Casa Elena

Tout d abord des propriétaires, Celso et Adriana exceptionnels , un cœur énorme notamment avec les enfants . Le cadre est magnifique, reposant , l appartement , Luna , était propre et fonctionnel, très bonnes literies . Possibilité de manger dehors , ce que nous avons fait tous les jours .La piscine est fantastique et très appréciable par temps chaud . Mon petit fils , Damien, a profité des chiens de Celso , à donné à manger aux poules , aux lapins , est monté sur le poney , sur le tracteur avec Celso ...tout cela en toute sécurité pour un enfant de 4 ans . Tout autour il y a du terrain ou les enfants peuvent aller et venir . Des vacances exceptionnelles, la Casa Elena est très bien située géographiquement pour faire de nombreuses visites . Et je ne parle pas du repas du mercredi soir organisé par Celso , ou il réunit tous ses locataires ( 4 appartements) une très belle soirée ou tout le monde se rencontré. Tout cela dans le respect ! Merci Celso , Adriana , pour ces vacances , les meilleures que j ai pu passé et à très bientôt car je reviendrai . Un abbraccio forte à voi !!!

Tout était parfait

De lieve familie, het zwembad, de dieren en de pizza avond! De andere appartementen waren bezet door families die hier al jaren terug komen en ik snap helemaal waarom. De kinderen waren vooral ook dol op de honden. Die zijn echt super lief met kleine kinderen.

Niks

The hosts were charming - nothing was too much trouble, were always readily available and their hospitality including inviting us to share a meal with them was excellent. The pool facilities and surrounding small holding were lovely.

Being close to the old walled city of Cortona and being able to park our car next to the apartment within the agriturismo. The hosts were absolutely wonderful, kind and generous. We enjoyed dinner with them one night and they went out of their way to make us a nice homemade meal, especially for me as I do not eat meat, so they made me TWO fish dishes. That plus local pasta, dessert and wine. They speak mostly Italian, we speak mostly English with a few Italian words, a little Spanish and we communicated throughout dinner... with a little help from a translate app. The small one-bedroom apartment was all on the ground floor, only one step into the house. The wifi was very good. Bed was fairly comfortable, and the water temperature and pressure was good. The kitchen is tiny, but it worked well for us. It was the end of the season, so we were the only ones there. In high season, they have 4-5 apartments, all larger, with nice outdoor spaces, BBQ, pizza oven and a swimming pool. There is a washer (small fee to use) with Italian style hang to dry and we paid to use the heat as it was cold. The cost was 90 euros for two weeks, using it daily when we came back to warm the place up. The provided some coffee, salt, sugar, milk, a few spices, garlic, onion, a bottle of their wine and a nice welcome sweet dessert. There are chickens, a pony and the hosts have three dogs who stop by once in a while. All very friendly. They make their own wine and olive oil ... and the apartments are all in the middle of it. They have a security company who does a drive by most nights, and we felt very safe staying at Casa Elena. The apartment was comfortable, but it would be much better if they would move the cabinet to sit between the fireplace and the kitchen counter, remove the two hard chairs, and add a soft comfortable loveseat for two.

Off the main road, you have to take a small rough dirt road to the agriturismo. It is a two way roads that's only big enough for one car. We were there for two weeks and only had to back up and out of the way one time, but it was not fun.

We are a family of six and stayed in the three bedroom apartment, which was very spacious and beautifully decorated. The kitchen was very well stocked with everything you would need to make a dinner and the multiple outside areas to sit were wonderful. Celso met us upon arrival and was incredibly hospitable and personable. His wife, Adriana, made a cake for us so that we had something the next morning for breakfast. So many things about this stay, made our time in Tuscany special - touring their wine room with Celso, the pool, the proximity to towns like Pienza, Montepulciano, and Cortona, watching the sunset from the small veranda overlooking olive trees and vineyard, the complimentary bottle of their wine and olive oil from their groves, the amazing family style dinner made by the family, and the warmth of the hosts and their desire to share Tuscan life with us. Amazing stay!!

Rooms can get warm at night as no a/c.

It was very peaceful set In the countryside between olive groves and vineyard.The host s were very hospitable way more than necessary which was lovely for me as a solo traveller.They couldn’t do enough for me.

Nothing .I loved everything about it.

the facilities as well as the Tuscan style of this property were absolutely exceptional. One of the most amazing travel experiences my friends and I have had in our lives. The host and his parents were among the kindest people we had ever met and made our stay truly exceptional. A holiday we will remember forever!

There was not a single thing not to like about this place!

Case Elena is located about 15 mins from the main town of Cortona. It is a beautiful rustic villa that has been converted into 4 large apartments that are all very tastefully decorated. We booked the 6 person unit which was plenty big enough for our family (3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, very large kitchen and tv room). Upon arrival, we were greeted by Celso, the owner, who showed us around and presented us with a bottle of his homemade wine, a bottle of his homemade olive oil and a delicious cake made by his amazing wife Adrianna. Our 2-story apartment was stocked with everything you could think of. The surroundings were stunning with a large swimming pool, lots of olive and grape trees and some farm animals. Celso, Adrianna, their son Jarman and his girlfriend Vanessa are the most generous people we have ever met. They were always around making sure we had everything we needed and then invited us to have dinner with them on our last night. Adrianna gave a cooking class and taught us how to make homemade pasta (two kinds). They also made us another cake for our anniversary and gave us a bottle of champagne. The night was capped off with shots of their homemade limoncello. They believe that eating is not just a meal, it is a culture and they wanted to share that with us. We cannot express what an amazing, unique experience we had a Casa Elena.