Tuscany Holiday Rentals Guest Reviews

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Mooie locatie in zeer rustig buitengebied, nette woning, niet helemaal schoon bij aankomst.
Hoogte schoonmaakkosten is daarom verwonderlijk (€ 80,-)

[English translation courtesy of Easy Reserve] Beautiful location in very quiet rural area, neat house, not completely clean on arrival.
Height of final cleaning cost is therefore surprising (€ 80, -)

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Rental Week: 08 May 2010

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We had a delightful week at Villa Il Nido. We were 5 adults and found the villa clean, spacious and very comfortable. We enjoyed being away from the crowds in the main tourist areas yet had easy access to Lucca,Barga,Pisa and Cinque Terre. Other activities we enjoyed were a wine and olive oil tasting nearby and having a private cooking lesson in the Villa.
We shared quite a few bottles of wine sitting by the fireplace or looking over the mountain vistas. The restaurants in town were very good and the gelato at the bottom of the hill was excellent.
Our host Paolo and his wife were accessible and very helpful (and the home made cookies and pastries were a nice treat!)

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Rental Week: 08 May 2010

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The only negative point we encountered during our 2nd week of May (2010) stay in Cupido was the weather - just bad luck. So, a very satisfactory stay could have been fantastic if also that part would have been in our favour. For the rest, we were very happy with the accomodation, the location, facilities and nice nice landlord couple. An absolute recommendation!

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Rental Week: 08 May 2010

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What a beautiful villa and very friendly owners. There is everything you might need upon arrival to from a bottle of water to breakfast croissants! Shower room spacious and even a hair dryer provided ladies! House is in splendid order and the views breathtaking. The private pool is wonderful along with outside shower and BBQ. I would thoroughly recommend Casa Simona for a little private getaway. Close to San Gimignano and easy drive to Pisa/Siena/Volterra/Monteriggiano/Lucca. We would like to return in the summer.

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Rental Week: 02 May 2010

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Great location, great villa, very friendly owners!

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Rental Week: 01 May 2010

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Nice quiet area, with nice views. Good location to visit the Chianti region. House is big enough and garden is great. This house is perfect to live outside and enjoy the garden(s) and BBQ. Is not to be recommended with bad weather: it's very humid en gets cold fast and the m3 price for heating is out of all proportion and could dramatically impact your budget. The level of confort is also too low to enjoy your time inside the house: no confortable seating area. We had bad weather and a baby and got a huge bill for heating to keep the house on 19degrees. We would now choose for a house where heating is included in the price, since you never know what the weather will be.
Positive: you will get all the peace you need, thanks to the discretion and kindness of the owners.

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Rental Week: 01 May 2010

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This property was very nice and the location was excellent with no problems in locating it. We were particularly pleased and impressed with our contact Elisabetta. Because we arrived on a national holiday and many services were unavailable, Elisabetta showed up with pizza for all from her own dinner. This was totally unexpected and very thoughtful. Bravo. We would certainly stay here again.

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Rental Week: 01 May 2010

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The villa was truly breathtaking, everything i expected and more!! the owner was lovely and very helpful. there were great places to see car ride away and i would recommend you make time to visit nearby villages and towns. The local supermarket owner was very welcoming and helpful. Highly recommend the chef (Barbara) she made the most delicious food. Overall i loved the whole experience and easy reserve were very professional to deal with.

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Rental Week: 01 May 2010

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The house in Poggio Nardini was a nice and clean house. Very near Florence (can be reached within half an hour by car). Poggio Nardini is a small Agriturismo with 7 appartments who all look nice and authentic. The beds were very well, but the kitchen and bathroom a bit older.
The only thing is that the three older sisters who run the place are very 'present'. For example, our children can swim very well (Dutch 'C diploma'), but weren't allowed to swim on their own in the pool, although we explained it to the sisters. We also found that the owners were a bit pushy with the weekly dinner on thursday. It didn't feel as if it was your own choice.
But over all we had a nice holiday in beautiful Tuscany.

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Rental Week: 01 May 2010

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My Family and I just returned from Siena and were fortunate enough to stay at the Villa Caprera. We thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful apartment and the hospitality of the Bencini family. The Villa is a very nice marriage of the old and new. The place is fully renovated and accommodated 5 very comfortably. Everything has been lovingly renovated by the family's architect daughter. We stayed in the tower room which was beautiful albeit a little noisy at first light due to the birds but some ear plugs solved that problem. The owner's are on premises and are such kind people. Danielle baked us a cake and brought us fresh eggs and her husband Mario even offered to drive us into town the first night since we didn't have our rental car until the next day. It was just a wonderful, welcoming experience and we are very thankful for the memories. Extras: views of Siena, there is a small market right down the street, a small garden area with a grill, and Ilda the very friendly Nonna who will speak to you in Italian no matter if you understand or not. Negatives: nothing really, some low hallway ceilings so watch your head when heading to the bathroom. John N.- Washington, DC

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Rental Week: 25 Apr 2010