'Torre del Falco', a wonderful medieval tower in Spoleto

Beautiful property and unique property in an idyllic setting. Close to Spoleto which is a perfect Umbrian hill top town

We were a party of 13 with small children, teenagers and adults and we had a holiday of a life time

When I booked the Falco I obviously read all the reviews and I must say they were spot on. Beatrice is a wonderful host who offers help where needed and freedom when desired. We had the luck that for most of the days we were there (7) no other guests where there so we enjoyed the pool for ourselves, which was very nice and not cold. The rooms were excellent and the kitchen and living room is well equiped. Another plus, at least when you don't mind cats, is that every now and then a cat stroles along for a kuddle and crashes with you on the lounge bed by the pool. Or when bbq'ing sits itself at the table outside to be served diner. We loved it and made friends with a couple of them very fast. The town of Spoleto is surprisingly interesting and a lot of narrow uphill and downhill streets are there to be discovered. Also some very nice restaurants which Beatrice is more than happy to point out. The atmosphere of the place is easy going and has a certain grandeure that makes you experience that you are the king of your own caste in the hills of Umbria. The pictures on the website do not do it just. The bathrooms for example are very pretty in reality with nice glazed tiles and a modern glass sink but on the photo's it looks a bit 70's. Which again is not what it actually is. In short we loved our stay and would go back in a hart beat, life stands still for a moment and allows you to wind down and recharge.

The description and frankly pricing of this property do not fully explain that there are 3 other properies(up to another 8 guests), 19 cats and the owner living on site. I did not realise that from your website desciption which is misleading. If you are happy to share and don’t mind cats then it is simply lovely but you do not have the privacy that many of us crave. Once you realise this it is still an extremely nice house over 5 floors and has lovely views and Beatrice the owner was really lovely and so helpful. The location for exploring beautiful Umbria is great, the views stunning and the facilities are good - with an extremely nice pool. I would have given this 5/5 if I had wanted to share the property which will suit many people but we have stayed in equivalent properties in Tuscany the last 2 years with similar facilities but total privacy. My suggestion is a clearer description, look at the owners website and then there is no room for disappointment - all the top reviews have been from people having the place to themselves which makes perfect sense. We did really enjoy ourselves but sense there maybe many complaints to come if the lack of privacy and 19 cats is not understood by holidaymakers before they arrive - we don’t mind the latter and we got used to sharing the pool and so it wasn’t a problem for us. Can’t thank Beatrice enough for making us so welcome.