Haven in rural Tuscany
Review Submitted: November 15, 2008
Date of Stay: July 2008
Le Torri was a beautiful, well appointed property with character and matched the descriptions on the very informative website. The pool area was picturesque and a perfect place to relax. The only drawback for us was the lack of air conditioning as it was very hot when we visited at the end of July. Mosquitoes, too, were a nuisance and meant that it wasn't a good idea to open the windows. A big plus, however, was the hospitality of the owners, Gabriele and family. The welcome buffet on the Saturday and the home cooked meal mid-week were excellent. Due to its situation it is advisable to have a car. We didn't book one in advance as we had hoped to use the local buses. Indeed we did go into Florence on the early morning bus (7.00 am) but it was impossible to visit other areas so we decided to hire a car for a few days. This meant another trip into Florence to collect it, so would really recommend organising this in advance. The area around is stunning and it would be a shame not to enjoy it to the full. We enjoyed San Gimignano, Greve and Montefioralle in particular.
Owner's Response: Hi, I'm Gabriele owner here in Le Torri.
Thank you very much for your positive testimonials and for me is very important to well know about your stay here.
In the apartment there is the fan and sometimes is not enough! Now it's very complicate to have air-conditioning in the apartment and is not beautiful to see the machine external, it's a really bad impact with the house.
About the Mosquitoes, I want remember in each bedroom there is a mosquitoes machine.
Next year I'll find a solution with a special machine somewhere in the garden and in the apartment don't meet again mosquitoes problem.
About the car, on my web site there is a link “without car”, a link with full information to see what you can do here in Le Torri without it.
Thank you very much and sorry for the inconvenience you had here with us!
Gabriele
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