Reviews of Villino Zoe

Beautiful and homely

July 2023 - Villino Zoe was beautiful and homely, though we did miss the air conditioning.

Our hosts were kind and generous, greeting us with home made limoncello, pastries and plums picked from their garden.

I was very happy with the service from Summer In Italy. Every email I sent was replied to quickly. I felt nothing was a problem no matter how trivial or small my question was. I am already recommending to others and will certainly use Summer In Italy again for our next Italian escape.

Wonderful and private

April 2023 - Villino Zoe is a really nice place to stay. The lack of a view was not a problem as the gardens are wonderful and private.

The owners are lovely, very welcoming and helpful. It felt like a home from home.

We would definitely stay here again when we next visit Italy.

Excellent

August 2022 - It was great! The owners are lovely and the house itself is fantastic with original Italian furniture, so it feels like you're staying with a family rather than a characterless holiday home.

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Excellent

September 2019 - We really enjoyed our stay, and would like you to pass on our thanks, once again, for the help the owner and his wife gave us when we first arrived, and for their help during our stay.

Excellent service, thank you very much.

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Excellent

August 2019 - Good villa for a family with extensive gardens and useful small pool.

Generally well equipped although a few curious omissions - no kettle or toaster or bread knife. The latter was quickly rectified by the charming caretaker.

Pity the view is obscured by trees - it would be worth twice as much in these parts with the sea view.

Everything worked to plan. Your e-mail reminders and updates were very useful.

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Excellent

July 2019 - Friendly, helpful owners. Comfortable, private and spacious for four. Authentic Italian features and facilities. Very much enjoyed our stay and the hospitality.

We have appreciated the supportive and helpful communications of Summer In Italy - thank you.

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Excellent

July 2018 - We are a family of 5 and we had a fantastic week's holiday at Villino Zoe. It is in a very peaceful residential area, the garden is a beautiful lemon grove, the pool is absolutely ideal for dipping in and cooling down, the children thoroughly enjoyed it.

There are plenty of towels and lots of crockery and glass ware. The barbecue and large outdoor dining area were well used.

We made day trips to Pompeii and Vesuvius, and a boat trip around Capri.

The manager is friendly and helpful.

We would really like to go back but are unsure as to whether the children will be quite so happy bed sharing next year.

Booking was completely hassle-free and all questions were answered promptly. A thoroughly pleasurable experience.

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Excellent

October 2017 - We really enjoyed it!

The owners are so nice!

Excellent

July 2017 - We enjoyed our stay at Villino Zoe very much.

It has a lovely garden and terrace and the owners are very friendly and helpful.

We would like to thank you for all the info we received from you. Great service! We will certainly recommend you to our family and friends.

Excellent

May 2017 - We very much enjoyed our time at Villino Zoe.

On the whole it was in a nice quiet spot and easily accessible to the surrounding places of interest.

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Excellent

August 2016 - The villa itself was lovely, although getting to it takes a little getting used to, we had expected this in advance.

Pool very nice - only comment is that the area around the pool is densely vegetated with a lot of colourful flowers and fruit - this does mean a lot of insects.

Bring a small car as you can get, and lots of insect repellent.

Excellent

March 2016 - Lovely setting, spacious for 4, very clean accommodation.

However would have preferred more seats in sitting room area. Kitchen was well laid out and equipped however the oven was not working and no alternative available.

Apart from the weather we enjoyed our stay very much and were impressed with the quality of the accommodation. We would love to come back when the rain stops!!!

The welcome from the owner and his wife and their support was lovely.

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Excellent

September 2015 - Lovely villa, owner very pleasant and helpful.

However unfortunately the road leading to the villa is an absolute nightmare if you have a large car and the trip back up to the villa and parking the car each day caused a considerable amount of stress until we changed our car to get a small one.

All our dealings with summer in Italy were great.

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Excellent

July 2015 - We had a lovely time staying in such an interesting property.

The road up was extremely narrow but apart from that everything was lovely, especially the garden. The new pool was an unexpected pleasure. The best thing about the garden was the scent of flowers and lemon trees as evening drew on.

The owners were very helpful.

I would definitely choose Summer in Italy if we ever return to Italy because the service you provide is better than any we have previously experienced. This was especially the case in terms of being kept informed.

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Excellent

July 2015 - Villino Zoe was lovely, spacious, well maintained, very clean.

