Chianti Holiday House, private jacuzzi up to 6 pax

• Pros: Beautiful grounds, garden and hot tub; dishwasher was greatly appreciated, lovely views, excellent Instructions to reach the village. Cons: • Internet/cell connectivity in village is poor and upon arrival, couldn’t connect with cell phone OR my portable wifi. I couldn’t reach the owners, and had no photos to identify the house was ours, and instructions were incomplete. Had to knock on doors which was awkward. • Password for the wifi is wrong. Passwords are case-sensitive! This wasted a lot of time. • No basic instruction sheet upon arrival. The note on how to start the hot tub was great, but no mention that gas stove was turned off at the wall or that you have to hold the pellet stove on-switch for several seconds to start. No one wants to pester the host with every little question until they are sure they aren’t doing something stupid. Provide clear written instructions, or greet the guests. • Bathroom: Hot water was fine but shower head needs a major descaling or replace. Heater/towel warmer not working and it was freezing coming out of the shower. • Kitchen utensils very basic. (no ladle, no measuring spoons/cups etc.) The village is remote so on-site cooking is a necessity; kitchen should be fitted as such. • Apartment needs to be decluttered. It is too small to have drawers piled with with outdated brochures. This seems like a long list of cons but all are easily fixed. I hope the hosts choose to do so to make this location everything it can be.

We enjoyed our stay in Chianti. This home is very remote, 90 minutes from Florence up twisting mountain roads. Google maps got us within 2 km. The turn off to the rental from the main road is further west than Google shows on SP73. The nearest market is 30 km. It was a little confusing finding which building and door was ours, but hosts were asy to reach and very helpful through the VRBO messaging. They replied quickly to all my questions. The home was clean, and well stocked with extra pillows, blankets, shampoo, hair dryer, clothes iron, etc. They even had a little salt, coffee, honey, etc. It was absolutely silent at night and a great respite after long days of sightseeing. We definitely recommend this if you are looking for a quiet place in the country! We loved it.

My daughter and I stayed here for 3 nights during our trip to Italy. It was the perfect place to unwind after the busyness of many of the tourist filled locations we had been to. Sara and Marcello were very helpful and their home in the cute little village was wonderful! We would definitely stay again.

An amazing villa set on a hill top with a panoramic view. Vineyards and olive trees surround you. We loved sitting out back sipping wine, eating cheese and enjoying the scenery. The hot tub perfect for relaxing at night after a day of touring Sienna and other nearby sites. The quaint little village that the villa is a part of (we saw at most 5 people while we were there) adds to it's charm. The villa itself had everything we needed to make us comfortable. We met Marcello and Sara the day we arrived. They were very accommodating and showed us around were everything was located. Thank you Marcello and Sara