Our family of 7 - 3 young children, parents and grandparents stayed at Alex and Dianne's Sun Villa for 3 weeks in September. We were looking for somewhere to easily access florence but provide us with a great area to just 'hang out in' on rest days .
We were initially disappointed by the shower room/bathroom being poorer than expected and 38 stairs to the top floor wasn't indicated in the photos. (we were aware of the multiple levels but not the steepness/no. of stairs) and amount of mozzies constantly present due to ongoing 30 temperatures. The top floor was harder to cool down because of this , though we had fans available. It had cooled off before we left and it was more comfortable up top. The hot tub was a god send and was well utilised by us, thankyou!
A house manual would have been useful as host appeared somewhat distracted upon our arrival and thus, it took a couple of days to obtain the essential info regarding how to easily get to/from the house and florence via car and where to locate supermarkets etc. The information we did receive was really useful and Alex was always happy to help us out with any queries.
We agree you do not want to try and find this place in the dark - there is no specific 'sun villa' sign which we were expecting. Perfect location for accessing Florence - Alex gave us great advice on where to park and walk into the city but without young children/older adults you could walk from the house itself. Lovely views from the terrace :) and quiet neighbourhood.
Limited open space for kids to run around/explore which was a shame given Florence was limiting regarding this also. Olive groves look lovely though and great running route from house down to Piazza Michelangelo.
Highly recommend cooking lesson with neighbour Fabiola - delicious!!!
Overall a good place to stay for accessing florence if you have a car, and wider tuscany but more challenging with a young family or with older adults with some physical restrictions.