Beniamino made us feel very welcome, he was there to meet us despite us arriving later than planned. We were shown round the house and gardens, both of which are lovely - the house is very well equipped with everything you need if you decide you want to stay in, set in an olive grove with beautiful views over the surrounding countryside. Our daughter was particularly keen on the swimming pool which again was in a beautiful setting surrounded by olive and fig trees.
The location is great for trips into the centre of Florence although we found the walk back up the hill a little challenging and so we would drive a few minutes drive to Porta Romana from where it was a few minutes walk to the Ponte Vecchio. The house is also well located for picking up main routes to Lucca, Sienna and San Gimignano all of which can be reached within an hour, but if you are not driving there are plenty of buses.
There is a large supermarket a few minutes drive away as well as other local shops. We can definitely recommend the local pizzeria Il Pippistrello although the menu is only in Italian so you might need your phrase book! It was full of locals but we were made to feel very welcome and were helped out with translating the menu.
Beniamino provided a folder with lots of local information about buses, restaurants and places of interest to visit which we also found very useful.
A lovely house in a beautiful location - would definitely recommend.