2 Weeks in Paradise - Villa Teresa
Review Submitted: August 26, 2009
Date of Stay: July 2009
Perfect villa for lg. group, we were 13 adults & 7 kids, ages 81-11. There's an elevator for the elderly and 2 staircases. Lg. dining table, great kitchen with commercial dishwasher that does dishes in 4 minutes. Lg. outdoor table/chairs under the covered arbor, beautiful swimming pool and gardens. Great views from the rooftop terrace of the olive groves and village of Cavriglia. The 12 bedrooms were comfortable with views from every window. Plenty of bathrooms, no waiting and no problem with hot water. Great spaces to be together or alone. There is Wi-Fi and a few husbands managed to do work on their laptops. We never needed the air conditioning, all the rooms have lg. windows and cross ventilation. The foyers on every floor have automatic light sensors and the outside also has lights that come on at night, was great not having to look for switches. The villa was better than described and everything we needed was provided. The owners are a wonderful family and made our stay a great experience. We asked them to prepare 4 dinners for us, they were delicious, ate at Piccolo's in the village a few times, & Notorius Cafe for gelato.
There's a train station in Montevarchi, about 8 miles, took 35 min. to Florence by train. A small Coop in in the village but a lg. Coop is in Montevarchi, they take Visa. We did day trips to Lucca, Pisa, Viariaggio, Sienna, Radda, Gaiole and Castellina and Florence.
We loved hearing the church bells, a few times a week a band would play in the village was fun hearing Beatles songs in Italian, even became accustomed to the rooster and peacocks from monastary on hillltop. If you're a very light sleeper, bring earplugs or leave windows closed. I actually miss hearing the nightly sounds of nature and loved leaving the windows open at night.
We all had a great time, would love to go back and definately recommend this villa. It was a perfect set-up for us as a family but I could also see this for a group of friends. We had no complaints or problems, what could be better. Most of my family had not been to Italy and they all said this was everything they imagined Tuscany would be, a few of the kids said they would love to bring their future kids back to visit.
I'm so glad I found Sabrina, she was a pleasure to work with and I can't say enough about the villa or its owners.
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
People with Disabilities
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