10/10 Excellent
David P.
26 Sept 2018
Fun filled stay by 9 adults
Great stay by nine adults. Bedrooms and bathrooms are large and well appointed. Living area is also large with many chairs and sofas. Dining table is oval and can seat a large number of people. Kitchen functional and large enough.
Grounds are impressive- pool is beautiful albeit not heated. Plenty of outdoor eating areas, all lovely. Outdoor grill is usable but far from house.
Neighbor with dog and cats is friendly but cats are too, a problem for our cat allergic member. Driveway is long and very bumpy and nearly impossible to find without human guidance the first time.
Two restaurants and a market within five minutes driving. Pizza restaurant looks unremarkable but has amazingly good pizza!
Villa is a solid 25 minute drive from Pistoia, up a very steep and hairpin-filled climb. It’s very hilly around the villa - four of us rode road bikes for five days and we were stunned by the length and steepness of the climbs - and the lack of flat segments.
Relatively easy access to Florence and Cinque Terra - very fun tourist trips. Pistoia is also a lovely city to visit.
Davide did an excellent job managing our trip by making suggestions on food, trips, drivers, wine purchasing, local hiking, in villa cooks (we used them twice, once with pasta cooking lesson which was great fun), and he and his father even gave one of our group with a broken leg a four hour tour by car of the area.
All in all an excellent one week vacation!
David P.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2018