TESTIMONIALS

Tutto perfetto! Torneremo. Cari saluti.

posizione perfetta da un lato al centro del borgo medievale dotato di ogni attività ristoranti pub e sopratutto gelateria

Een prettig persoon om mee te communiceren en zorgt goed voor haar gasten!

La casa nel borgo di Nettuno vista mare a 200 metri dal mare che tutti vorrebero avere! Veramente bellina . Ci tornerò!

This was the best vacation I've ever had.

The best about this journey to bella Italia was definitely the apartment. I've never stayed in a apartment like that!!

From the bed and while sitting on the couch in the very pretty living room, you always had an amazing view on the port and the sea.

I felt like a "millionaire" with that kind of view.

From the other side of the apartment you have an amazing view on the piazza with a beautiful church right in front of the apartment.

The bathroom is seriously super cute with a great shower. In the kitchen and there was anything you need for cooking and also a super nice big floor-to-ceiling window. Through that window (while it was wide opened) we've enjpyed nice music performances performed on the piazza.

I will definitely come back. The price is incredible for what you get there.

Also the host was the best. Super flexible, super nice and friendly.

Much effort and attention to detail has been put into this apartment. And the August heat didn't bother you in the apartment (of course there are also ceiling fans). The apartment was incredibly stylish. Artistic but still minimalist enough. You immediately felt at home and there are also interesting books to read. I always had the feeling that this apartment belongs to very educated people with excellent taste.

The old town around the apartment is more than just beautiful and I've really never seen such a romantic place. Couples will not regret a vacation in this apartment and this coastal town. Like me, you probably don't want to leave at all.

We often went to the beach, which has an incredible view of Nettuno and Anzio with a historic castle right on the beach. The beach was super clean and the water was so clear.

I will come back one hundred percent. Thanks for the best vacation I've ever had!!

Dear Joe and Sally,

Ralph and Gary

Jo,

My three week stay in Jo's apartment in Nettuno was the highlight of my three month stay in Italy. The apartment is full of light and even on the hottest days a nice breeze can be felt due to it's ideal location above the harbor. It is a short walk to anything in Nettuno; the beach, gelato, groceries and the best pizza. While The Borgho is a known hot spot for the young, late-night crowd, I found that the apartment was surprising well insulated from the noise, with the windows closed I was not bothered by a thing. The decor is a mixture of eclectic prints and original works of art and with the background of bright white paint, high ceilings and grand views of the harbor, it is the perfect beach retreat. There were plenty of linens and I felt at home in the small but well equipped kitchen, perfect for an intimate dinner with a few friends. A five star rating from me, I look forward to returning as soon as I can!

Additional Personal Recommendations:

I personally recommend Colasanti's bakery just across the main street for fresh baked goods and if you would like the best gelato, take a walk towards the church at the end of the harbor and visit Serendipity. The best pizza I found is a stones' throw away from the apartment in the Borgho at Old Rock Tavern. The grocery stores near the apartment are very expensive so if you have access to a car or if you are staying for a while it is better to stock up at EuroSpin, they have the best prices in the area, all of the locals shop there (although they do not sell Nutella). For any young(er) people the current hot spot is XL Bar in the Borgho. The Kebab shop (McWael's) around the corner from San Giovanni Piazza is owned by a man (Wael) that speaks English very well. He always knows other English speaking people around, in case anyone has a problem with the 98% Italian speaking population of Nettuno. Mary, the apartment manager, is also very helpful in answering questions and she also enjoys the opportunity to speak English with others as much as possible.

Thanks again Jo!

Nicole Perkins

Feel free to use all or none of this in your advertising - unless the people interested want the apartment the same week that I want to return! :0)

Hello Jo - thank you for checking in!

