Isabella's B&B in historical Tuscan villa was the hi-lite of our lodging experience in Italy! My daughter had been studying abroad and I flew over to meet with her to tour Italy at the end of her term. What a beautiful place this is and what wonderful hostesses/hosts Isabella and her family are. We were so warmly received that we almost felt like one of the family. The villa is just a short walk from the village of Carmignano where there are several wonderful restaurants for dining. The views are breathtaking! But, best of all, was the warmth and hospitality of Isabella and her beautiful family.

we had such a great time in that beautiful atmosphere. our souls rested. beautiful view, beautiful food and beautiful wine. a great family! such a great place to hide if you want to get away from the city.

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. Ralph Waldo Emerson It was a travel through beauty, culture, art, spirituallity, nature and hospitality. Thank you very much to you all, we will definitively meet again. For those who may be inspired by my experiences, visit Isabella and her wunderful place!

I was made to feel very welcome by Isabella's family during my stay. The villa has a wonderful rustic Italian feel and is very comfortable- great value for money. It is located in a sweet and friendly little town with beautiful views of the Tuscan countryside. I would definitely recommend staying here!

The villa is everything I expected it would be and even more. It is charming, antique, and provides truly breathtaking view. Isabella and her family went out of their way to make me feel very much welcomed, and the conversation/communication was very efficient as they all speak English. I recommend you try Isabella's homemade dinner, which was magnifico and tasted out of this world. Toscana, and most importantly, Villa La Rocca is a place I love, and will definitely return to.

Very nice house on the top of the hill. Isabella is a wonderful host and make sure you are comfortable and have all the information you need. The whole family is very welcoming and nice company. Very glad I met them lovely people. The view from here is out of this earth. I would stay again. P.S: You have to try Isabella's cooking, ice cream and jam!!!!

I had the most wonderful stay at the villa. Isabella and her family were such gracious hosts, and her cooking was incredible. A highlight of my Italian trip.

Isabel & her father are great hosts., both are very friendly, kind and helpful with lots of information on things to do in the local area. We had rain the week we were staying and as the villa is so old it was quite cold. However, they did their best to make sure we stayed warm and we had a portable radiator in our room. The only criticism I could mention is the décor of the villa is not as '(URL HIDDEN) it appears in the pictures. However, its very clean and for the price you really could not ask for more! It is great value for money in a wonderfully charming location. You most certainly get the 'real' Tuscan experience. We had a car and you definitely need one for this area I'd say to explore the countryside. We also sampled Isabel's cooking on our first night after reading reviews and I can confirm it was delightful. All in all it was a very good stay and I would recommend and stay again myself if I were to go back to Tuscany!

My short stay was absolutely perfect. Everything was tidy and convenient. The location is absolutely beautiful.

This was an amazing place to stay. The rustic beauty of the house is incredible. The details, the garden roses in the room, were much appreciated. The bathroom would have been shared between the 3 independent rooms. We were the only ones there, and the room is luminous and spacious, with both a shower and a bath.This is nicely situated for visiting Florence, and the towns nearby. Isabella and her family are lovely. She is from the area, and full of advice that made our visit to Toscane special. She even looked up a concert for us to go to in a town overlooking Florence. During the stay, we did not see the house pets in the part of the building where we were. We had a very nice evening talking to her and tasting her home made vino santo and olive oil. The breakfast included muffins made by her daughter. Thanks again for making our stay so beautiful.

The most unique Tuscany lifestyle. Waking up in a 400 years old, authentic villa, with a perfect view, on a hill with Medici villa is just crazy. We had a great time at the village party (San Michele) and enjoyed our stay in this beautiful region. Also our dog Tonkx felt welcome and free to enjoy the surrounding. Isabella and here family where lovely hosts and made us feel home. The fact she saved our trip by organizing a rental car (Valentino) in last minute, will never forget you Isabella and our beautiful trip.

Great stay! Isabella were very kind and helpful, the house is beautiful, perfect for a quiet stay in the middle of Toscana! Thanks!!

