Overall: pleasant experience in May, good cleanliness (though old), enjoyable if you like being alone.
Probably better experience during the summer (when there's actually someone in the property, that the pool is open and that there are degustations).
Rooms/apartment: beautiful estate, globally clean and very spatious.
Fully equipped apartments (fully equipped kitchen, towels provided, but no soap/shower gel/dish soap/sponge).
We had to turn on the water heating ourselves (when discovering a cold shower).
Also old and with occasional insect encounters.
Service: almost none. Alberto was friendly and welcoming upon arrival, but spoke only italian and had no idea what was up with the reservation (didn't know we were coming).
We were looking forward to being in the vineyard and tasting the products of the farm (promised degustation upon arrival) but ended up being alone during the whole stay. No reception, noone to call if there's a problem. We had to find where to pay upon leaving (they accept credit/debit cards).
No internet/wifi. Pool not yet open in May.
Place: remote location up in the hills (car needed to move around). Final access road (~50m) is made of rocks and in pretty bad shape.
40mn away from Florence.
Very good restaurants around.
It was an amazing stay! Everyone could not have been nicer and really cared that we would have a good stay. We had very roomy accommodations. There was a village annual party that night being held at the Frattoria, which we went to. Rosella was worried that the original rooms she had assigned to us might prove to be too noisy; so she moved us to a different set of rooms. It was furnished very nicely and even had fresh flowers for us. We have bragged to all our family and hope to go back in the future.
History filled experience with loads of great places to visits in the surrounding towns. Quite, relaxed atmosphere with a real Italian farm house stay feeling! You have arrange and try the organic farm produces wine and olive oil! Their dessert wine are great with some blue cheese rissotto.
Nettivaraus ei ilmeisesti tavoittanut majapaikan vÀkeÀ eikÀ henkilökuntaa ollut paikalla. Sijainti on kaukana ja korkealla. Rauhaa ja yksinÀisyyttÀ kaipaaville varmasti hyvÀ mutta mitÀÀn palveluita ei ole lÀhimainkaan. Perille johtava tie on mutkikas ja huonokuntoinen. Emme suosittele.
We stayed in the large appartment. Beautiful location in a rural setting; great views from upstairs windows. Its NOT too remote but you would need a car, no question . There is no breakfast or restaurant on site, you have to make your own meals or drive. However the restaurant they own, in the village is very good and an interesting place too.
Quiet and rustic and full of character; enormous bedroom with antique furnishings, and lounge with log fire, for which we were grateful.(October If you like all the mod cons with TV and i pod doc etc this is not for you but there is a washing machine, simply equipped small kitchen and a comfy lounge . The nice owner gave us a tour of the house where they make their own delicious organic wine. It was a lovely 2 days we spent there and would definately go back.
If you want to experience true Tuscan country living, we highly recommend this 17th century hunting lodge. It was amazing and the food at the local eateries was superb.
We had a personal tour of the wine and olive oil manufacturing facility with Marco and Madame Rosella. In 2001 they changed their operation to all organic. I can tell you the results are amazing.