We’ve just had a week at Richard’s villa and cannot recommend it enough.
The location is beautiful, up a mountain. It’s remote enough to feel alone, but with a scattering of homes around it you, I still felt safe. Beautiful views all around.
It’s in a fantastic location to explore Tuscany, although we enjoyed the villa so much, we only ventured out a couple of times to some small villages, which were very beautiful and very Italian.
The owner, Richard, was on hand to offer invaluable help with his knowledge of the area. Although he lives in the adjoining property, we never, ever, felt that our privacy was compromised. Richard was discreet and helpful. He supplied some unexpected welcome supplies on arrival (eggs, cheese, milk Prosecco and more) and even baked for us twice whilst we were there.
The villa itself is lovely. It’s really quaint and Italian. It doesn’t have air conditioning (which worried me at first) but as Richard had already assured me, it wasn’t needed. It was perfectly cool on a night.
The kitchen is well equipped to cook, and there is also a bbq area underneath a grapevine covering. There’s an additional seating area on a terrace upstairs too, which we tended to use on an evening.
The swimming pool is immaculate and a perfect temperature. Just lovely to cool down in.
There are areas in full sun around the pool to sunbathe, but also plenty of places with shade.
We are a family of 5 (kids aged 9,7 and 4) and it was perfect for us. I would recommend it to anyone though.
So, all in all, we had a fabulous week in a lovely villa. Richard was an amazing host and his villa is an absolute credit to him.
We hope to visit again. If we visit Tuscany again, we will be returning to this villa.