Our stay was amazing! It's a gorgeous location and scenery. Isabella is so nice and welcoming! This is one of the best places we've ever stayed!! Definitely take her up on her offer for dinner. It was absolutely delicious.

Isabella es muy amable. Me orientó para que pudiera llegar sin contratiempos a la Villa. La villa y el paisaje es hermoso! Estoy muy contenta de haber ido. Entiendo que es importante tener vehículo para hospedarse allá, ya que el centro del pueblo queda un poco retirado.

Staying at Isabella's B&B was absolutely incredible. It was a great experience for myself and my girlfriend and I would highly recommend this place to anyone interested. Isabella and her entire family are incredible and sweet people and their villa is fantastic. Carmignano is a nice little town with very nice people living their and it's quite easy to get to Florence. Isabella drove us into town to catch a bus a couple of times before work. She also cooked us some of the best eggs I have ever eaten and her dinner is unbelievably good. All fresh ingredients from either her garden or the farmer close by. I will definitely be coming back. Thanks Isabella.

This is undoubtedly the most wonderful stay I've had in Italy! The place is fully equipped with everything I need and provides a lot of nice surprises! The view up the hill overseeing the Tuscan area is so breathtaking that I wish I would stay there more than a week! The house is bit far away from the city, but this is just what I wanted, deep into the Tuscan heart. Isabella gave detailed instruction as to how to get to her place, and she had her father to pick us up at the bus station, so sweet! Overall, the stay in the Villa is something you will never regret!

Abbiamo avuto una bella accoglienza dai genitori di Francesco.L'appartamento è arredato molto bene ed è pulito.Nei dintorni ci sono tanti posti da (URL HIDDEN) torneremmo volentieri!

We have spent 8 lovely days at Francesco´s & Anja´s house. Unfortunately we didn´t get to meet them, since they were abroad. But we have written with them a lot, without any problems. They have been very quick to reply and extremely serviceminded! However we´re were kindly welcomed by Francesco´s fantastic parents - who took SO good care of us. It felt like visiting family. The house and garden were clean, tidy and very cosy. We only have good things to comment, and would love to visit again!

Despite the language barrier, the hosts were very accommodating and helpful, providing insect repellent, assistance with their BBQ and local knowledge. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and highly recommend for a stop off between Bologna and Florence! Thanks again

La estadía fue muy agradable. Francesco estaba de viaje, así que nos atendieron sus padres (quienes viven al lado) y fueron encantadores. La casa estaba impecable, con pequeños detalles que hacen la diferencia. Nos sentimos muy a gusto. Lo único es que el jardín que se ve en las fotos no está directamente en la casa, sino que está al cruzar una pequeña calle, pero es para uso de uno. En general, muy recomendable.

Tutto bene, grazie per l'ospitalita

We werden heel hartelijk welkom geheten door Francesco! We kregen zelfs nog een fles rode wijn aangeboden.Voor de baby werd er nog een speeltje (URL HIDDEN) locatie voldeed compleet aan onze verwachting. En de tuin was prachtig, hier konden we ' s avonds heerlijk buiten eten. De locatie ligt op een half uurtje rijden van Florence en Lucca en ook Siena ligt slechts op 1,5 uur rijden.

WOW what a lovley place, the magic was right there when we arrived ! upon getting there we recived help with out bags, intreduced with the apartment and the area, the place is in the heart of Toscany, amazing place to stay in during your visit in Florencia and the area. the house is extreamly quite and the garden is great for the kids to play, you can find there also plants you can use for your cooking just like a chef ! Francescoand Anje were there for any thing we needed and gave us the feeling that we are in our home ! Thank you !!!

TUTTO MERAVIGLIOSO. La location è splendida, l'ospitalità di Elisabetta encomiabile e la casa è adorabile, curata nei minimi dettagli, una bomboniera. Tutto perfetto, l'esperienza merita assolutamente di essere rivissuta in estate per godere a pieno degli spazi esterni. Grazie di cuore. A presto.

