Villa Arletta was a nice place for our two families stay. We all enjoyed the villa, the location and the owner. Roberto [the owner] was very nice, punctual and always available. Very nice people at Summer In Italy, ready to help you. They really want you tohave the nicest holiday.

First of all I want to say that I am extremely pleased with the service provided by Summer in Italy. Everything performed exactly according to the plan. In particular, there was a lot of pictures of the villa and the panorama itself. These were not retouched and they depicted exactly what the villa (superb, clean, comfortable) looks like and the grandiose views you can get from it. I had been to the Amalfi coast 11 years ago staying in Maiori. I am glad I selected to go up a bit in Ravello because the views are breathtaking, because Ravello itself is superb (in my mind as beautiful if not more as Capri but not as touristy). The owner Signor Roberto was very personable, nice and helpful. I would recommend highly this place for a large family (we were 8) or a group of friends (one clean and highly functional bathroom for each of the 4 bedrooms). This was fantastic all the way. I also like sporty walking and I was truly delighted to find the steep stairs going up and down to Minori and to Ravello center town. It was great going down to the sea exercising in the middle of the lemon and olive trees terraces. It is just fantastic. I first found Villa Arletta through the TripAdvisor website but found an overlap with Summer In Italy. I eventually thought Summer In Italy was much more convenient in the layout of the information. Also as I was looking for the parking accommodations and how far from downtown I would be (we had 4 people over 70 years old in the group), I had the pleasant surprise to be able to chat with a very helpful Melanie who ironed down all my remaining concerns. Really well done.

Overall, Villa Arletta is an above average vacation spot. The views were truly spectacular and it was very quiet (except for the donkeys clomping down the steps each morning in the early hours). Bedrooms were large and comfortable and the bathrooms were also large, though the showers were a bit small. It was very nice having a bathroom attached to each bedroom. The garden/ terrace area was very sunny and private with great views of the Amalfi Coast. The two major shortcoming were the number of steps to climb (steep and irregular) to reach the apartment from the road and the lack of a living area. Leaving the apartment to go anywhere either involves climbing a lot of steps or calling a cab. It would have also been nice to have a living area with comfortable seating where the group could gather together to relive the day's adventures. These shortcomings aside, we very much enjoyed our stay at Villa Arletta and would highly recommend it (and Mr. Roberto [the owner]).

Lovely villa with a fabulous view - quiet and peaceful. Only walkable distance from Ravello if you are feeling fit and probably not possible with children. I had excellent communication from the Summer In Italy office and admin staff - they were helpful and replied promptly.