Yes, everything is working out wonderfully! Teresa is a very sweet woman who was punctual in meeting with us and was thorough in walking us though the details of the apartment. Everything was in perfect working order and the folks here before us even left a chilled bottle of wine in the fridge - I knew this was a good start ;)

You are correct about the 24/7 party - I was surprised but flock of youth trolling the Borgo at night. Needless to say, my 14 and 20 year old niece and nephew respond to the call of the wild each Friday through Sunday.

Your place is definitely a gem.

Take care for now,

Mark, Vicki, Morgan and Claire.

I bless my good luck whenever I remember first finding the apartment online. What a place for a honeymoon!

Regards,
Alison

Dear Jo,

The apartment in Nettuno was fantastic it was exactly what we were looking for.  Teresa was very welcoming on our arrival and the apartment was spotless.  We had the best vacation we have ever had in this idyllic part of the world.  The work that was being carried out in the harbour did not bother us at all as we generally headed out around 0830am and did not return until the early evening. 

We would both like to thank you for the use of the apartment and cant wait to return some day soon!!

Many Thanks
Craig & Catherine

Dear Jo,

We had such a fine time! We spent a week in the Nettuno apartment on the west coast where we had our honeymoon 6 years ago-, and going into Rome by train every other day or so to visit ancient places.  One day we walked through the ruins in the heart of the ancient city of Rome, the Forum of Caesar and the Temple of Saturn and the Colosseum and all that.

Another day we headed out to Ostia, the ancient seaport, which is really well preserved because it silted over after it fell out of use as the actual coastline shifted farther away, and so many of the walls and even some roofs still stand, the open air theater is as good as ever, and a lot of the black and white mosaic pavements that served as shop signs for the importers and exporters, fish-sellers and grain-sellers, etc are still clear as new: sailing ships and dolphins, horses and chariots,baskets of wheat and fishes of all sorts. Back in Rome that afternoon we revisited the museum at the Villa Giulia, which we love.

The we went to Tarquinia, a longer journey by train to a little medieval hilltown built on or near the site of an ancient Etruscan city (the Etruscans being, as you may know) the powerful people before the Romans, who eventually were half conquered, half absorbed into Roman culture. (Some of the Roman emperors were actually Etruscan.) They were great sailors and traders, who started out mining the metals in their hills north of Rome, and then sailed out to sell the metal, and so built an empire of trade.  Other peoples called them "smug and fat" because they clearly enjoyed life so much; the Greeks in particular hated them and slandered them because the Etruscans treated their wives as partners instead of possessions, but they still had to trade with them. Anyway, the Etruscans, maybe because they were miners as well as farmers and sailors and merchants, buried their dead in gorgeous underground tombs, either in stone sarcophagi or, cremated, in elaborate urns.  The chambers were painted with fabulously happy and colorful pictures of people dancing and making music or reclining at banquests; leopards and lions and deer, horses and dogs, fish and birds and dolphins and ships and marvelous sea monsters and smiling female winged demons called Vanth who escorted the dead into the other world.

So, inside Tarquinia is a museum in a medieval castle, full of carvings and jewelry and pottery and huge stone coffins with life-size carvings of their occupants on top, looking so very individual that you know they have to be true portraits of real people, and finally, high up on the top floor where you can see for miles of rolling golden hills, are frecoes from some of the newest opened tombs.  And outside the city walls of Tarquinia, on a high sun-bleached plain dotted with wiry wind-twisted olive trees, are dozens of little tile-roofed buildings each sheltering an underground chamber all painted with stripes and flowers and garlands and olive trees, framing life-like scenes of all sorts of people and living creatures.  Sometimes when cultures do elaborate things about their dead, it seems sad or morbid, but the Etruscans obviously loved life so much that you figure they must have imagined that the afterlife was just more of the same, maybe better...

love,
Alison

Dear Jo,

Dear Jo,

We had the most wonderful holiday in Nettuno.    It is truly lovely and everything we thought it would and much more.  The view from the balcony looking out at the boats coming and going is fabulous.    On Saturday and Sunday the 26th and 27th June there was a firework display.    We had a wonderful view of the fireworks from the balcony.

