Giovanni, his wife and one of his daughters were at the property to greet us, to show us around and explain things. The property is located on a quiet side street halfway up the hill to Fiesole which overlooks Florence.

The property was the walkout basement of their home with many a room to get lost in. Three large bedrooms, two bathrooms, large kitchen and large front room with patio doors to the garden and a view of the hills.

As our visit was early November this basement suite was a little on the cool side and because they were restricted from turning on the gas until mid November we tried the fireplace in the big room but we had trouble with the drafting so smoke kept filling the room but it did provide good heat.

The next few evenings we would spend in kitchen with the door shut and all was well and warm with the extra heat from cooking.

The hosts were available to answer any of our questions and concerns.