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Rental Date: Tuesday 12th of May 2015.

Renter: Frank M. (Hamburg, DE).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

Very friendly, nice hosts. A very nice garden with pool and beautiful views to San Gimignano

Please visit Giovanna Vacanze: Casa Edera for more details about this accommodation. Visit this page for other villas in Castel San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy.

Rental Date: Saturday 9th of May 2015.

Renter: Stephanie F. (Sandyford, Dublin, Ireland).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

A beautiful quaint apartment in a lovely little hillside village. We were very happy with the location and the Villa it had everything we needed for self catering.

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Rental Date: Monday 27th of April 2015.

Renter: Marko B. (Ruše, SI... Slovenija, Slovenia).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

Me and my girlfriend booked a stay in Orietta 1 for a week. The appartment is actually above Colonna Del Grillo and not exactly in Castelnuovo Berardenga. The host did not speak English but she has some help in a young lad who spoke english really well. The appartment is clean, nicely furnished and overall really really cool. The exterior is beautiful, the view is amazing. The host provided the pool just as agreed on 1st of May and not a day later. All in all, I can say that the booking was extremely good value for money. The only thing that I've seen for the first time anywhere is that you have to pay for gas that you used at the end, which is kind of weird.
Everything else was just terrific, I would recommend Orietta 1 to everyone. Cheers

Please visit Podere Orietta: Orietta 1 for more details about this accommodation. Visit this page for other villas in Castelnuovo Berardenga, Tuscany, Italy.

Rental Date: Saturday 11th of April 2015.

Renter: Gérard N. (, France).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

La présentation des logements de l'esedra di San Stefano sur le site d'Easy
reserve n'est pas bonne. Il n'est pas indiqué qu'il y a d'un coté un ensemble de logements et leurs dépendances dans un bâtiment et d'un autre coté, à 200 mètres environ, une maison individuelle dans le même domaine. Tous les locaux sont aménagés avec bon gout. La reception par le gestionnaire sur place est facile et agréable. L'équipement intérieur pourrait être un peu amélioré. La situation de l'ensemble de ces logements dans un vaste domaine très arboré et en pleine nature est très agréable ainsi que la proximité de la ville et de la mer.

Please visit Sestri Levante 200: L'esedra Di Santo Stefano 200.1 for more details about this accommodation. Visit this page for other villas in Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy.

Rental Date: Friday 1st of May 2015.

Renter: Uri G. (Ramat Gan, United Kingdom).

Renter Rating: 2/5.

The villa itself was very nice and well designed (but not well maintained). Regretfully, this is the one and only good thing to say about the villa.
The location is about 1.5km outside the nearest village (on a dirt road). Hard to access and simply nothing to do around it. Location is always a subjective issue. If you are looking for a very quiet and insulated place, it can be nice to you.
In addition, the villa has about 10 taps, but not even one of them gives a smooth water flow. All of them gives splashes and/or very weak water flow.

The owner was very kind. She helped us with navigation, finding a supermarket and more.
Despite this, owner is a really miser and really greedy. nothing is included. Almost everything is an "extra".
There were many many hidden costs:
- 120€ for final cleaning (while usually 50-60€ in other properties, if any)
- 49€ for using the gas for few days
- 25€ for a small dates-change only few days after the booking and few months prior to the arrival date
- 22€ taxes
- 20€ for the Wi-Fi password (!!!) while everyone gives it for free nowadays
- The owner asked for 500€ deposit, while 250€ written in the voucher (We didn't pay it)

The entire garden is completely dark at night ("Because electricity is very expensive"). Upon arrival, we brought our bags from the car using the smartphone's led like thieves... The owner took me to the gas meter to read it (because it also "not included") in a complete darkness using the smartphone's led... really poor & disparaged welcoming.

In conclusion:
This villa has an isolated location, but it has the potential to be a nice place to stay.
The owner must learn some basic rules about fairness, proper disclosure, customer service and interpersonal relations before continuing to serve customers...

[counter comment from Easy Reserve]: The extra costs are not hidden but stated on our web pages and on the travel voucher.

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