Beautiful Tuscan Classical Villa- a/C - Large Pool- Private Grounds

• Position "A" for a Tuscan Holiday !!!

  Position "A" for a Tuscan Holiday !!!

  • Guest martin f.
  • Date of stay 07/25/12
  • Review Submitted 08/17/12
  If you are looking for a Villa in an idyllic setting in the heart of rural Tuscany ............. look no further than Villa Nobile !!! we stayed for 10 days in late July / early August and are missing it already ! This accomodation is in position "A" to visit Florence ( 9.6 euros on train - 1hr 30 mins ) / Rome ( 9 euros on train - 1hr 20mins ) / Perugia ( 40 mins in car ) / Sienna ( same again 40 mins in car + the jewel in the crown ). For you lads, Montepulciano + Piensa ( wine tasting is 25 mins in car ) whilst for the girls , the 140+ retail store outlet village ( if you want to get out of the 35 deg heat ) is only 10 mins away ! The villa is set c 200 yds off the main road and is so tranquil surrounded by sunflowers and trees. The accomodation is of an excellent standard delightfully decorated in typical Tuscan style with very comfortable beds and soothing showers to come home too after battling it out in that sun. The pool is very clean , spacious and not too deep for you worried swimmers out there. Your host , Raffele , is so helpful and knows all the best restaurants / sights - both tourist and non tourist - so definitely use him as your guide and many thanks to him for sorting out our evening eating arrangements - the village of Cortona is awesome and only 20 mins away . Many Thanks also to Lina for sorting out Ellie's birhday cake whilst we were away and to the bag man - Raff's son , Jennaro ! What else can I say Raff ( still can't get used to that Sicilian / Bradford accent ! ) - thanks so much to you for truly making our Tuscan holiday so enjoyable for myself and all the girls and we will definitely be coming back in 2014 to visit again - this time with Di's mum + dad. There are still so many places to visit in Tuscany / Umbria and I will contact you early in 2014. Grazie , Ciao and Arrivederci !!! Martin , Di , Becky and Ellie.

  Owner response: Dear Martin, Di & the girls of coarse, Thank you for a wonderful review. As always they are very much appreciated. As I read your review I had a little chuckle because I was reading it with your Lancashire voice in my head.......just as it was funny for you to hear me , an italian with a Yorkshire accent ( I need to ex[plaine to people that I lived in Yorkshire for many years). I am pleased to hear that you will be back in 2014. I'm sure you will find many changes to Villa Nobile as I strive to add & improve every year. I think you left your mobile phone & one of the girls left a bracellette? Let me know if they are yours. Maybe I will try bto visit you when in the UK & bring the phone with me. Well, thank you once again & hope to see you very soon Raffaele

  Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0

• What a holliday!

  What a holliday!

  • Guest Hilde T.
  • Date of stay 08/04/12
  • Review Submitted 08/14/12
  A large group of 26 people, 12 adults, 2 youths and 12 children stayed at the Villa Nobile for one week. We had a really great time!!!! This was a perfect place for our group, and Raffaele made us feel very welcome and "at home". The children were playing around in the garden and everybody enjoyed the perfect size and depth of the swimmingpool. Each family (6 families) got their own appartment with kitchen. Every appartement was in good size and condition. We had a little problem with the air-condition, but it turned out okey. The beginning of august was really hot so the swimmingpool was needed : ). After visiting cities like Cortona, Foiano, Firenze or Montepultiano it was perfect to come back to Villa Nobile to relax. Villa Nobile is placed in the middel of everything. If you rent a car you have all possibilities. We didn't get to see and experience all that we wantet so we just have to go back. This is the perfect holliday, and a stay at Villa Nobile is highly reccomended!! Thank you, Raffaele, you and Lina made the trip even better than expected. We miss Villa Nobile, the sun, the fun, the swimmingpool, the great food, the beautiful nature, the warm and beautiful evenings, friendship and your kindness. Hilde

  Owner response: Hi Hilde, Well what can I say but a big thank you to you & all the rest of the group for being such warm friendly & very relaxing to be with. I appreciate the lovely comments & yes we did have a little blit with the Air/Con on the 1st night but that was put right straight away. I am so pleased that you enjoyed the Villa & it's surroiungings....it will only get better with time. I know you were talking about comming back in 2013. I will be only too happy to have you back again......Just one thing, book early as bookings come in very fast. Say a big HELLO to the rest of the group, & look forward to seeing you all again in 2013 if all goes well. Ciaoooooooo!!!!! Raffaele

  Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0

• Tranquil Bliss!

  Tranquil Bliss!

  • Guest Cheryl A.
  • Date of stay 07/21/12
  • Review Submitted 08/01/12
  My husband and daughters stayed here for a week and we loved the surroundings-- immense fields of sunflower fields and close to Tuscan hilltop villages. It was a perfect location to see San Gimignano, Volterra, Pienza, Montepulciano and my favorite, Siena (1/2 hour drive). We made Rome a day excursion and were able to drive from Rome back to this villa in 1 1/2 hours, much faster than I expected! This was our third week in Italy and our favorite place to stay. The apartments are roomy and very tastefully decorated in Tuscan style with beautiful artwork. The beds were sooooo comfortable...everything was perfect! The grounds and fountains were lovely! The pool was great...I loved to just lounge by the pool and enjoy the surrounding fields of sunflowers...it was idyllic! We highly recommend it! Raffaele was a great host...very accommodating, helpful and fun! We are already thinking about returning with friends and extended family in the near future!

