My wife, two teenage children and I have just come back from a wonderful weeks holiday in Tuscany. We stayed at Casa S. Egidio, which is a beautiful period property, nestled in a stunning hillside location overlooking Cortona and the valley beyond, with the Chianti hills in the distance. The house has been very recently and tastefully refurbished.
The house is very well equipped and whilst we did eat out on several occasions, we actually spent a lot of our holiday at the house, relaxing in and around the pool and catering for ourselves. The views from the table on the terrace outside the kitchen (where we ate our breakfast, lunch and dinner by candlelight) are breathtaking.
When we were there the heatwave meant average temperatures of 40c so we were very grateful for the air conditioning and the swimming pool!
We definitely would like to return Casa S. Egidio and next time we will do so for two weeks. In the run up to, and during, our stay both the owner and the local management company were very helpful and responsive to any questions we had.
This is the first time I've booked a vacation home through HomeAway. I'm pleased to say I've had a very good first experience and will be doing it again.