants, kind people who go out of their way for you and a whole mix appearing everyday in the harbour, from those on super yachts to locals taking tourists out on unforgettable trips. The geography of the Aeolians is stunning and a boat trip highly recommended. We went with a few others who all wanted to chat and tell us about the islands. The day we arrived was unexpectedly windy and we had a delayed ferry but still the housekeeper, Guisippine, waited for us and saw us safely to cage house. It is spotless. There are wonderful, plentiful cooking items in the kitchen and useful condiments. All of our rooms were beautiful and tastefully furnished and the terrace and it’s views of the sea and Sicily are something to behold. If I could still be back at the house watching the boats come and go, without a care in the world, I would be! We took a small pair of binoculars and talked about how the view was always changing whilst our children aged 9. 12 and 15 played in the pool. Small touches like sturdy sun loungers were very appreciated. Whilst difficult to drag ourselves away, the walk to the beach is so close we went most days enjoying the exercise up and down. We will never forget this holiday. Thank you xxx

This is the perfect family villa with everything you could wish for. The pool is fabulous and gets the sun all day, the patio area above the pool has two eating spots with absolutely lovely views of the bay below. The view is constantly changing with boats coming and going to the little beach bar. You can't hear the boats at they are too far away, so sitting outside is totally peaceful and quiet. Our Host, Fransesco, has been fantastic. He was willing and able to give us any advise we asked for before we left home. He even kindly booked our transfers from Catania airport to Milazzo Port where you get the hydrofoil to the island. He arranged for the housekeeper to meet us at the harbour and to take us to the Villa and even booked us a fantastic restaurant for our first night on the island. He could not have been more helpful. The Villa itself is definitely a lovely home as opposed to an investment property. Everything is how we like it. Lots of chunky white china, large wine glasses (!), big towels, comfy bed, proper sun loungers by the pool. We could not fault it. On the island there are plenty of things to do and it is advisable to hire a car otherwise you are reliant on taxis. We visited the one and only vineyard, Tenuta di Castellaro which was fabulous, hired a boat and drove ourselves, (no licence required but experience recommended), around some of the islands and had lunch at a pizza bar on one of the beaches on Volcano. We went to town every morning to buy fresh bread and walked around the ancient cobbled streets before the world woke up and the tourist boats arrived for the day. In the evenings we went out to different restaurants for dinner, some in town and some overlooking the sea. On the way to where ever we were going we always had to stop to admire the sunsets which are out of this world...... I can highly recommend this villa, it is everything you want , in a lovely spot and the owner is brilliant if you need any help with your holiday.

Arrivare a Lipari dalla Valle d'Aosta non è proprio agevole, ma la casa, il mare e la vista ci hanno ampiamente ripagato. Quando arrivate a casa LaBruni quella che respirate è un'atmosfera di attesa. Sì aspetta proprio Voi. Le luci (siamo arrivati verso le 21h.) accese e soffuse, i letti preparati, l'allegra tovaglia a pois con le lanterne pronte ad essere illuminate. Avrete la sensazione benché non l'abbiate mai vista, del ritorno in un luogo familiare che Vi accoglie per proteggerVi. Il mattino davanti alla vostra finestra la vista del mare…no questa emozione va provata non descritta. Unico suggerimento non pensate, come può sembrare, di essere lontani dal mare perché con una discesa di 7 minuti e una salita di 10' siete nella spiaggia più bella dell'isola (le abbiamo provate tutte) fornita anche di un simpatico e originale bar con piatti appetitosi e stuzzicanti. In casa c'è tutto e tutto è curato e pensato. Avrete anche il piacere di respirare questa casa guardando la scelta dei colori, i particolari architettonici, la scelta dei libri e degli oggetti che riflettono un amore al bello. Per chi è particolarmente pigro la terrazza e la piscina sono manna dal cielo. Per ogni problema i custodi sono sempre disponibili con grande discrezione. Buona vacanza!!

There are stunning views from the villa. Sadly this did not translate into a stunning holiday. The main problem was the unresponsive and rude housekeeper. We'd not been told where to put the rubbish. In some villas we've stayed the housekeeper would move this periodically or at the end of the stay. We left 1 bag of rubbish / 2 small bags of plastic/glass in strong bags, tied tightly so no ants etc could get in. We left the villa in a tidy & clean manner. So we were astonished when the day after we left the cleaner sent us a very rude message berating us “I bet you don’t leave rubbish at home like you did.” We were always friendly to her. We regularly go on premium villa holidays and never been treated so rudely - and if she was able to send such a rude message why could she not answer the 3 other polite questions we asked her that went unanswered, eg the sink not draining/no loo rolls Other housekeeping issues: no pool towels were left out, coffee machine dirty & wrong pods, & only ½ full loo rolls (which we had to buy) The owner never apologised on the cleaner’s behalf and told us to read the reviews as everybody says she is good The villa is down a v steep hill and not within walking distance to restaurants. Car essential as taxis are expensive (€30 for a 1 mile taxi ride). On Saturday afternoon a party boat moored up in the coast below playing very loud music for 6 hrs. Internet passable, WIFI range poor. Otherwise, great pool, outdoor areas & view