Beautiful Medieval Apartment in Monticchiello, Tuscany

• Home away from home

  Home away from home

  • Guest sue s.
  • Date of stay 04/24/11
  • Review Submitted 04/23/12
  I first settled into Le Maribelle 2 in 2007 and I am looking forward to my fourth stay later this spring. I don't think you can ever fully explain what brings you back year after year but I will try. The first time I met Barbara, the owner, she and I ended up sitting in the garden and talking for an hour. One trip I arrived late and couldn't pick up my rental car. Without my asking, Barbara met my train in Chiusi, drove me to Monticchiello, and then back to Chuisi the next day to get a car. I could go on and on. The house is exactly what I want when I travel. It is quiet, cozy,and completely livable.The kitchen is perfect, the bed comfortable and the view unbelievably beautiful. I can sit for hours on the terrace. But if I want to go out and eat I can walk a block down the street to La Porta and have some of the best food and ambience I've found anywhere. Or around the corner to the Moranda's. Or down the street to La Cantina....amazing in a town of 100 people. Sorry Barbara, but I hope you are never totally booked because I want to come back again and again...sue

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• Donna and Scott from San Diego, California

  Donna and Scott from San Diego, California

  • Guest Donna
  • Date of stay 04/01/12
  • Review Submitted 04/18/12
  We enjoyed our four night stay in Monticchiello. Barbara is wonderful! This is a charming spot to use as a home base while touring Tuscany.

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, romantic getaway, age 55+, adventure seekers.

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• Two weeks at Mirabella in Monticchiello

  Two weeks at Mirabella in Monticchiello

  • Guest AL
  • Date of stay 10/03/10
  • Review Submitted 10/22/10
  When we first arrived in Monticchiello, we were a little disappointed that the town was as small as it was but that changed quickly. We fell in love with it and found it hard to leave when our time was up. The apartment was comfortable and exceeded our needs. We were 2 but it could have easily supported 4 or 5 people. Barbara, the owner, was a delight and most helpful. She was responsive to our questions and needs. The town has a first class restaurant ( which we really miss) run by a very capable,organized and most pleasant woman and great staff of young women. THe food was great, the wine delicious and the experience most enjoyable. We became very familiar with the 2 ladies, Cosetta and Tamara, who operated the snack bar outside the front gate. They were wonderful and I can't say enough about sitting in their garden, having coffee or eating lunch and enjoying the beauty of the view. It still brings a smile to my face. Bottom line is that we loved the apartment and the whole experience and recommend it highly.

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, sightseeing, romantic getaway, age 55+.

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• our experience

  our experience

  • Guest mitra
  • Date of stay 07/29/10
  • Review Submitted 09/03/10
  Monticchiello is a lovely small midival town close to many beautiful tuscan towns. It is a perfect place to use as a base and travel to the rest of tuscany. you must have a car though. Barbara is a lovely host. very kind and attentive. we stayed at maribella 3 and while we enjoyed the large bedroom and the lovley little garden, I do not recommend it for a family that requires the two bedrooms connected. you must get out of one unit, step down and open another door with a key to the 2nd bedroom. that part can be inconvinient. over all, we had a great experience and would recomment it to others.

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, romantic getaway, adventure seekers.

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• • Guest Gary & Lee Domingos
  • Date of stay 05/07/08
  • Review Submitted 05/07/08
  Just four days long, our stay at Maribelle 3 was simply too short. This nearly thousand year old apartment in the historical village of Monticchiello is one of our most treasured memories of Italy. The apartment and village gave us the feeling we had gone back in time. The quiet village with its cobblestone streets, flower-covered porches, church bells, the wonderful La Porta restaurant with fantastic Tuscan meals and extensive wine selection all created a romantic and historical feeling that almost intoxicated us, made us fall in love with the place. Barbara, our gracious hostess, made us feel so welcome and we enjoyed spending some time talking with her about the village and Tuscan life in general. She is the personification of Tuscan hospitality and her apartments are clean and comfortable, furnished with beautiful antiques from the area. We had taken the train to Chiusi where we rented a car. It was a short drive to Monticchiello through the rolling Tuscan countryside. We took wonderful, relaxed day trips to Siena and Montepulciano (both highly recommended) and spent some time looking about the Monticchiello village, too. We made good use of the kitchen and laundry in our apartment and shopped for food at nearby Pienza, sometimes taking dirt roads through the Tuscan farm community. We will return one day to Monticchiello and enjoy le Maribelle 3 again, maybe for a week next time! Barbara, grazie mille per tuto.

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Jan-Dec .. €680 Euro for a week

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