  Owner response: Dear Chery & Michael......& your 3 lovely girls. It was a pleassure having stay at my home Villa Nobile. I appreciate you very very posite comments on your experience in Tuscany & especially my home. Thank you for making time to do this a sit is very helpful not only for me but also for others who wish to find somewhere with good reviews & minimise the risk of having a nightmare holiday. I hope that you had a good journey home & that we may meet again in the future with your friends & extended Family. The weather here is still amaizingly hot ..............thank goodness we have that beautiful large pool Raffaele

  Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0

• Way More Than Expected!

  Way More Than Expected!

  • Guest Helen H.
  • Date of stay 05/06/12
  • Review Submitted 05/29/12
  I was met by Raphaello, the owner of Villa Nobile, at the airport and my "Tuscany in the Frame" trip went uphill from there! The villa far exceeded my expectations. The surrounding area is beautiful and the host, Raphaello a true professional. He made my trip comfortable, informative and fun. I was also lucky to spend the week with a fantastic pastel artist as well as 10 other fantastic women. I really only knew 1 of them before the trip and ended up feeling very sad leaving the villa, Raphaello, Lina the fabulous cook and the entire group. I would highly recommend Villa Nobile and Tuscany in the Frame!

  Owner response: Dear Helen, Thank you for you comments, they are very much appreciated. I enjoy working with & being around people.........I am a people's person which makes my job so much more fun. I meet wonderful people like yourself from all over the world, which makes me a very lucky person. I am happy that you like the Villa Nobile. After many years of hard work restoring a ruin, I am now reeping the rewards by receiving wonderful comments which is a great feeling. Thank you oncew again & hope to see you again in the future Raffaele

  Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0

• fantastic stay

  fantastic stay

  • Guest Lee K.
  • Date of stay 06/27/11
  • Review Submitted 03/14/12
  My husband and I stayed at the Villa for an art and touring adventure and got so much more than we expected out of the experience The sunflower and wheat fields surrounding the villa were an eyeful and the light, well the light was brilliant. Our apartment was large, well laid out and charming with modern fixtures and a full kitchen available. The treat of this tour was Raffaele's "friends" in heliports, surrounding inns and his amazing friend Lina who cooked us feasts that were spectacular. The trip was very unstructured and laid back. While the art workshops were not terribly organized, the studio was very nice for morning painting. the grounds and surrounding scenery made photographic and plein air opportunities amazing. We did cooking school at the villa next door and that was a highlight as well. Lucca and staff were fun, engaging and the experience of the freshest foods and hands on was another great memory of the trip. Still cooking eggplant towers and bruschetta. I loved the cafeteria in town where some of us went for lunch. We really felt like we lived like the Tuscans for a few days, having a delightful home station at Villa Nobile, a great guy in Raffaele brining us to gorgeous towns and vistas and the most amazing food and wine in a country setting. My college friends and I are turning 60 in 2 years. Villa Nobile will be on our list of possible destinations. My husband and i travel all over, often to pricier and fancier resorts. We went with no expectations and both agree that this was among our top vacations ever. Missing Tuscany and our time there. Fondest of memories Laurie Kalb Kaswiner and Lee Kaswiner

  Owner response: Dear Lee & Laurie, Wow!!! So nice to hear from you with this amaizing review. I am so touched that you are thinking of coming to Villa Nobile for a 60 th party. You will find that we have done so much more to the Villa , the pool area & the studio. We have also built a Kitchen/ dinning area with a pergola by the Studio looking onto the fountain.............it's looking really good. I also have wonderful memories of a lovely group of Americans that brought the Villa Nobile alive. I look forward to seeing you both with your friends in the near future. Don't forget....book early because with all these great reviews I am getting booked up well in advance. Thank you once again Raffaele

  Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 1/1

• Highly Recommended

  Highly Recommended

  • Guest Andrew H.
  • Date of stay 08/06/11
  • Review Submitted 01/07/12
  We really had a great stay at the Villa Nobile. The rooms are really nicely appointed, spacious and with all the facilities you need. Location is beautiful, and well placed for trips out. It was great to have a lazy start to each day in the pool, and then draw on our excellent and genial host Raffaelle's extensive local knowledge for suggestions of places to go. We had a great time there and i would recommend it highly.

