Villa Il Paradisino

De locatie was prachtig in een mooie grote olijftuin en wijngaard. Een zestiende-eeuws gebouw. We zaten in het torentje wat een mooie slaapkamer heeft met uitzicht op de tuin. Gastvrouwen Maddalena en Constanza waren heel vriendelijk en hebben ons goed de weg gewezen. Restaurant Aqaba was een heel goede tip voor het diner. Ze verkochten ons heerlijke zelfgemaakte wijn en olijfolie. Echt een aanrader! Het zwembad was ook erg fijn en schoon en het was heerlijk om in de tuin te zonnen. Wel goed inspuiten tegen de muggen.

De keuken had een slaapbank die niet comfortabel was. De spiralen staken door het matras. Er kon alleen op geslapen worden als er een extra matras op gelegd werd. Daarnaast was er een openhaardgeur in het pand die na twee dagen luchten nog niet weg was. De omgeving was verder niet zo interessant. Voor een echt Toscaans gevoel moesten we toch echt de heuvels in.

Jättefin miljö med nära till mysig liten stadskärna. Kändes som att vara på landet trots att man har tillgång till allt runt hörnet. Vacker och rustik villa som ”osar” Toscana. Supermysig trädgård och en härlig terass.

Synd att poolen är en fristående bassäng. Det hade lyft hela upplevelsen med ett fint poolområde. Ta med myggmedel - väldigt mycket mygg! Kyl och frys i den ena av våra lägenheter var väldigt gamla och höll inte temperaturen speciellt bra. Personal gick över vår terass hela tiden utan att ens försöka ursäkta sig. Vi kände att de inte respelterade vårt ”space”

Nothing. When you go for a vacation you probably expect at the bare minimum friendly service, roof and hot water. The place just had a roof out of those 3.

We were asked to text 1 hour before arrival - which we did, making it clear we were in a hurry. When we arrived and rang the bell, the woman (Maddalena) opened the door with an unfriendly look like we were bothering her. No greeting, no warmth. I mentioned the reservation under my wife’s name, and she told us to bring the luggage in, then pushed us aside to check in another family - despite knowing we were short on time. The check-in felt like being lectured by a strict teacher. She insisted on slowly explaining how to use basic things like the air conditioning - as if we’d never seen one before. It was condescending and wasted more time. We were asked to pay €60 extra per dog which is fine despite being much more than any other hotels around Europe BUT cash only and no invoice. When I pushed for a proper invoice multiple times, she suddenly said she had to “call the owner.” Only after I mentioned that not issuing a factura (invoice) is illegal did her tone change and she handed one over. Very shady behavior - a clear attempt to avoid taxes. To top it off, there was no hot water the first night, and they have ridiculous rules like expecting guests to take out their own trash. Sorry, I’m a guest, not your cleaning staff. The apartment itself is fine, but nothing special. Don’t be fooled by the pictures - the place is average at best. What really ruined the experience was Maddalena managing it. Cold, unhelpful, and hostile from the start. We’ve stayed in many places across Tuscany and Italy with warm, hospitable hosts. This was the total opposite. Avoid this place - there are far better options with friendlier people and less shady behavior.

No breakfast provided, but we did purchase a pizza party that was provided upon our arrival. It was made in the traditional brick oven outside. So many different kinds of pizza and so, so delicious! We also participated in a cooking class that took most of our second day. It was fantastic! We picked the vegetables and herbs from the garden and we cooked everything from scratch and then we were served our meal. Very exquisite!! Delicious!! And we learned so much about Italian food and traditions here at the Villa. Costanza and Maddalena were always so very informative, and helpful, and so kind!

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The host is very kind and helpful to find a solution for our late check-in request as well as for letting us leaving our luggages there after the check-out. Thank you very much, Maddalena! The room is nicely decorated in Tuscany style. It’s surrounded by a big garden.

Mosquitoes- a lot of them if you don’t close the door immediately. However they provided us with spirals to kill the mosquitoes and it worked as expected.

The reservation clearly exceeded expectations. Good location, atmosphere, and an unexpected pleasure - the pool. The staff, the owners - everything is great!

Host gave me instructions on where to find the keys to the villa as we arrived very late

There was nothing not to like. The villa was traditionally decorated and the main bedroom had an amazing roof. Beautiful views from the windows.

The villa is beautifully appointed and well maintained, with lovely grounds we got to enjoy when weather was good. It was an easy walk to get to nearby train station and into Florence. The hiking near the property is also stunning. Thanks very much to Costanza and Maddalena for our wonderful visit.

Absolutely exceptional. The villa is stunning and has everything you could need. The grounds are beautiful and we really enjoyed our time here. We had an incredible meal with the family in their home and the food was excellent. Laura was always on hand to assist with anything we needed and we enjoyed the olive oil and wine made on site that we took with us when we left. Highly recommend with easy access to Florence.