We had a lovely stay in Spazzavento! Ettore's family were really hospitable and we really appreciated the food and wine waiting for us in the fridge on arrival from the airport. The house is really charming and wonderfully decorated with Filippo's magnificent artwork. The area is beautiful and our hosts kindly arranged a tour and wine tasting down in their vineyard, Capezzana (we liked it that much, we even bought a couple of bottles to bring home, plus one at the airport!) Thank you very much for a lovely week in Tuscany :)

WONDERFUL. That's the one word that describes our stay. Ettore and his family were very welcoming. Upon arrival we were greeted by his dad who is very amicable and knowledgeable about the region. Furthermore they even had equipped the kitchen with some basic necessities and a great rose wine that is brewed in the vineyard just in front of the farm. We lived in a beautiful painting for days, that's how I can describe the experience. Tranquil and rustic. Definitely a place to come back to.

Wir sind sehr herzlich begrüßt worden. Ettore hat sich immer sofort per mail gemeldet, wenn wir Fragen hatten. Außerdem war sein Vater Phillipo immer ansprechbar. Er hat uns viele gute Tipps gegeben. Die Wohnung ist sehr gut ausgestattet. Auch wenns heiß ist, kann man sich ins Kühle zurückziehen. Und der Garten ist grandios. Oft weht ein kühler Wind. Auch unser Hund Emil war am Schluß so in dieses Ambiente verliebt, daß er gar nicht mehr weg wollte. Für den Einstieg in die ländliche Toscana ist dies ein perfekter Einstieg. Nah zu Florenz und mit einem phantastischen Ausblick. Zwischen den Olivenbäumen kann man wunderbar spazieren. Großartig.

Séjour très agréable chez les parents d'Ettore qui sont des hôtes très accueillants, chaleureux, disponibles, attentifs au bien être de leurs locataires. Nous avons beaucoup apprécié la générosité de leur accueil, notamment par tout ce qui avait été mis à notre disposition pour faciliter notre séjour et tout particulièrement des provisions en quantité suffisante pour nous restaurer, les tous premiers repas et plus particulièrement le soir de notre arrivée, après un long trajet... Nous avons été enchantés du cadre propice à une belle découverte d'une Toscane authentique, en précisant que la maison ainsi que sa situation permettent un séjour très agréable, même par les fortes chaleurs de Juillet... Vue magnifique depuis la propriété, un endroit où revenir et à recommander sans hésitation !

Fillipo (Ettore's father) and his wife made us a warm welcome. Even the fridge was filled with something to drink and eat. Fillipo was always there to help us and answered all our questions. The house is located in the middle of the nature near the top of a hill. The area is very quite and you can find wonderful views over the valley.

It was one of the most pleasures home where we spending a hollyday. Garden is lovely and Ettore and his Familly are very friendly. Home is beautiful, and we have everything what we nead! High recomendet!

Beautiful place, even better than on the pictures. Fully equiped kitchen, and the house is decorated with love. It's a bit of a drive to the big cities (Florence, Lucca, Pisa), but that was not a problem for us. If you look for some peace and quiet in a beautiful environment full of olive trees with a great view and stunning Toscane light, this is were you want to be. Filippo, the father of Ettore who lives next door, has been very helpfull and hospitable. The wifi did not work everywhere in the house, but in the master bedroom it was ok. Not very fast, but good enough. The wine shop close by (open on Thursday to Sunday) has great food and wine. If we have the change, we would certainly go back.

Ettore's place is better than in pictures! The house is charmy and well equipped and the surroundings are marvellous... I deeply suggest it to everybody!

