First time in Italy and we were NOT disappointed! Once we made it to "Tessa's Holiday" and took it all in, we immediately knew we had made one of the best travel scores EVER. Everything about this property exceeded our expectations. Unlike many VRBOs where the pics only show the "good angles", the photos of this place don't do it justice. The quaint garden within a secure courtyard is dotted with trees bursting with ripe lemons. An olive tree pruned like a truffula tree frames the most spectacular sunsets that light up the Gulf of Naples with Mount Vesuvius and Capri looming on the horizon. You are up on the hill so you get a fantastic view over the water. The perfect spot to have a morning coffee, an evening cocktail, or nap in the hammock surrounded by beautiful flowers. The apartment was super clean and well appointed. The kitchen had exactly what you would need for two people and not a bunch of extra stuff to clutter the place. Very tastefully decorated with a super comfy bed. PERFECT! And as for the lovely PATRIZIA...cannot say enough about what an amazing hostess she was. Whenever we needed ANYTHING (fresh towels, ANY reservations, driver to the train station) she was on it. She must be a big deal in Massa because everyone she sent us to treated us better than everyone else!!!! We LOVED Massa Lubrese-the endless footpaths winding through the lemon groves, the charm, the quiet. And Sorrento was a quick/cheap bus ride for shopping and more action.