A big house on a large piece of property. The property sits about 3/4 mile SW of the village of Gaiole in Tuscany, and like so many other small villages there were just enough points of interest in town to make things very manageable. A couple of small grocery stores, some really fine restaurants, and the obligatory gelateria were all very welcome. Gaiole is a great 'center-point' for half-day trips to towns nearby like Castellina in Chianti, Radda, Greve, Siena, and San Gimignano, so there's plenty to do.
The surround vineyard-covered hills are amazing, and at night the Castello di Metelo was amazingly framed by incredible uplighting...making the site visible from many miles around. No light pollution at night...you could see millions and millions of stars and the Milky Way. Very attentive property manager and helpful on-site property caretaker made the stay very enjoyable. Only complaints are the house was a little dusty and the dishes weren't the cleanest from the previous visitor, but that aside this place is very, very nice and highly recommended.