We actually left Nettuno one day early and spend the last night in Rome and then went sightseeing on the Tuesday.

I telephone Theresa to tell her we were leaving and I think she said she would call to the apartment on the Monday 5th July at 4.30.  She did not call and we had to rush to catch our train to Rome.  I left a note for her explaining this and also the tip and Euro 5 for 2 glasses which we broke by accident. We had to leave the keys in the apartment.   I hope she has another set. As we did not have a cell phone to call her I hope everything is ok.  The apartment is ideal and we think the rent is very reasonable.

The only thing I can think of suggesting is that you put a note on your web site about hiring sun beds and umbrellas on the beach.

As we don’t speak any Italian we think they can be hired by the week.  We are not sure.  There is a lovely beach bar serving lunches on the left side of the beach.  The food is the best we have had on the holiday. Antonio served us and he can speak some English and he recommended dishes every day. We started out just having fruit for lunch but we very soon had a lovely pasta dish each day.

We took the train to Rome about four times and saw lots of sights. We also took the 64 bus to the Vatican as recommended on your web site.

We will certainly be returning the Nettuno.

I am sorry I just remembered we left some fruit in the fridge.   I am sure Theresa can dispose of it. I meant to clear the fridge out but in the last minute rush forgot.

If you plan a visit to Dublin we would love to see you and your family.

Regards
Eileen and Sean

 

Hello Jo,

Christina and I are just about catching our breath after an exhilarating experience it was only fabulous. The people in Nettuno very responsive in every way. Most of your information was factual and we loved the apartment old and full of love, history, music plus my favorite - the multi-coloured fish painting. I personally found a lot of meaning from it. Sometimes they spoke to me and I enquired of the whereabouts of the small fish whilst I listened to Judy Collins, my wife said the small fish had been devoured as the way of society generally. This all took place at breakfast every morning and gave us both a great start to the day so you may gather sightseeing went out the window. Jo, I hope you don’t take offence of my name for the picture.

Well the condition of the apt was pretty good plenty of space plus utensils and the views megga. If there to be any improvements they would be very minor  and I would suggest to you to retain it in its present form, no telly no phone and lovely silent cork floor. The doors and stairs are part of the antiquity of the area and your apt should be nurtured and encouraged for posterity, so you can see we loved it immensely. My daughter Sylvia came down from Rome for a few days and was really impressed with the whole scene.

All the best

George&Christina

Dear Jo,

We just loved Nettuno and your wonderful apartment. I could have sat on the balcony for ever watching the boats ,fisherman, passing people what an amazing view. The apartment is so beautiful and well appointed with lots of lovely extras.  I loved the cups and saucers in fact all the dishes were pretty.

M. Kerr

Dear Jo,

We got back from Italy late last Saturday night - and I had a concert at lunchtime Sunday(!) but wanted to contact you as soon as we could to thank you for letting us stay in your flat in Nettuno.

It is a truly wonderful place and we were not expecting such a fantastic location with the sea on one side and all the activities of the borgo on the other.  Both sides were busy most of the time we were there, and I could recount many stories (which I shall no doubt dine out on over the winter) of the idiosyncrasies of Italy from the family weddings with the priest having to act as traffic cop to get one out and one in quick succession to the outstanding displays of bella figura on the beach and promenade. 

The thing we loved most about Nettuno was that it is absolutely Italian.  We barely heard a word of English the whole time we were there and felt that we were seeing the country for real rather than a tourist version.  It also makes one try to speak Italian, though once I offered my apologies (in Italian) the man at the deli counter at PAM rather proudly said we speak English here (much to the surprise of his colleagues, I think, who clearly didn’t).  The delightful lady in the little shop in the next piazza (Lena) was very patient and I became a regular customer for bread and olives and Nettuno wine. She would serve me ahead of other customers, and once, when I went back for a pinch of pepper, in reply to my ‘quanto costo’ gave it to me saying ‘niente, signor’, and shooed me away.

