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Rental Date: Saturday 4th of September 2010.

Renter: Ruenell R. (Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

What a stunning place! We were a little bit apprehensive about this reservation as we've not used the site before but we were pleasantly surpised by this villa; it was beautifully decorated and clean, very close to town (1km walking), lovely people who were very welcoming and had a panoramic view of the hills. We will definitely be going back there and would recommend this to anybody who's looking for a quiet, peaceful spot in one of the most beautiful settings in Tuscany.

Please visit Il Sogno: Sogno 3 for more details about this accommodation. Visit this page for other villas in San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy.

Rental Date: Saturday 4th of September 2010.

Renter: Christopher E. (VICTORIA PARK, WA, Australia).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

Great location, cute little apartment, just right for two.
View was stunning, on a clear day, the sunset is beautiful.
Owners were welcoming and friendly (especially the dog!).
Really enjoyable stay.
Chris E. - Perth, Australia

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

Rental Date: Saturday 4th of September 2010.

Renter: David N. (East Haddam, Connecticut, United States).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

What a wonderful week spent with friends who booked two of the other appartments in the Villa. The Villa is tucked away on the side of a hill in Northeastern Tuscany. The appartments where clean and bright and beautifully and comfortably decorated. Stefano and Sergio were superb hosts. We dined there twice and the food was delicious, creative and inexpensive.

Please visit Villa Fabbroni: La Loggia for more details about this accommodation. Visit this page for other villas in San Polo In Chianti, Tuscany, Italy.

Rental Date: Friday 3rd of September 2010.

Renter: Anne-marie C. (Dublin, Ireland).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

La Poggetta is a great property for a large family gathering or a group of families holidaying together.
The photos do not do the property justice, the house itself, grounds, pool, tennis courts etc are all well cared for and maintained.
As we were 3 couples with 4 young children there was plenty of suitable family rooms to accomodate us all.
Pros:
The villa is in a great location for visiting Siena, Florence and Chianti, San Giminano etc. and there are a few local towns with in a 15 min walk or 5 min drive of the villa.
There is an amazing little kitchen garden, which the owner insisted we avail of during our stay - so we enjoyed the delicious tomatoes, aubergines, lettuce, fresh basil and a range of herbs through out our stay.
As we had very small children it was difficult to go out for an evening meal as group, so we took advantage of the services of Lorenzo the local proprietor of a deli in the next town. He was really part of the highlight of the holiday, he inobtrusively arrived and cooked fabulous local tuscan food, brought different local wines to try and was full of knowledge of the area/vineyards/outlet stores....
He even fixed a small problem with had the cooker. If you want to enjoy a restaurant type meal in the comfort of the villa definately give him a call.

We had a sick child while on our stay and there is an excellent hospital near by which provided a really prompt and helpful service. There was and english speaking doctor and the staff were really friendly.

Cons
The villa is meant to be child friendly and while it is is fully equipped with cots/ high chair etc, if you have adventurous newly walking children there are lots of opens steps and stairs and the pool is very exposed. With a small bit of additional fencing around the pool area to secure access to it and the steps this would be the perfect villa as there is lots of garden for the children to run around in safely.

The owners are lovely and very friendly, although only speak italian so make sure you have your phrase book out when organising times of departure etc!
Overall though we would highly recommend this villa - we thorougly enjoyed our stay here.

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Rental Date: Monday 16th of August 2010.

Renter: Neil F. (Badwell Ash, Suffolk, United Kingdom).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

This is a beautiful apartment, beautifully decorated, and very handily situated for central Florence. Would recommend to anyone, and would like to return.

The owners are extremely friendly and the apartment's history fascinating.

A couple of downsides:

The bath is irritating: there is no plug, so you have to use it as a shower.

Very small kitchen, somewhat eccentrically equipped -- don't try elaborate cooking.

The mattress on the main double bed has seen better days: is quite uncomfortable.

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