This beautiful spacious home is located in the foot hills just outside Florence, in a very nice and quiet location. We rented this home for 30 days, and even with six people sleeping there at one time, we never found we were running into each other. There are 3 nice sized and well equipped bathrooms, and plenty of hot water. The furniture was simple, but nice, and the beds very comfortable. Inside it has a more transitional/modern feel.
The home also offers a beautiful large yard, which we frequently used for some incredible meals that added to our experience. The yard has plenty of room for parking should you decide to rent-a-car. The home is well furnished with a nice size and well equipped kitchen. Cooking "home cooked" meals was easy and fun. There are various supermarkets nearby, although we purchased most of our foods at the Mercato Centrale and Sant Ambrogio markets. These are also a fun experience to visit. There are also many enotecas (wine bars/stores) within the city to cater to all your wine enthusiasts needs.
Since we were staying for 30 days, we brought an AppleTV with us, and it was great to have when we had some down time. We would recommend this, if you are planning to stay for a while. There is a large TV with an antenna but it has limited programming. The WiFi was sufficient for our needs, and was able to handle AppleTV streaming.
While you will probably opt to eat in the restaurants in the center of town, we discovered several great local restaurants, that are within walking or walking/bus distance from the house, that offer the vintage 2+ hour Tuscany dining experience, with very few tourists. This includes La Lune, Rosso 7, Piatti e Fagotti, Linea 7, La Reggia Degli Etruschi, etc.
Since the home is located outside the city center, you will need to either take a bus or a taxi to the city center. This typically took 30-45 minutes by bus, and 15-25 minutes by taxi, depending on the time of day. Taxis can be expensive. There is no Uber, but there is a similar app called IT Taxi, which worked pretty well. The walk to the #11 bus station is about 12 minutes. We found walking after eating to be a good thing!!!!
Since we were here for 30 days, we found ourselves trying more of the surrounding restaurants, and honestly, we enjoyed these more than many of the tourist eateries in the center.
Luca and Monica are great hosts, are always available to help, and very responsive.
We would have no reservations staying at this home again.