10/10 Excellent
Rebecca B., ROCHESTER
7 Sept 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Simply beautiful
Our expectations were surpassed. The villa is spotless, the location is so peaceful, the pool is wonderful and the hosts kind and attentive. There is nothing not to love.
The pool is 1.4m deep and was the perfect temperature (end of August), it is bigger than it looks and crystal clear without the chemical smell. In the afternoon you are treated to a display of birds swooping down and drinking / collecting bugs from the surface of the water. We made use of the hot tub a few times, but preferred just sitting on the patio and playing cards in the evening watching the amazing sunset.
There were a few mosquitos as you'd expect, but all the windows had nets so they didn't bother us at night. Despite the hot weather the house was cool and we had no problems sleeping.
The villa has a long private drive and feels totally safe without being isolated, the village of Montecastelli Pisano just a ten minute walk away, although it is up quite a steep hill. The views from the village are beautiful and the restaurant was great - the owners spoke English and the food and wine very reasonably priced.
The co-op in Pomarance is fairly well stocked, but also fairly expensive - unless you head to Siena there didn't seem to be any alternatives. If you're driving fuel prices are the highest we had seen anywhere, in some cases 30c more than in the north of Tuscany.
We did a day trip to Siena, parked at the station and walked in. We also went to Volterra (the roads are quite steep), parking there was difficult so best to go early in high season. Other than that we didn't want to leave the Villa except for essentials.
As everyone has mentioned Gina and Franco are so lovely, we were treated to Tiramisu (AMAZING), cake, eggs and figs from the garden. They always came early to attend to the pool and garden and we rarely saw them because we slept so well. The beds were really comfortable.
I can't recommend staying highly enough and I am so glad I booked. I would definitely come again if we return to Tuscany.
Thank you so much Gina and Franco
Rebecca B.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022