Questa recensione risale a prima del 2018 e non è stata verificata.
8/10 Buono
22 luglio 2014
Relaxing in Tuscany
The house was a lovely Tuscan farm house, located in the hamlet of Campogialli, which is about 15minutes directly east of the town of Montevarchi. Montevarchi is half way between Arezzo and Florence, in the heart of Tuscany! It’s a beautiful, large ranch home with enough room for our two families and lots of kids. It has a wrap around patio (and in July heat we used every side) with a great pool and view. Rooms are big, bathrooms and kitchen are very clean and nice. Air conditioning in every bedroom and in the main living area. We spent the week lounging and visiting the towns of Arezzo, Cortona, Pienza and Montepulciano and in the evening when we were tiered we went down the road to a very close restaurant called “Lo Strettoio Restorante”. It had an outdoor area where the kids can play, allowing us parents to relax and drink lots of the house red wine. Restaurant owners are absolutely the best, service is great and the food was some of the best we had in Italy. Note: get directions, it’s hard to find unless you’re a local! Restaurant opens at 7pm and closed on Wednesdays. The days we didn’t tour around Tuscany we lounged by the pool and relaxed. It’s a very comfortable home and would go again. I would give it 8 out of 10 stars easily. Pros: Big rooms, nice bathrooms, good kitchen and amenities, very comfortable couches and spaces to relax, description is very accurate online and most importantly, home owners are extremely nice (real Italian hospitality- they were helpful in every way and even brought over a full spread lunch one day!) Only three real things to note (not cons per se but be aware): One- of the master bedrooms smelled a little like grandma’s old bedroom, with a bit of a musty smell. Two- it’s Tuscany, everything is growing so bring your allergy medicine (I have particularly bad allergies) and Three- expect bugs. All of them are harmless but there are honey bees and they like to hang out at the pool too when it’s really hot. Tuscany in general can be humid at times, so unless you’re on a high hilltop, everything is alive! Bring bug spray for the kids in the evenings during the summer months. Other notables, make sure you get directions from the home owners on where the Ipercoop (supermarket) is, in Montevarchi and restaurants are. Tuscany is a bit like Pennsylvania, there are no direct roads anywhere and my iPhone maps app could tell me where I was but directions are difficult in rural areas.
