Ale e Franz

Ale e Franz is at via Candeloro 107, in the old centre of Cefalù. Booking puts the cathedral at three hundred metres and Cefalù beach at five hundred; the surroundings include La Rocca, the Bastione Capo Marchiafava and the Mandralisca Museum, while Palermo Falcone Borsellino airport is ninety-eight kilometres away.

It is a small house, on several floors, with few rooms: those who have slept there speak of snug but complete rooms, and of a view that from the upper floors reaches the cathedral. Some units have a terrace or a balcony with a city or mountain view, and the property declares a garden view and free wifi. More than one guest describes a check-in handled remotely; Booking, though, asks for a photo ID and a credit card on arrival, so it is worth having the host explain how it works.

The rule on age comes from Booking, in the child policies block: children are not allowed, and there are no cots or extra beds. The ban applies to the whole property and no source publishes a precise figure.

Anyone looking for a spa should know beforehand: there is no sauna, steam bath, hot tub or pool here, and no declared parking either. On this the host is blunt: the area is a restricted traffic zone, it is not accessible by car and parking there is not allowed. Pets are not allowed. The sea is the one in the centre of Cefalù, and in the surroundings the property points to diving and snorkelling.