  Owner response: Dear Andrew, Thank you for your lovely review on the Villa Nobile. I always try make my home a home for guests & love to share the beauty of the fortunate area that we live in. I hope to see you again sometime in the future so that you may see how much the Villa had changed in such a short space of time. Kindest Regards Raffaele Nobile

  Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0

• Great Choice for Couples, Families or Groups

  Great Choice for Couples, Families or Groups

  • Guest Joy
  • Date of stay 08/06/11
  • Review Submitted 01/07/12
  The accommodation was beautiful, clean and very well situated for visiting the area. Our stay there was everything we hoped it would be. We are a family with older teenagers. At Villa Nobile we were traveling with a family friend. Villa Nobile's flexible accommodation worked out perfectly for us. We rented 3 apartments in a row, we were very pleased with all of them. Raffaele was very helpful when we were booking our stay, working out what combination would suit us best. Raffaele was a great host. We immediately felt very welcome. He judges really well when to chat and when to leave you to enjoy the villa. He is an interesting guy, you will want to chat! His tourist advice was very helpful, I think we got more out of our stay because of him. The surrounding area is full of places to visit. I wish we'd had longer there. And by the way, the big supermarket in Cortona is really good!

  Owner response: It is always a fantastic satisfaction to receive wonderful reviews from people that stay at my home the Villa Nobile. Whether you are a couple taking 1 apartment or a large family taking the whole Villa, it always makes me happy as it brings what was once a ruin now a beautiful Villa full of life & fun . It's a great feeling to see my guests relaxing , laughing ,children playing. I am a peoples person & just love to be around when the hous is full. Thank you once again for a wonderful review, My home is always open to you. Raffaele Nobile

  Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0

• Beautiful and relaxing Villa Nobile

  Beautiful and relaxing Villa Nobile

  • Guest n clark
  • Date of stay 07/26/11
  • Review Submitted 08/25/11
  We stayed at Villa Nobile between 26 July and 5 August 2011 and had the best time. The Villa is beautiful, surrounded by corn and sunflower fields, but near to the main roads to make it the perfect base to explore many Tuscan and Umbrian Towns. Our 2 bedroom apartment was very clean, comfortable, well furnished and appointed. The pool area is lovely and really well maintained, and our teenage boys also really enjoyed the football pitch, the badminton net, the table tennis and the table football. The landscaping around the villa is really attractive and will only improve as it matures - it's a fab place to sit, admire and chill. Last, but absolutely not least, Raffaele and his family are welcoming, helpful and extremely good hosts. Thanks very much Raffaele, I would have no hesitation in recommending Villa Nobile and we had a brilliant holiday!

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, families with young children, families with teenagers.

  Owner response: Thank very much for your wonderful review. I am very pleased that you enjoyed your stay at the Villa Nobile...& yes your right, it will only get better over the next year or two as the grounds mature. It was a pleassure having such a well mannered family at my home. A big hello to your husband & the boys. Any time you wish to return , you are more than welcome. Raffaele & Gennaro

  Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0

• Thanks Raffaele for everything!!

  Thanks Raffaele for everything!!

  • Guest Elisia B.
  • Date of stay 08/12/11
  • Review Submitted 08/22/11
  Hi there, it's us... The Maltese crazy family :) Thanks for everything, the Villa was fantastic & more beautiful then we expected & obviously we couldn’t ask for a more helpful landlord than you... We appreciate all you did with us those 7 days we would of loved to stay a few days more but unfortunately we couldn’t! This was one of the greatest family holiday... There was something for everyone to enjoy, especially the kids, they really enjoyed it they want to come back again next year.... Hope we all see you again... You are always welcome, you & your family if you ever visit Malta... You’re just a phone call away :)

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, tourists without a car, people with disabilities, girls getaway, families with young children, pet owners, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, age 55+, families with teenagers.

  Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0

• An amazing stay at Villa Nobile

  An amazing stay at Villa Nobile

  • Guest Joanne B.
  • Date of stay 08/12/11
  • Review Submitted 08/21/11
  Me and my friends just arrived from a week staying at Villa Nobile (Cortona). It is an amazing place, really nice, spacious, child friendly including games room and other games and a really clean place. I has a large area near the pool, nice appartments equipped with eveything you may need. I wont stop saying if i had to say everything but to keep short to descibe "If you are going to Tuscany there is one place to stay just rent VILLA NOBILE and you will have a holiday to remeber. Beside all this a great thanks to Raffaele the owner who was really gentle, and helpfull all the time. He was as one of our family member. Thanks for everything Raffaele.

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, tourists without a car, people with disabilities, girls getaway, families with young children, pet owners, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, age 55+, families with teenagers.

  Owner response: Sorry Joanne, I just realised it was you that sent the review. Now I can thank you by name. Best wishes to you & all your family. I hope to see you again in the future. I will try & take up your offer of coming to your home in Malta sometime. Thank you once again Raffaele & Gennaro

  Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0

Only  1 additional charge which is optional. That is the Air Conditioning which we ask a € 50.00 per week for each apartment.
A damage deposit  of € 250 is payable but will be returened emmediately if everything is in order.
All our 1 bedroom apartments ( sleeps 2+2) are € 695 per week Or € 100 per night
Our 2 bedroom Apartment ( sleeps 4+2)  is  € 895.00 per week  Or € 130 per night
Our Local coucil tax is € 2 per person per night for the 1st 4 nights only ( children under 12 do not pay)

All bedding,Linen,towels & pool towels, Cleaning of the Apt  before & after are all included in the price

No glass is allowed by the pool......plastic glasses are available
No smoking inside the Villa Apt please.

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.