Bridie and Charlotte spent many hours on the beach and in the sea, and Bridie was thrilled to be in a place where she could actually wave to me on the balcony while she was in the waves.  No problems paying for beach space; they ignored us probably because C and B stayed in the sea most of the time and swam.  Some Italian people seem curiously to avoid going in above their knees though I admit it is difficult to use a mobile phone, smoke and swim at he same time and this must result in some hard choices!  Bridie made friends with a little girl of her own age (9) on holiday from Milan, and she and Desiree have promised to write to each other (as will she and Silvia, Teresa’s daughter but more of that in a moment).

Of course we spent a lot of time in Rome and the train service is very good except for when it quite literally comes off the rails – which it did once to the train ahead of ours.  This didn’t matter because we were only at Padiglione and so our train returned to Nettuno.  We saw all the sights of Rome – Coliseum, Vatican, Piazza Spagna etc, and also went to the Trastevere and the Forum.  Even though it was hot we walked most places and by the end felt that we could find our way around central Rome quite well.  Bridie discovered the cat sanctuary at Torre Argentina and went back with presents for the cats, spending a full afternoon playing and brushing various friendly Roman moggies while I went to the Trajan Markets.  We also took the ferry to Ponza for the day and discovered more beautiful beaches and bath-water warm sea.

Teresa and Armando picked us up at the station the evening we arrived and escorted us to the flat.  We had to negotiate our way round the stalls in the piazza, but it was a wonderful introduction to Nettuno to see the local artisan’s products even though the religious picture man (I swear) never sold one thing the whole time we were there unlike the honey man who people busily buzzed around well, like bees.

Teresa also brought Silvia round the night before we left and they and Bridie went out for gelato and bubble-gum!  Teresa came back the next day intent on having Bride and Silvia photographed together, but couldn’t find a photographer available (hardly a surprise on a Saturday morning).  I took some nice photos of the two girls on my digital camera which perhaps you can pass on to Teresa if I email them to you.  Teresa whisked Bridie and Charlotte off on a whistle-stop tour of her family, including breakfast at her brother-in-law’s gas station, and then took us to the station. Amazing!

We left the place pretty clean and tidy I think, but anyway left Teresa 75 euros (and nearly all of a bottle of grappa) which I hope will be OK.  She is an absolutely delightful and funny person.

My only very small comment is that it was very hot while we were there and the local teenagers do have a tendency to noisily hang-out on the marina below until 3am.  The odd fan would have allowed us to increase ventilation and I was tempted to buy one.  But this is a small quibble at a place which is little short of a paradise.  I was going to dare suggest that you rather undersell it by not pointing out the manifest delights rather more strongly and perhaps putting up slicker photos on the web-site, but perhaps you prefer a low-key approach.  I certainly wouldn’t want it to be any different and would recommend it to people who want a real feel for Italy and to experience the country and its people without the intrusion of international tourism.

So once again, so many thanks for a wonderful holiday and we hope we can go back again very soon.

With all best wishes,

Stephen, Charlotte and Bridie

Dear Jo,

I hope you remember us - we stayed at your apartment last year and had a fabulous time - absolutely loved it - our best holiday ever. 

Please can you let us know if/when the apartment is still available - we are hoping to stay in September - can't confirm the dates exactly until next week. It would be great if you could let us know! We have such fond memories of your place and Nettuno - I'm afraid we got a bit carried away and imagined ourselves back there, buying fab seafood to cook and sitting at the bar around the corner for our pre dinner drink, etc

Kind Regards,

Clare and Mark

Hi Jo,

Our hearts will never be far from Nettuno, a place we will always want to go back to, we had a fantastic time in Italy and also an emotional one seeing all the things my late father did, hope to return in the not to distant future,

Thank you for this opportunity to see a most beautiful part of the world,

Thank you

W. Sinnott.