Working with Sicily4U, and with Christina Baechle, specifically, was, from start to finish, an exemplary experience in being wisely guided and genuinely helped. Her seasoned network, thoughtful listening and sure-handedness gave us great confidence that her help was genuinely about realizing our desires in Sicily. While we worked openly with other agencies in the beginning, whose villas in Sicily were different and offered different options, we naturally stopped working with anyone else: it was the combination of our strong rapport with Christina, and her abilities (to be timely, detailed and whittle down our list to express only a couple of options that had everything we were looking for) that cemented our working relationship. She’s a gem. Sicily4U, therefore, is a gem, and we chose a villa we just loved. Before we arrived. Once we arrived. And every day afterward through to our departure. Our villa was exactly what we hoped it would be. No place, of course, is a panacea, experienced travelers know; every environment has its strengths and weaknesses, and what we’re aware of is that Christina made sure, as we did in conversations with her, that we knew what those aspects were going into the choice we made. So, the villa fit us essentially marvelously: we loved exactly what we knew we’d love, and accepted graciously those smaller aspects of the villa, neighborhood and proximity to the city (Cefalù in our case) we knew we’d simply accept as fine and to which we happily adapted. The point is, we knew the full picture beforehand, and that’s great credit to Christina’s sharp, able listening and her articulate, thoughtful communications and execution.
We want to add, for discerning travelers like us, as well as for anyone new to travel in Sicily, that the process of searching for and learning what we truly wanted in a villa and, more broadly, from our experiences in Sicily, included intellectual, emotional, financial and spirited dimensions of interest and culture –and our talks with Christina showed she was a great partner in every area of consideration. As we got closer and closer to knowing what would make OUR experience very personally memorable, successful and, well, a thrilling adventure, Christina and her company made all the difference, and we’re deeply grateful her kind, considerate, professional leadership. She’s the real deal and we recommend Sicily4U in every way. Jerry and Myron Pavlon Blum
Jerry - 26/04/2024 has stayed at Villa Elaia 10p, Cefalù