Excellent 5 ^/5

Villa Quality:

5 ^/5

Villa Cleanliness:

5 ^/5

Location Of Villa:

5 ^/5

Kitchen:

4 ^/5

Bedrooms:

4 ^/5

Bathrooms:

5 ^/5

Nearby Area:

5 ^/5

Owner:

5 ^/5

We were so delighted when we drove up to our villa. It was all we had hoped for and more! The hydrangeas, roses and rosemary were aromatic and welcoming. Our host, Leonardo greeted us warmly and his assistant Roxanna reviewed all the information with us and helped us settle in. Leonardo made dinner reservations for us at a delightful restaurant a couple Km from the villa that evening, the Locanda Borgo Antico. We were warmly greeted and had a great dinner.

Other things to do - there is a pizzaria in Lucolena that has good pizza's and does take out. Not overly friendly. The Castello di Verrazzano, just out of Greve does a wonderful wine tasting/lunch which is definitely worth the 4 hours! [Ask for Gino]. We also lined up a wine tasting with Leonardo, our host, and totally enjoyed it. He takes you through the property and has you sample the wines grown right on the property. He speaks English very well which we appreciated as our Italian is poor at best. Greve has good shopping for wines, oils and a few clothing/leather shops. Also has a nice COOP grocery store [closed 1PM to about 4PM] The train station is in Figline that will take you to the cities.
He also gave us a wine tasting and tour of the property. The wines that are from the property are available for purchase and well stocked in the villa [reasonably priced].

The villa is located about half way between Greve and Figlione. [10 and 8 KM] Good access to shopping and the train. Of course the setting was magnificant! The vineyards were behind the property and the village of Lulolena was very close and lovely to view.

All the bedrooms were spacious and clean. There were personal touches such as pictures and needlepoint. The space for clothing was more that adequate.

The pool area was a wonderful surprise! We had the area to ourselves and spent a lot of time by the pool. Tables and chairs were available and the ground were beautiful! The plants were awesome, rosemary, roses, olive trees, pots of geraniums, hydrangeas...we absolutely loved it.
Sitting by the pool on a sunny afternoon makes the rest of the world seem far away! The only regret we had is that we were not there longer.

I would recommend Tuscany-Villas.it. They did an excellent job, as you can see by the ratings. Everything was as described and there were no problems with our arrival at the property and the stay.

Would you recommend this property to a friend?  Yes

Submitted: 14 Sep 2007

Rental Week: 15 Sep 2007