This is an interesting one; as others have said the setting is charming just on the outskirts of Florence but calm with beautiful views. The tennis and pool area is great and a good place to relax and recover from the sightseeing!
However the accommodation itself does not quite match with the photos on the listing which must have been taken a while ago… The furniture is fairly spartan and the layout has been reconfigured so what was a living room in the pictures is now a twin bedroom; although the cupboard space still contains the kitchenware and knives/forks etc. so there is little space for hanging clothes. What is now the living space must have previously been a bedroom as it has the wardrobe space, bedside lights and draws. It also has a dining table and chairs but, unlike the photos, there is no sofa or relaxed seating most of the space is taken up by what I think is a large printing press (I would have preferred a sofa 😂).
The printing press did come in useful as somewhere to put our belongings when the property flooded during the very heavy storms Tuscany experienced during our stay!
Although the weather was unusual and not something that Casabarthel are in anyway responsible for, their dismissive response and lack of care for the situation was surprising - mirroring their reaction when I informed them of the armies of ants that greeted us on arrival in the kitchen (I spent the first few hours filling holes where they were entering and removing all bins and potential food sources from the property before unpacking: we stored all our food in the fridge and left nothing out to discourage their return). Now, I can cope with unprecedented weather, water and insects and don’t think of myself as a needy guest (I tend to prefer a more reserved host), but found the dismissive/distant attitude odd - the only offer of help the promise of extra towels the next day if we used ours to mop the water running through the apartment!
I don’t usually write such a long review, all in all we had a great time in Florence (how could we not?)… the swimming pool and setting were lovely but, vs. the price paid, I expected more from the accommodation and service than was delivered.