It is not child friendly, very uncomfortable, cheaply thrown together and in places dangerous. Angelo (gardener) arrived he didnât hide his anger at being called back after we had arrived later than planned, he sped up the driveway, slamming doors, tapping his wrist, showing my husband messages, shouting in Italian which my husband didnât understand. It doesnât say anywhere in the advert that we have to stay silent from 1-4 so this was a shock and annoying with 4 kids on holiday. Keeping the windows closed at night. Impossible with fans that are useless and no air-con. This was not listed in the advert we would not have booked had we known! The house was dirty, cobwebs everywhere, some of the cutlery and plates were dirty. Front bedroom smelt. Two of the kitchen hobs didnât work. No scissors, no wine glasses. 4 sun loungers one of which was broken. Pool lights didnât work, tiles loose, edges sharp and slippery our son fell and cut his face. Electrical sockets hanging out. Very dangerous! Outside table broken, completely unstable. BBQ useless as broken at the back and cooking grate didnât fit. No where to sit outside comfortably, table and chairs on the grass from the photos were not there. Beds were uncomfortable, pillow were awful. Angelo arrived Sunday, came from the back entrance, drove up the garden whilst I was sunbathing to ask when we were leaving, total invasion of our privacy.No response from owner to our complaints - Vrbo useless too! Spend your money elsewhere.
We met the gardener on arrival who showed us the best he could, as we didnât speak Italian, the key features of the house. The location was perfect, rural not touristy and peaceful. The house was large, pool looked great and grounds extensive.Unfortunately the house was dirty, the kitchen lacked many items and what equipment was there was poor. I had to go out and buy Wine Glasses (in Italy!), there were no scissors for example and only 1 tray in the oven with no shelves. There were electrical sockets hanging out of the walls which have been evidently for a number of years looking at the reviews of which some didnât actually work and it was so hot at night, the fans provided were inadequate so we had to go out and spend our own money on fans that actually did the job and left them. The pool area was great but there were only 4 cheap sun loungers for a family of 8 of which 3 of them the legs kept collapsing. During the 3 week stay the cleaner would come once a week to change the beds and would literally wipe over the bathrooms and mop the floors upstairs but there was still hair & debris all over the house. On booking the villa I believed I was paying in whole for the property. Upon arrival we were short of bedding, when I enquired with the owner he said he wasnât a hotel and billed me for the extra (so called) cleaning and bedding. He hadnât read the list of names heâd asked me to send.For what it cost I expect 5 stars not 3 and I wonât be using this site again
Very enjoyable stay at this very nice and very large house, just half an hour from Rome by train (from Zagarolo station). There's no air con so if you're from the UK you might struggle with the heat indoors. Upstairs was like an oven night and day. The pool was wonderful but you'll be busy fishing insects out with the net. Local town has good amenities and friendly people.
It is a lovely villa with a wonderful pool and patio - where we spent quite a bit of our time.
Very close to the villa is a restaurant that sells lovely pizzas.
Prima vakantie in dit zeer ruime huis met groot zwembad. Veel overdekte buitenruimte.
Erg leuk is de ligging in het dorp.
Je kunt iedere dag verse broodjes halen bij de bakker. Pizzabakker naast de deur en een goed restaurant op loopafstand in het centro storico.
Enkele minder positieve punten:
Keuken is goed uitgerust, maar de pannen zijn wel erg oud met versleten anti-aanbaklaag.
Zwembad wordt schoon gemaakt met een robot, maar desondanks toch groene aanslag.
In 1 badkamer is geen warm water en er hangen geen gordijnen voor de ramen.
Stoelen eettafel buiten missen kussentjes.
Zwembad wordt sc
We've had a lovely stay at this villa.
Best way I can describe it is as an authentic Italian experience well away from tourists and the beaten track.
Easy to get to Rome though ( train from Zagarolo ) and we can recommend the Hydromania water park too, a 40 minute drive away.
We spent most of our time relaxing and the pool was brilliant for our children and we hardly spent any time indoors.
A big thanks to the owner PierPaolo and to Angelo the gardener.
Really enjoyed this property and the surrounding area, extremely warm during the hot days, inside and out. The pool helped cool you down and the local Pizzeria kept us fed, although there are decent kitchen facilities. The host looked after us through his gardener Angelo who we enjoyed seeing on odd days as he asked, Ciao, all ok? And mostly everything was Ok. Thanks
Haus mit Charme - aber in einem ungepflegten Zustand
Das Haus liegt wunderschön auf einen HĂŒgel ĂŒber dem Dorf und verfĂŒgt ĂŒber einen riesigen Garten und einen wunderschönen Pool.
Auf den ersten Blick versprĂŒht es einen gewissen Charme und man freut sich auf seinen Aufenthalt.
BegrĂŒĂt wurden wir von dem âGĂ€rtnerâ, welcher weder Englisch noch Deutsch reden konnte und somit konnten wir keinerlei Details ĂŒber das Haus erfahren.
Das wesentliche haben wir gezeigt bekommen.
Auf den zweiten Blick zeigen sich dann aber leider die erheblichen SchÀden am und im Haus.
Es gab kein warmes Wasser im Panoramabad.
Eine Reinigung von dem Objekt fand nur OberflĂ€chig statt, zu viele Spinnweben und auch noch gebrauchspuren auf den Toiletten waren eindeutige Hinweise dafĂŒr.
Sehr viele Steckdosen hingen aus der Wand heraus und die einzelnen Adern waren teileweise blank.
Dieser Zustand ist lebensgefÀhrlich und wir mussten unseren Kindern immer auf die Gefahr hinweisen.
