Blanc de La Haye en 1868 « un emplacement stratégique pour visiter la Toscane »

Nous avons passé un bon séjour

Merci Massimiliano pour votre accueil très chaleureux. Merci de nous avoir offert de deguster votre vin et votre huile d olive tous 2 excellents!

Le gîte est très bien situé, commerces à proximité et très jolis villages à découvrir! La maison est très bien agencée , décorée avec beaucoup de goût! Tout y est bien pensé et il ne manque rien. Nous avons pu profiter de la superbe piscine dans un jardin très bien entretenu! Vraiment felicitations à massimiliano et roberta pour tout ça!

Une adresse à partager mais aussi à garder pour une prochaine venue...

Très bien

Communications with Roberta and Massimiliano were both easy and swift. I always had a reply within a couple of hours of sending a message and that is very impressive.

The property is attached to their home but it is cleverly separated and you get your own front door (climbing one flight of stairs) and your own landscaped garden with a fantastic pool (reached via metal spiral staircase),

Inside are three well sized bedrooms (double, double with single and a single), a well proportioned bathroom with shower cubicle, toilet, bidet and basin. They supply all towels and bedding and these are also good quality. They also provide toiletries like shampoo and there is plenty of storage space.

The living room is a little unusual as it encompasses living room, dining room and kitchenette area. Big sofa but I'm not sure it could fit 4 people. The dining table is in the middle of the room and sits 4 and on one side are cupboards and hob including large fridge and separate freezer, microwave and oven. On the opposite side is a small alcove with sink and drainer facilities, Set up is a little odd but you soon get very used to it.

The outside garden is reached through the small single bedroom and there is a lovely balcony that gets early morning shade and there is a table and four chairs for those who want breakfast al-fresco. Down a steel spiral staircase gets you to a cordoned off walk-through to the garden and pool. This area is well maintained and very peaceful during the day. Areas of shade are available for those who want protection and they also provide some sun loungers and chairs and table. Pool is good size and great fun.

The actual village is small and compact with only a small store about 150m uphill walk away. However, there is a well stocked supermarket just a five minute drive away. There is public transport that is close to the property (bus stop 100m uphill) but we had a car and we had a dedicated parking space (even under a little tree so you get some protection from the blazing sun). This is over the road from the property and easy to get in and out of.

The location is great and central with Pisa about 30mins away, Florence (Firenze) is just over an hour away and we visited Lucca which is recommended (40 mins). Tourist info book is also in the villa and details lots of local places to visit. Village has lots of dogs which sometimes we heard but noise was not excessive.

We had a fantastic stay and Massimiliano & family are very welcoming.

Our family of four (including a 4 year old and an 18 month old) settled in immediately. The apartment has everything we needed, air conditioning, an excellent shower, comfortable beds, spacious, well-furnished rooms and a beautiful garden and pool area.

Massimiliano's welcome as host made us feel immediately at home.

We were looking forward to cooking with fresh Italian ingredients and the kitchen is perfect for this. We have rented many holiday homes in the past and this has by far the best equipped kitchen - high quality cookware, a modern oven, gas hob, a large fridge-freezer and ample tableware, glasses and cutlery. Can't fault it.

With the children, the apartment is perfect. One bedroom has a small play kitchen and games/toys - ideal when the heat gets too much for the kids to be outside and a safe haven to let them play while sorting food or preparing for their bed time!

Location wise, it's a ideal base to explore the most beautiful of Tuscan towns and countryside. Adding to a previous visit to Tuscany, we visited San Gimignano, Volterra, Lari, Lucca, Bolgheri and Livorno, spending afternoons by the pool.

We would love to come back again one day.