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Rental Date: Tuesday 19th of April 2011.

Renter: Tracy F. (Merrimac, Ma, United States).

Renter Rating: 4/5.

The villa was absolutely wonderful and location spectacular. The family's hospitality was fantastic. We truly enjoyed our time at Podere Lo Spadino.

Pros:

- Location. Close to many beautiful sites with San Gimignano being one of the best
- Cleanliness and charm of the villa
- Barbara and her family
- Dinner!

Cons:

- Hot water. Unable for more than 2-3 showers (sleeps 8). Recently changed the heating system which may be part of it. There is a hot water/gas fee at departure. Generally not an issue but felt there was payment for something we didn't receive in return.
- Washing machine facilities were limited (does not spin clothing very well).
- Cooking class was very fun but would recommend taking it on a separate day from the dinner. Paid for both the dinner and class (90Euro). Would recommend providing recipes and more hands on.

Joe and Tracy Fillion
Boston, MA

Please visit Podere Lo Spadino for more details about this accommodation. Visit this page for other villas in San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy.

Rental Date: Friday 22nd of April 2011.

Renter: Ayca U. (Groningen, Netherlands).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

We had a fantastic time in Casale Rosanna. We recommend it to everyone who wants to have a peaceful stay in Toscana. The villa was in walking distance to San Gimignano and relatively close to Siena and Florance. So for the ones who want to see other cities in Toscana, it's one of the perfect locations. The house was well-furnished, spacious, and extremely clean. It had a small porch outside by which you can enjoy the gentle view of the Toscany hills. Finding the house was a bit problematic, but in the end we managed to find it. Still, it would be good to have all the necessary phone numbers with you to call in case you get lost at the date of arrival. In short, we are looking forward to go there again. It was such a lovely place.

Please visit Casale Rosanna for more details about this accommodation. Visit this page for other villas in San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy.

Rental Date: Friday 8th of April 2011.

Renter: Leanne B. (Sydney, NSW, Australia).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

We spent four wonderful days at this villa in April. It was very easy to get to, whether by car or train. The villa was clean, spacious, airy and had all that we needed. The tower terrace where we could sit and relax also gave great views of the surrounding countryside. We hired a car locally to explore other towns. Certaldo Alto had plenty of charm of its own and it was such a treat in such a small village to find a good selection of restaurants, cafes and gelato bars to choose from.

Leanne - Sydney, Australia

Please visit Certaldo: Certaldo 3 for more details about this accommodation. Visit this page for other villas in Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy.

Rental Date: Sunday 17th of April 2011.

Renter: Oliver E. (Oestrich-Winkel, Hessen, Germany).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

Als wir in dieser Unterkunft ankamen war alles einfach nur traumhaft schön.
Super nette Betreuung durch den Chef und seine Frau und das ganze Anwesen war ein Traum, ein italienischer Traum!
Die Zimmer sind sehr geschmackvoll eingericht. Das Anwesen liegt ganz abseits von jedem Verkehrslärm o.ä. Man hört nur die Vögel zwitschern und sonst nichts.
Im nahen Ort 10 Min. zu Fuß kann man sehr gut essen. Für Unternehmungen muss man aber jeweils etwas Anreise einplanen.
Die Gegend ist ansonsten sehr abwechslungsreich (Felder, Wald etc.)
Wir würden sofort und ohne zu überlegen wieder buchen und können das auch jedem der sich für diese Unterkunft interessiert empfehlen.


[English translation courtesy of Easy Reserve] When we arrived at this apartment everything was simply terrific.
Very nice support by the owner and his wife and the whole place was a dream, an Italian dream!
The rooms are very tastefully decorated. The property is quite apart from any traffic noise, etc . You hear only the birds twittering and nothing else.
In the village nearby (10 minutes walk) you can eat very well. But for activities you have to schedule each time somewhat like a trip.
The area is very diversified though (fields, woods, etc.)
We would book it again immediately and without pondering too long and we can also recommend it to anyone who is interested in this property.

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Rental Date: Wednesday 20th of April 2011.

Renter: Binah M. (Haifa, Israel).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

a dream!! what a great vacation we had at Marina and Francesco's Casa di Vignolo. the beautiful authentic house, fully equiped,the pergine valdarno cute village with small grossery, backery, the great athmosphere of Tuscany - made our time there - simply unforgetable. and not even mentioning Marina and Francesco - so cool, friendly, welcoming people. thank you so much!!! Binah M- Haifa ,Israel

Please visit Casa Di Vignolo for more details about this accommodation. Visit this page for other villas in Pergine Valdarno, Tuscany, Italy.