I cannot express how lovely this place was.
Having never visited Florence before(and being from London) I was keen to explore the city, as well as getting a true Tuscan experience.
I didn't want to stay in Florence itself as people had said it was noisy and to be honest it was out of my budget. I also loved the idea of being in a small village somewhere peaceful to retreat to after visiting all the beautiful cities.
This room is perfect. Luca as a host was more than helpful, and for us being a little under prepared he was ready to help us with some essentials we had forgotten, as well as giving us tips for restaurants and local life. His English is great( our italian is terrible!) and he was always ready to answer the phone and we could contact him at any time. On the first day (we arrived on a festival day) and the buses were on a limited service,we rang him confused, he googled timetables for us and we were on the road again in 5 mins. Lovely guy.
It is what is says.Essentially it is cosy en suite double room , but all under lock and key, so you feel like your belongings are safe. It was very clean too. We spent a lot of time visiting cities and were so tired when we came back, it was great to chill out in a quaint village.
If you want to spend a lot of time lounging in your room, this may not be for you as there is no lounge area, but as I said for the price,location and general feel it was perfect for us.
It is so easy to get to Florence one bus takes you to the centre in 25 mins.
There is also a fantastic walk to Fiesole from Settignano which is stunning.
Caffe Desiderio is a wonderful place to eat in Settignano, and the owner Michele made our trip, A truly lovely man, who's english made up for our ashamedly poor Italian. He was so friendly, and the food is superb and reasonable.
All in all a 5 star experience when on a budget, and we would highly recommend it.