We had a wonderful week at Elena's place. It's a very nice place to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Tuscany. The house has everything you need. Nice beds and a good shower, a kitchen with oven and a washing machine. We loved the very big garden with the olive trees and on top of that the swimming pool with a great view on the hills. Elena (and her husband) are very friendly people. They live next to the appartment but keep themselves on the background but are there for you when you need anything. We experienced this as very pleasant. We were welcomed with a bottle of wine and selfmade marmelade (and nutella), a nice way to feel at home. Bosco (one of the dogs) kept us company when we were at the house. A very nice and kind dog who likes to be hugged and cuddled, we liked him very much (and miss him now we are at home again). By car it's only a few minutes to the village where you can find everything you need (a caffe, restaurants, a bakery, ice creams). In the neighbourhood you find places like Vinci, Prato, Pistoia and of course Florence which are very nice to visit. We can't find anything to complain. I certainly can recommend this place. We would like to come back someday!

Elena's place is beautiful!! It's quiet, private and clean. We loved the yard and swimming pool. Elena went above and beyond to accommodate us. She has been very helpful. We would definately recommend this place!!

Sehr schöne Wohnung in ruhiger Lage am Ende eines kleinen Bergrückens etwa 1bis 2 km vom Ort bzw. Ortskern entfernt. Sehr geschmackvoll mit allem ausgestattet was man braucht und darüber hinaus. Die Wohnküche liegt in einem sehr hellen ausgebauten Wintergarten mit Blick auf eine große Rasenfläche und Olivenbäume, wo sich auch die zugehörigen Gartenmöbel befinden. Ein Traum.... dafür sorgt auch Elena in ihrer unaufdringlichen Art.

Super séjour dans un endroit magnifique. Un point central pour découvrir la Toscane. Et un appartement très bien équipé. Possibilité de beaucoup visiter ou de se reposer. A recommander sans hésitation.

Endroit très beau, agréable et calme. L'appartement est très fonctionnel, bien décoré et propre. Le jardin et sa piscine un vrai petit coin de paradis. Elena est charmante, disponible et discrète. Nous avons été accueilli avec un pot de confiture fait maison et une bouteille de Chianti. La campagne Toscane y est douce et reposante et cerise sur le gâteau la maison d'Elena est situé à 40 min de Florence ! Bravo Elena et merci pour tout, nous nous sommes régalés. Une bise à Bosco de notre part !

Die Unterkunft war paradiesisch. Sehr nette Gastgeberin, die uns mit einer Flasche Wein und Marmelade begrüßte. Sie gab uns wertvolle Tipps für Florenz. Riesiger Garten, großes Appartement, sehr geschmackvoll eingerichtet, sauber. Herrliches Refugium nach Städtetour. Dazu trägt auch der Pool bei. Man sollte Hunde mögen. Die beiden Hunde der Gastgeber waren ab und zu im Garten. Wir fanden das schön.

Excellent host, location and facilities. Would definitely recommend to anyone thinking of staying in the region.

El alojamiento es perfecto, exactamente como en las fotos. Vistas espectaculares. Entre 40 minutos y una hora de Florencia, Pisa y Siena por carreteras muy bonitas (son pocos km de distancia). Elena ha sido muy amable y detallista y nos ha dado muchas explicaciones. Un 10! Sin duda repetiremos!

E' stato un piacere arrivare a casa di Grazia, lei è stata da subito gentile e premurosa. Il frigo pieno di acqua e generi alimentari freschi dell'orto. Ho apprezzato molto la casa comoda, accogliente, pulita e soprattutto ricca di energie. E' stato come soggiornare in una galleria d'arte sacra. Tutte le opere di Grazia sono veramente belle. La chiesa è circondata dagli olivi in un contesto collinare. L'autostrada è facilmente raggiungibile per andare velocemente a Firenze e altre città come Prato, Pistoia, Lucca e Pisa. Consiglio vivamente di soggiornare da Grazia che vi farà sentire a vostro agio e vivrete un'esperienza unica.

Der Aufenthalt in Oliver House war fantastisch. Das Haus war für unsere Familie genau das richtige - viel Platz und ein herrlicher Pool mitten im Olivenhain. Die Kommunikation mit Gabriele war sehr freundlich und zuverlässig. Die Gegend ist toll - ein kleiner Ort, wo man trotzdem alles findet, was man braucht.