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Rental Date: Monday 12th of September 2011.

Renter: Gordon D. (Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom).

Renter Rating: 4/5.

Il Nido is a lovely property and Paolo a very helpful host. The property was well equipped and within walking dstance of the town and several restaurants. Lucca is about 50 mins by train and Pisa is about one and a half hours and it is an easy drive to Barga, Massa and Carrera. However Florence and Sienna would be a longer journey.
The practise of charging for final cleaning and the large deposit required we feel were a negative side of this property

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Rental Date: Saturday 3rd of September 2011.

Renter: Kaisa K. (Turku, Finland).

Renter Rating: 4/5.

We visited Tuscany in the beginning of Sebtember 2011 and really enjoyed our week in Collina Verde 2. There were 11 adults and 1 child in our group and the villa had plenty of space for us. The villa was beautiful and cosy and the it was located right next to a olive garden. The scenery was fantastic and breathtaking.

The service was great although the caretaker spoke only Italian which caused a few misunderstandings. In our opinion there should be some kind of written manual for the villa (with a map, basic information about the villa and the property´s rools, contact information for the nearest restaurants, timetables for the bus etc.) but there was no such thing so we had to find out all the information ourselves.

Because the property is also an olive and wine state we enjoyed the property´s own red and white wine and olive oil. We especially recommend the olive oil - it was the best we ever tasted.

We had a wonderful time cooking in the kitchen - althought it was not as well equipped as we would have hoped (no wine glasses and only one proper knife). The pool was good and very handy during the hot days.

We had no car in our use because none of us wanted to drive in the "crazy" italian traffic. Because the advertisement said that the nearest restaurant, shop and bus stop were just 1 km away we thought the property would be centrally located. The 1 km proved to be around 2-3 km depending on the target - so the location was not so convenient as we would have hoped. But the nice scenery and lovely people made up to it. We would although recommend other visitors to rent a car, it makes the stay a lot easier - if they are up to the italian traffic!

We used the local buses 25 and 43 to get to Florence and visit the sights, museums and shops. Unfortunately the bus 43, which has a bus stop right next to the villa, went only a couple of times a day so we usualle had to walk to the bus stop of bus 25 which was aproximately 2 km from the villa and the road was very mountaneous.

Anyway we had a great time, the locals were really friendly and nice and of course the food was divine!

Kaisa, Turku, Finland

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Rental Date: Saturday 10th of September 2011.

Renter: Vickie C. (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada).

Renter Rating: 4/5.

Our experience at Casa Pergolina was fabulous. The Villa is beautiful, well furnished and supplies you with everything that you need. It is tucked away in the hills of Tuscany with a great view from every window. We found the pool very refreshing after a hot day. The owner is pleasant and very obliging . I would highly recommend Casa Pergolina to my friends.

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Rental Date: Saturday 3rd of September 2011.

Renter: Judy E. (Temagami, Ontario, Canada).

Renter Rating: 5/5.

Villa Ruffignano was more than we as a group expected, so clean and lots of room for our group of ten. The meal we booked and had cooked for us was awesome. Having the Laundry, washing machine and dryer along with dryer racks for hand washing made it like home. We enjoyed our coffee and breakfast down at the pool the mornings we were not off doing a wine tour or visiting the hill town of Cortona. And our afternoon happy hour sitting out in the comfortable outdoor setting was wonderful. The weather was perfect with days around 28c the evenings cooler but comfortable. We were a family group with a nine month old baby boy and one couple who are good friends and the villa gave us space. We would highly recommend it. Thank you to the family. Judy E. Ontario, Canada

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