10/10 Excellent
Rosina P.
6 September 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Beautifully rustic and top notch hostess
Carla is a natural-born host. She lives about a mile away, she was not intrusive but was helpful on check in (she physically lead us to the house as not all roads are passable in a normal size car), she texted us when there was a planned powercut coming up etc. Her English is immaculate.
The house location is stunning - the photos on the listing do not do justice to the mountain view from the living room and patio. The house is immediately surrounded by several others and it's about a mile steep walk to the village church and bar, which we did a few times. We fitted a Citroen C5 along the roads but you have to drive carefully and add 10 minutes to journey times. We got to Viareggio, Lucca, Pisa, Carrara marble tours, Massaciuccoli and other places in under an hour, a bit longer to Pisa.
There's not much outside space with the house, just a patio with table, chairs and grapevine. Inside it's gorgeously quaint: lots of beams, antique furniture etc. The kitchen is very well equipped and everything works. The beds are comfortable, good shower, enough storage, parasol and cleaning supplies.
The internet signal was very patchy, we downloaded films before we arrived and went out to research online.
There's no air conditioning but plenty of fans and the windows have mosquito nets so you can leave them open. It was 38C and we didn't suffer from the heat.
The stairs are steep stone but our kids (6 & 8) were fine on them.
Hope that's helpful.
Rosina P.
Stayed 13 nights in Aug 2024