This house was great for our family. It was as I had hoped it would be - a great countryside experience with easy access to the town. The house is spacious giving our family of 5 room to spread out. Paolo opened up a room on the bottom floor for my elderly father, which was much appreciated. We were allowed to pick fruit from the trees per our desire. There were ripe figs and grapes during our stay. We could have also picked cactus pear, but we wouldn’t have known what to do with them. There was also some gigantic harvested onions for us to use. The views were spectacular and the home allowed us home comforts, such as making our own meals and washing our clothes. Note: You do need to hang your clothes out on lines outside to dry.
We arrived later than we had anticipated and Paolo was very understanding. But it was also the day before Ferragosto, which meant that nothing would be open the next day. The housekeeper, Maria, offered to drive us around town to pick up groceries in the 15 minutes we had before the shops closed at 8 pm. She was a godsend. In my broken Italian we were able communicate and make it to the butcher and grocery store in time. She also took us to put in an order for pizza for that evenings meal! Her husband is the grounds keeper. They were very nice and helpful.
We could never get the WiFi to work for us. More of an issue for our kids than us, but it would have been nice.
All in all it was a great stay and I would definitely return. I hope to some day!