L'emplacement est magnifique, au milieu de la belle campagne Toscane, la maison a un charme fou, c'est une maison de famille. Si vous n'aimez pas l'ancien, passez votre chemin! Nous, nous reviendrons
Super Unterkunft, wunderschöne Umgebung. Perfekt mit Hund, kommen sehr gerne wieder. Das Haus ist wie ein kleines Museum, typisch Italienisch mit wunderschönem Garten
Family of 5 from the UK with three teenage daughters. We stayed for 8 nights in August when the temperature was up to 37C most days. The property is beautiful, full of understated Italian charm and with views across to San Gimignano that are captivating. Whilst the house has no air conditioning, it remains cool during the day if care is taken with blinds and windows. At night, the fans in each room ensured that we all slept well despite the daytime heat. The pool was lovely to swim in when the heat became too much. We spent hours sitting in the shade reading books, whilst admiring the views. Siena, Florence and Volterra were only an hourâs drive away, and we would recommend heading to San Gimignano for the evening when the crowds reduce, restaurants are easier to get into, and the lighting is stunning. We canât recommend this property too highly. We met both Mariangela and Francesco during our stay who couldnât do enough to make us feel welcome and help with any questions.
This was an AMAZING stay, the house is just as it looks on the pictures (or even better). Barbara sets the house up perfectly and is very attentive to our needs, as well as Maria Angela the one who helped with cleaning. I can not recommend this house enough, it is truly the perfect holiday home. LOVED IT.
If you are not happy here, there is no help for you.
We really enjoyed our stay! We love old houses and are very grateful for letting us stay there for 14 days. The communication was excellent. Many thanks to Barbara and best wishes to Mariangela!
The primary reason for not recommending this property is due to our dealings with the host but there are other issues with the property. As has been said by other reviewers this property is very cluttered with very little space for renters to put any of their own things. The appliances are old, much of the china is chipped and we ended up buying our own pans rather than use the old aluminium ones in the property! The internet did not work at all for us, and Mariangela. who checked us in, told us immediately we arrived that the internet was very bad in the house - in contradiction to what is said in the property description. We also were not told until the day of arrival that there is an electrified fence on the property and since we were taking dogs this was a significant issue for us. Our main problem though was dealing with the host after we had the great misfortune of breaking a bedside lamp, which we immediately reported to her, but for which she wanted to claim a value of EUR290. Admittedly the host's English is not very good but I am sure she understood when I asked for proof of this value to provide to our insurers but the only response we had to this from her was to forward a VRBO message saying this amount had been debited from my credit card, with no reference to my request. She also wanted to charge us EUR30 for a broken bottom shelf in her old refrigerator which we had found broken at the end of our stay, as we informed Mariangela who was again checking us out. This was clearly not safety glass, and we strongly felt should not have been our responsibility as all we did was to store food in the refrigerator. We, of course, contacted VRBO to contest the charge for the refrigerator shelf and to ask for their assistance in gaining the needed valuation which resulted in their refunding the whole deposit taken, so I can only assume they had as little luck as we in getting a valuation from the host. We should not have had to do this. All we wanted was an honest valuation for the damage and to be met with a rude silence from a host who had been far from silent in other messages is simply not acceptable. One other serious issue we had was that Mariangela was not willing to accept the tourist tax from us saying she knew nothing about it, despite the host's legal requirement to collect this. So, we had the trouble of contacting the Comune di Montespertoli to sort this out which, again, is not acceptable behaviour by the host.
From the moment we arrived at this outstanding property until our departure (after a horrendous thunderstorm!), we had an incredible, lovely stay at this ancient yet updated and well appointed property. The location is isolated yet close to everything we needed. We cooked in the gourmet kitchen and ate outside most nights. We had the most relaxing, therapeutic stay prior to my sonâs wedding in Florence. Canât wait to return! La vita e bella!
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Uriges Haus in wunderschöner Umgebung mit vielen Möglichkeiten, von den kulturellen Highlights abgesehen kommt ihr jeder Feinschmecker in der Umgebung auf seine Kosten
Our family had a great restful time staying at this character home. We had a great time using the pool and having alfresco breakfasts and meals near the pool. Beautiful views of the Tuscan countryside and olive groves extending from the house. Thank you Barbara for a wonderful experience and opening your family home to us. We will definitely be back!
It's a pity that the vacation in such a wonderful place goes by so quickly!!!
We would like to sincerely thank the landlady Barbara and her whole family for making this house available to us.
A very stylish place furnished with many personal things from different generations let us dream who might have lived in this house in the past. Each room in this house is like a small photo album and you feel as if you were the personal guest of the whole family.
In addition, the house is located on a hill with a fantastic view of the vastness of Tuscany.
Daily visits of the hoopoe delighted us as well as the flash of the hundred fireflies. A unique spectacle.
There is no better place to relax, to enjoy the view, to make excursions.
I would like to mention the kitchen: forget about induction cooking, combi-steamers and microwaves. Here you can cook as your mamma or nonna used to do. On gas, with countless dented but stylish pots and pans and with plenty of space to prepare the delicious dishes.
In short, one of the most beautiful houses we have ever rented.
