Can I get a 6th star please?!
Steeped in Italian culture and tradition, the villa was absolutely perfect for us as a family of 6 adults. Three bedrooms with lots of space in all, very clean bathrooms, and a large living space. The kitchen was a little cluttered but you find what you need if you look hard enough. A microwave would be the only helpful thing to add to the kitchen but otherwise the oven and stove worked fine!
Luana was the most Unbelievable host, answering my endless questions in the days running up to arrival date from “how many hairdryers?” ... to ... “is there any shampoo!?” (Can you tell I have three sisters!?) . She even so kindly collected me (slightly illegally!! ) in the station area of the City and took me on a tour around the main sites especially to show my where to run as I had asked her before arriving about this! It is a lovely 6m looped run up to piazzale Michelangelo by the way! She showed me the best galatoria and where to get the bus from. And a few other sites of the city. Then dropped me to the supermarket and picked me up with 5 massive bags of shopping which we somehow fit into her smart car! She was so so kind throughout the stay. Nothing was too big an ask.
So one thing to be warned -THE MOSQUITOS ARE RIFE!!! Bring spray, bracelets everything you can to ward them off! But you might just need to cover up!! There are plug in things in the house Luana provided which helped too!! Nonetheless I have many bites returning to UK as proof of my visit!
The pool was HUGE! 20m long. And very deep- 10ft at deep end so can shallow dive off the diving board. Wished I had brought my goggles as I could have actually done lengths! It’s shared with the other villa just to note but we were lucky for most of our stay to have it to ourselves.
Very secure location, behind two electric gates you really feel very protected although not a dangerous area by any means!! In fact the opposite! Really nice part of Florence to live just outside the main hustle bustle and right on the bus route so easy to access.
Beds very comfortable. Slight problem with hot water on day one but this was fixed by midday.
Overall a fabulous stay and would recommend to anyone to stay here, it is simply wonderful and September is definitely the best time to visit the Tuscan hills for weather, temperatures and views (my second sept visit to Florence!)