Carola and her husband Lorenzo were fantastically warm and welcoming, they asked if needed pickup at the airport, they were happy to tell us about the history of the house, they were always accessible but they never intruded on our privacy, the kids were allowed to play freely as long as they didn't meddle with the grand piano or the billiards table (I would have set the same rules myself).
The garden is very spacious and the restaurant in the monastery next door felt very authentic and there was mostly Italian dinner guests both times we went there (I recommend the stinko and the hare!).
Villa Vitalba itself is really amazing and we are so glad that they share it people rather than keeping it locked up. Mid April was slightly cold but hey, it's a stone house, it's not an insulated mountain cottage.
It's clear that Carola and Lorenzo love to share the experience of living in a grand old building!