Die Auffahrt zum Haus mussten wir sehr behutsam mit unseren Fahrzeugen bestreiten, da viele Kopfsteinpflaster locker waren und schon groĂe Löcher vorhanden sind.
Wir waren mit insgesamt 6 Personen unterwegs und es gab leider nur zwei funktionierende Liegen.
Der Sonnenschirm war nicht zu gebrauchen.
Zusammenfassend kann man sagen, dass das Haus sehr in die Jahre gekommen und nicht mehr viel investiert worden ist, der Pool ist das Highlight und die Pizzeria vor der TĂŒr ist sehr zu empfehlen, was man von diesem Haus leider nicht behaupten kann.
Dieses Objekt ist sehr ideal fĂŒr eine gröĂere Gruppe geeignet! Die Villa liegt toll und nah an Rom. Gallicano ist ein sehr toller Ort mit sehr netten und herzlichen Menschen.
Der EigentĂŒmer hat uns ĂŒber seinen GĂ€rtner toll empfangen und bei allem immer Rede und Antwort gestanden. Der Pool war ein Traum, mehr muss man dazu nicht sagen. Ein Grill war auch vorhanden. Die KĂŒche bietet so gut wie alles was man braucht. Die Pizzeria vor der TĂŒr ist ein Traum, sehr lecker! Das Internet ist nur im Wohnzimmer stark, drauĂen leider nicht.
Insgesamt wĂŒrde ich 9,5 von 10 Punkten vergeben und definitiv eines Tages wieder kommen!
Gerne hĂ€tten wir den EigentĂŒmer persönlich noch getroffen, vielleicht beim nĂ€chsten Mal!
Hvis du vil have en idyllisk feriebolig tÊt ved Rom er dette stedet! Smuk villa i colonial style med den skÞnneste have og mest fantastiske pool. I gÄafstand til en lille by, hvor man finder et skÞnt pizzaria, et par cafeer og en god bagerforretning. I en nÊrliggende by kan man tage toget til Rom. Togturen tager kun 25 minutter. Vi kommer gerne igen.
The overall experience was great. Pierpaolo was really helpful ahead of and during our stay and went out of his way to help us.
The house was much bigger than it looked in the pictures and the kids loved the pool.
It took only an hour to get in to central Rome from a nearby train station and lots of lovely restaurants available.
Myself and my family had a wonferful holiday at Le Rondini, the owners were very accommodating, we arrived very late and got a warm welcome. The pictures do not the property justice, it is so spacious and the grounds go on and on, wonderful for our young explorer! The pool is perfect which is where we spent most of our time! We travelled to Rome both by train and by car, both of which were effortless. We booked the property for a special anniversary and now have memories to last a lifetime. Thank you Pierpaolo
Goede communicatie met de eigenaar.
Ruim en net huis waarin het, ondanks geen airco, toch aangenaam vertoeven was. Om comfortabel de badkamers tegelijkertijd te gebruiken was de waterdruk misschien net te laag. Een groot zwembad naast een schaduwrijk terras midden in een enorme tuin, die trouwens heel goed onderhouden wordt.
Zeker een aanrader voor een leuke vakantie.
Pierpaolo was a superhost. We never had a complaint or something. The house is beautiful and the garden is definitely something you don't see every day.
This home was the perfect rental for my family to our trip to Rome. It was nestled in the cute town in Gallicano nel Lazio (which everyone was very friendly). About 30 min away from the busy city of Rome. The home was lovely, it had everything we needed. All the pictures were accurate. I was worried about staying without air conditioning in summer, but they had a fan in rooms and we opened windows which was cool through night. We even woke up to the smell of honeysuckle. Just lovely! We must have accidentally turned off switch for hot water and we called and they arrived ASAP to look at problem and solved. The pool was a perfect relaxation time for us. This home is a true GEM! Thank you for our wonderful memories!
Fantastic pool, good location near Rome. Some upgrading required
We arrived late on a saturday evening and were met by Pierpaulo and Sylvia who were extremely pleasant and showed us around the house.
The house is about 60 years old and was built by Pierpaulo's parents. Some aspects have been more recently upgraded such as the downstairs bathroom and one of the upstairs bathrooms. The kitchen is a mix of old and new units. The house was extremely clean throughout. The best bit of the house was the pool which was terrific and we all loved it, especially the kids. Also just outside the gates is a small but totally wonderful and very good value pizza restaurant. There is very easy access to Rome from a train station about 10 mins drive away. The town has a small supermarket (carrefour express) and there is a larger Co-op about 10 mins away by car. You would need a car.
There were a couple of things that would have made the stay better. The house does need some upgrading and a lot of the old family bits and pieces and old magazines are still on display and from a guest point of view it would be nice if they weren't there. One of the upstairs bathrooms is clearly old designer and very orla kiely-esque in pattern. Quite a few of the plug sockets dont work.
Also the house could really really do with air conditioning. Especially as a lot of the house is wooden inside (flooring etc) so absorbs the heat during the day making it very hot at night. Having said that it was our fault for not checking that they had air con before booking.
All in all we enjoyed our stay but some upgrading of the property is required.
Wunderschönes GrundstĂŒck mit groĂem Haus und Pool
Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefĂŒhlt. Das Haus, der Pool und das GrundstĂŒck sind sehr groĂ und sehr sehr schön. Eine gute Pizzeria befindet sich direkt vor der TĂŒr. Vom Ferienhaus konnten wir sehr schnell die umliegenden kleineren StĂ€dte aber auch Rom und sogar Napoli erkunden. Der Vermieter Pierpaolo und der GĂ€rtner Angelo sind sehr nett und immer erreichbar (Mobiltelefon).
Grazie per la meravigliosa vacanza!