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.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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 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
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
Dear Jo,
We had a fantastic holiday in Nettuno. I think your info pack doesn't do the place justice!!
The view from the apartment is spectacular. Every night we walked round the harbour looking at the lovely yachts. We were quite sad to leave the view and pace of life. The beaches are lovely, the Italians very friendly - I met an Italian lady on the beach who is coming to Britain in September on a course, so she is going to get in touch and hopefully come and see us.
There is an excellent selection of shops and eating places. We found it very child friendly and our kids loved the place - they didn't want to come home.
Being only 1 hour on the train from Rome was good and we spent 3 days in Rome doing the sites.Please thank Teresa again for getting us at the airport, this was a great help. We didn't see her before we left unfortunately, but I hope she got the money and the gifts from Scotland that we left her.
Thank you again for your hospitality and we would definitely like to return again in the future - in fact while we were there we had a look at some Real Estate windows to see how much it would be to buy an apartment in Nettuno!!! - we liked it that much.
Regards,
F. Anderson
We had a fantastic holiday in Nettuno. I think your info pack doesn't do the place justice!!
The view from the apartment is spectacular. Every night we walked round the harbour looking at the lovely yachts. We were quite sad to leave the view and pace of life. The beaches are lovely, the Italians very friendly - I met an Italian lady on the beach who is coming to Britain in September on a course, so she is going to get in touch and hopefully come and see us.
There is an excellent selection of shops and eating places. We found it very child friendly and our kids loved the place - they didn't want to come home.
Being only 1 hour on the train from Rome was good and we spent 3 days in Rome doing the sites.Please thank Teresa again for getting us at the airport, this was a great help. We didn't see her before we left unfortunately, but I hope she got the money and the gifts from Scotland that we left her.
Thank you again for your hospitality and we would definitely like to return again in the future - in fact while we were there we had a look at some Real Estate windows to see how much it would be to buy an apartment in Nettuno!!! - we liked it that much.
Regards,
F. Anderson
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