Charming house with a breathtaking view of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio

This small cottage in the small village of l'Ospedale is situated at the end of a private road in a forested area above the village. Despite there being buildings all around, they are spaced out on a steep hillside and you are not overlooked. The small cottage is typical stone built which probably helps keep it cool. Altitude also helps - it is a 25 minute drive up a good quality mountain road to reach the village from sea level in Porto Vecchio. The cooler air was very welcome but altitude does mean that sometimes the cottage is in or above the cloud while the coast basks in the sum. The cottage is well equipped but of modest size with a ktichen/lounge/diner, main double bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor and two further loft style bedrooms accessed by a steep wooden staircase. The kitchen is well appointed and equipped though lounge seating would be in short supply if there were five people - it has just a two person sofa. For most of the time of course, the high quality patio furniture will encourage visitors to be outside and there are dining chairs and spare space to use them in the lounge. The bathroom houses the washing machine and this makes it a bit of a tight fit for the toilet, wash basin and bath, but it does the job. The large patio gets sun all day long so the wind down awning is very useful to provide some shade. There are three restaurants and a small shop in the vicinity but for anything else it is a 30 minute or so trip to Porto Vecchio with many restaurants, supermarkets and out of town stores or a similar trip further into the mountains to Zonza with some restaurants and a modest supermarket. There was a minor inaccuracy with the listing on the UK site but our host Robert quickly sorted it out for us - he could not have been more helpful - but I suggest that future renters message Robert to check that their listing is accurate for what he provides in the cottage. We had a very enjoyable stay and thoroughly recommend this cottage.

We spent a week in this lovely home in this amazing place in the mountains, with a superb view on the bay of Porto Vechio. The house is very nice, it was spotless clean and had everything we could posibly need. The owner was very kind and helpfull to us, thank you! Thanks for letting us stay in your beautifull house!