The owners, Raphael and Maria are extremely friendly and helpful.

You did recommend people to have a small car to access the property and you were right to do so as the path to access the house is very narrow.

We had a very nice stay and if we spend our holidays in Italy in the near future, we will most certainly use your services.

Excellent

September 2014 - Villino Zoe is a gem. Better than the website picture suggests, very comfortable for a family stay. It is a real home, full of the things people collect over the years, and I admire the way the owners leave these things for their guests to enjoy.

We seemed to have a resident cat, a visiting dog, plus birds and rabbits, cherry tomatoes, a barbecue, a lovely terrace.

Raffaele the owner was most gracious as was his wife who brought us a cake. We had several nice conversations with them. We had an espresso machine with us and bought bread, cheese and prosciutto most days.

We didn't want to leave, next time the stay will be longer.

We found your team very friendly, helpful and efficient. Grazie. I think your website was recommended by a friend who had used it. I liked the idea that you operate in a specific region which you live in and know well. Also your site is easy to use. When we are visiting Italia again I will be in touch.

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Excellent

July 2014 - My first thought was was how pretty it was, the garden and all the flowers.

The inside was just like in the pictures on your website all the rooms were nice and we felt at home.

My 2 girls spent lots of time in the garden and liked the playing with the cat that was there.

The road up to the villa is quite tight i drove a Ford Focus and had just enough space (about 1 cm per each side).

Overall our holiday was great and we would stay there again. The owners were very nice when we arrived we found a bottle of limoncello and a cake waiting, and most days they brought us vegetables from their own garden.

Would use summer in Italy again from my first experience with you, we got just what you advertised.

Excellent

December 2013 - Good value for money. Absolutely lovely owners made it a treat for us. Mr Raffaello and his wife are delightful caring people. There was a fresh home made cake when we arrived and Raffaello lit the wood stove for us before we got home. Their son Antonino was also attentive and prompt in dealing with the heating and hot water.

The warning on car access needs to be stressed more. The driveway is extremely narrow and steep, so is really only suitable for a small car. A Renault Espace has trouble and is impossible for an inexperienced driver or in wet weather. It is only a short walk so a bigger car can be left at the bottom of the drive. The view back to Capri and Naples makes the walk worthwhile.

The local bus service is excellent. The fermata (stop) is at the bottom of the drive and connects directly with the train to Pompeii and Napoli. Villino Zoe has the advantage of being in a quiet rural setting but has very good public transport so you don't need to use the car that much. There is a good small supermarket, fish and vegetable shop in Massa Lubrense.

The surrounding area is beautiful. Maybe we were lucky but the weather in early december was mostly very good and there were hardly any other people! This made the drive to Ravello and back very easy. Summer would not be so good I think.

Excellent

October 2013 - Lovely house a real home from home. You can tell it is a well loved holiday home. And the house cat is lovely as long as you can keep it off the table!

Great in the autumn and cooler nights to have a lounge with sofa to rest on. Iron, hair dryer lots of useful bits around even candles for the power cut.

Lots of different outside sitting areas, just tend to loose sun a little at this time of year.

Wonderful views just down the road. Lovely walk down into Sorrento through the olive groves.

Really enjoyed our stay.

Caretaker spoke a little English and was helpful.

It's a lovely place to stay a little bit of work on the kitchen and it would be even better.

Road is narrow need to emphasise must NOT get a big car.

Excellent

October 2013 - Villino Zoe is basic but very cosy. Yes we enjoyed it. Excellent base for exploring the Sorrento peninsula. Kitchen could be better equipped - cooker a bit too ropy.

It took us a day to discover where the cutlery is kept in the kitchen! In a drawer in the table, but drawers were hidden by a table cover.

It seemed fair value for the price, as far as I can tell. The description and photos on the website are fine, a honest representation of the property.

Excellent

August 2012 - We loved Villino Zoe.

Garden and pool couldn't really be improved upon.

We hired a Fiat unto 1.2 which - with 4 passengers and luggage - simply wasn't able to get up the lane. No problem with a diesel-powered Fiesta though. You can park pretty safely at the bottom of the lane.

Lack of sea view no problem - you only have to walk a few yards down the lane to see the Bay of Naples and Capri.

Raffaele and Maria [the owners] could not have been more charming, welcoming and helpful.

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