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6/10 Satisfaisant
Andreas S.
13 juin 2025
Review for stay from 28 April 2025 to 03 May 2025
We spent five nights of our Italian vacation in Pergine Valdarno, a beautiful little community in Tuscany.
We chose the "La Miccia" apartment in the basement of an old stone house because of its quiet location and the amenities of a fireplace and whirlpool. We were happy to pay a little more for that. The apartment is spacious and nicely furnished. Overall, you get a feel for authentic Tuscan life. Also the village is pretty nice and authentic.
We received a lot of information about the apartment and the surrounding area in advance and felt well prepared. We were also personally greeted upon arrival and shown everything.
Unfortunately, we have to point out one problem here:
We quickly got the impression that using the fireplace was not really desired. For example, due to the response to our question about fire wood, which stated that it was probably too warm for the fireplace anyway (although the temperature was below 10 degrees Celsius at night), and also because we were not given contact information for the wood supplier despite assurances.
The fireplace still showed signs of the previous tenants' unsuccessful attempts to use it. At first, we thought it wouldn't work because the wood was too damp. We tried several times and even bought dry wood ourselves.
Despite all our efforts, we were unable to light a fire in the fireplace, presumably because the vent wasn't working properly (possibly because birds were nesting there), and the logs weren't really catching fire because there was hardly any airflow. As soon as the firelighters ran out, the logs just glowed. The entire apartment filled with smoke very quickly, and we had to take the time to air everything out. Carbon monoxide is also produced in such cases, which can be dangerous if you're not aware of it.
We also pointed this out to the owner, Irene, and asked her to take action if necessary. Future tenants are advised not to use the fireplace if it isn't working properly.
She also inspected the fireplace the next day while we were out, but in her opinion, there was no problem, and it hadn't been an issue in the last few months either. We can only confirm that there was definitely a problem with the fireplace during our stay.
Overall, contact with Irene was always very reliable and prompt. Even during a personal meeting, she greeted us very openly and warmly and, over drinks, gave us some tips for planning the next few days. She also recommended a few places to visit and beautiful ...