Florence Country Residence

This property is set in the beautiful hills tucked away and quiet. The owners are very mindful of the customers needs and very gracious,

The waiter at their restaurant who behaved as if we were not important to him and catered to the better dressed customers.

Here again a detailed review from Dunto Venaar. Only reviews from places i visited myself. This week we stayed for family holiday with our 3 kids (15, 13, 9) in tuscany. First extra stars for service. Due to traffic jam we were not able to arrive before 7pm. We called the host and she waited till we arrived. Contact with WhatsApp and by phone was easy and very helpful. The appartement (gardena suite) was superb. Fully renovated. Very clean. Two spacious rooms with both own bathroom. With new interior. Rainshower. 3 beds (kingsize and 1 person bed) in one room and 1 kingsize bed in the other. Nice living room with 2 sofa's and dining table. Small kitchen with simple equipement. Located in a small village, 25 minute romantic drive to florence city center. 1,5 hour to sienna and pisa. 1 hour to lucca. At 10 minute drive to vaglia trainstation we parked the car and took a train to florence (25 minute) main station. At the residence there is a great restaurant where we had a high class dinner. Not the cheapest but very price worthy. Great staff. In the garden is an infinity swimming pool and a cosy terrace to drink great wine. Due to family issues we had to leave a day earlier. Without any discussion the host helped us to have everything arranged before our department. This hotel is a great place to experience the tuscany hill feeling with great opportunities to visit touristic places and both enjoy the relaxing tuscany hills.

Kitchen equipment could be better. No wine glasses. Matrass of the beds are simple, no choice for pillows. It was unclear how to change towels. However we think if we had asked the host would have arranged this immediately. So this is just a tip for the host.

The location and views were gorgeous. The rooms were large and the beds were very comfortable. The interior design was charming and cosy. Everything was perfect and very clean.

We were very pleased with our days at Florence Country Residence, located in a beautiful landscape in the hills north of Florence. The apartment was very nice, well equipped and with a fresh newly renovated bathroom. The staff was friendly and the owner took time to chat with us several times and gave useful information about activities and places to visit in the area. We preferred the calm relaxing sourrouding with green hills and singing birds after a more hectic day in Florence.

Can't find true negatives. An improvment would be to have marked footpaths in the surrounding nature. There are some paths further away, such as at the monestary uphill (well worth a visit).

Apartment is not that luxurious, but the location, the view at the pool, the atmosphere are exellent! Very nice location to unwind and to discover Tuscany's beautiful landscapes!

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The bathroom and kitchenette were outdated and tiered. The veneer of the bathroom cabinet was broken and peeling off. The plaster in the kitchen was flaking off and falling to the ground. The dishes in the kitchen were minimal. There was no water provided at check in, no sugar, salt or pepper or coffee to tie you over for the first day. Everything was minimal. The mattress was very hard and we could feel the springs when laying down. The pool area and garden were neglected. The towels were thread bare. During a rainstorm water came into the bedroom and damaged a piece of leather luggage sitting on the floor. Everything felt tiered and not kept up.

Amazing pool with breathtaking view I see as the greatest value for the stay. Possibility to use a nearby restaurant. Kitchen in the apartment well equiped.

To be honest, for how it the was presented online we expected much higher standard of the accommodation - Not a very nice plastic flower on the table on a plastic table cloth. It was a disapointment. It is not that expensive to place a runner or tabel cloth from fabric with a vase with dried flowers or even nothing on the table. It looks far better than this cheap solution. The sofa seemed used a lot, not comfortable for sitting, cannot imagine to use it for sleeping. We as well expected some common areas inside the house.