Schade, dass der Urlaub an so einem wunderbaren Platz so schnell vorbei geht!!!
Wir möchten uns ganz herzlichst bei der Vermieterin Barbara und ihrer ganzen Familie dafĂŒr bedanken, dass sie uns dieses Haus zur VerfĂŒgung gestellt hat.
Ein sehr stilvoll und mit vielen persönlichen Dingen aus unterschiedlichen Generationen eingerichteter Ort liess uns ins TrĂ€umen geraten, wer wohl frĂŒher in diesem Haus gewohnt haben mag. Jedes Zimmer in diesem Haus kommt einem kleinen Fotoalbum gleich und man fĂŒhlt sich, als sei man der persönliche Gast der ganzen Familie.
Dazu befindet sich das Haus auf einer Anhöhe mit einem traumhaften Blick in die Weiten der Toscana.
TĂ€gliche Besuche des Wiedehopfes begeisterten uns ebenso, wie das Blitzlichtgewitter der hundertfachen GlĂŒhwĂŒrmchen. Ein einmaliges Spektakel.
Es gibt keinen besseren Ort zum relaxen, um die Aussicht zu geniessen, um AusflĂŒge zu unternehmen.
ErwĂ€hnen möchte ich noch kurz die KĂŒche: vergessen sie Induktionskochen, Kombisteamer und Mikrowellen. Hier kann man kochen wie das frĂŒher die Mamma oder die Nonna getan hat. Auf Gas, mit unzĂ€hligen verbeulten, aber stilvollen Töpfen und Pfannen und mit viel Platz zur Vorbereitung der köstlichen Speisen.
Kurzum, eines der schönsten HÀuser, die wir je gemietet haben.
Authentic, rustic tuscan property with gorgeous views
We spent a few weeks in August 2019 on this really authentic and rustic tuscan property, in the heart of the Chianti hills. We were looking for a quiet, secluded location with great views and Barbaraâs house was above our expectations. The scenery is second to none.
The house is old and full of character, feels like living inside a little museum and to us was like a journey back in time. Definetly an unique and rare experience that is worth living.
The property has a small and very clean swimming pool, regularly maintained during our stay - such a treat during hot summer days.
Great outdoor eating area, overlooking Chianti hills and SanGimignano in the far distance.
The property is well located - approx within 25-40 min driving from Certaldo, San Gimignano, Florence. Less than an hour to Sienna and Pisa.
Probably due to very secluded location of the property, the wifi is not the fastest.. but again, the beauty and charm of the property easily overcome the need for modern technology.
Altogether, we felt privileged to spend our holiday in such a special place and would come back anytime.
Thank you to Barbara and Mariangela,
With best wishes
Raluca and family
We really enjoyed our 8 day stay in Barbaraâs beautiful home in Tuscany and hope to return there in the future. Set amongst itâs own olive groves, this authentic Tuscan farm house provided ample room for our family of two adults and three teenagers. The house has a genuine Tuscan family feel to it that has clearly been built up over the generations it has passed through Barbaraâs family. Barbara was easy to communicate with in the build up to our stay and replied swiftly to our enquiries.    Upon our arrival at the property we were met by Barbaraâs neighbour Mariangela who showed us around and made us feel at home. Any questions we had during the course of our visit were always quickly answered by Mariangela who lives down the track in the adjoining property.
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The property is well equipped and has all you need for modern living but retains a rustic feel to it. We had some great days out to Pisa, Florence, San Gimignano and Lucca but we really enjoyed our days at home by the pool. The pool and the covered area next to it were the perfect place to relax , enjoy some food and soak in the incredible views of the Tuscan landscape. By day you can see the medieval turrets of San Gimignano 10 miles in the distance while at night  we spent many an evening sat out and  counted shooting stars as we revelled in the thousands of stars that adorned the sky.
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The local restaurants we sampled were friendly ,welcoming and within walking distance. Mariangela provided excellent directions to the local shops a short drive away in  Montespertoli as well as to other larger COOP stores in the towns beyond. We can thoroughly recommend that you sample a bottle of the local Chianti on offer and take back with you a bottle of olive  oil produced from the groves that surround this charming country home.  A magical experience. Grazie Barbara and Mariangela.
Il nostro soggiorno Ăš stato splendido (ci voleva un po piĂč di sole âŠ). La casa Ăš bellissima (le foto corrispondono perfettamente), grande e dotata di tutti i servizi necessari anche in vacanza. Il giardino Ăš curato e fiorito (anche piante aromatiche) e la vista che si gode Ăš stupenda. Riscaldamento perfetto e regolabile. Acqua calda senza limiti. Lavastoviglie che asciuga perfettamente e lavatrice (in cantina) dotata anche di ciclo rapido.
We had a lovely 2 week stay here. The property was perfect for us, big enough for 4 adults and a teenager, very quite and peaceful but close enough to all the major sites in Tuscany. We quickly got into the habit of 1 day by the pool followed by a day sightseeing. Florence was within a hour and we visited 3 times.
Please bear in mind that the house is very old and full of the owners collections, but has all the requirements of the modern times; good showers WiFi etc.