A fantastic place for a visit to Florence! It's everything Guido described: we loved staying in our 'stalls' in the renovated stable of a 15th Century villa. Check out the book on Villa Strozzi while you're there, and then go see Palazzo Strozzi in Florence for a full sense of the family's history. Guido helped us at every turn, with maps, suggestions, even brought us coffee on our first arrival so we would be able to face jet lag the next day! We also got to enjoy the first pressing of his wonderful olive oil. and he graciously helped us to the bus with our luggage on our last day. If you don't have a car, it's a convenient walk to the bus stops, and the local village Settignano has several wonderful restaurants if you need a respite from the city. Lots of local walks, a perfect home base for Florence and Tuscany, and a great retreat if you want to pretend to be Italian for a little while!