Montescudaio holiday lettings

We were a family of 5, 2 adults and 3 children (10,10 & 13) from the minute we booked the communication was excellent. We arrived late at night due to an issue with our Car hire company but Eva greeted us with such a warm, natural welcome. Due to our lateness we didn’t have time to stop and buy basics for breakfast but Eva kindly arrived with a basket of essentials for our family to have breakfast which was so kind and thoughtful. We visited Volterra, Pomerance and San Gimignano and for the rest of the time we chilled by the pool at the farmhouse relaxing in the most spectacular surroundings you can imagine, the peace and quiet and privacy was blissful and it is all wired in and gated so children have great freedom to roam around and play, or relax and read in the hammock or splash in the pool. Highly recommend this letting and if I could give any advise to families coming to stay it would be don’t over do the traveling to medieval towns for the kids as they unfortunately are not as interested as us adults are - we found the days where we had breakfast and lunch at the farmhouse and let the kids relax, play in the pool and then went somewhere like Volterra in the evenings for food and ice cream then a stroll around the beautiful shops were definitely the best days spent in I Casali - as voted by our children. I hope we will make it back again.

Found the house easily where we met the owner Lorenzo who is a lovely guy and speaks excellent English. We were given complimentary wine and olive oil, both of which are made from produce grown nearby, and both of which were excellent. After showing us around and giving us some local information, Lorenzo left us to it but gave us his mobile number in case we needed anything. The house itself is how I imagined a typical rural Tuscan house, with good sized double and twin bedrooms downstairs along with shower room, kitchen and lounge, plus a laundry room. There is an additional twin bedroom and WC in the loft. Just outside is an undercover veranda with open sides, perfect for your evening meal or glass of prosecco. The garden is large, and is equipped with a barbecue inbuilt to the outhouse. It is half grass and half paved, and there are 2 areas which are semi-covered providing shade equipped with outdoor sofas and chairs. There are also 2 sunloungers available. There is also an above-ground swimming pool which has a ladder that you use to access. The water was lovely and cool and is cleaned each morning by a member of staff who are unobtrusive. The grounds are totally enclosed with a fence and there is an electronically activated vehicle swing gate. The kitchen is equipped with oven, microwave, dishwasher, toaster, coffee maker (but no kettle), gas hob, fridge freezer, cutlery, crockery, glasses (all types!) plus a number of other utensils. The lounge has a flatscreen tv with satellite box with channels in a range of languages. It also has a dining table with 6 chairs, high chair for small children, sofas and a chair. The wifi works well and the password is written on the welcome information. The local village (Montescudaio) is a 5 minute walk, mostly uphill! If you prefer to drive you can park 20 metres from the shops, bar and restaurants for free. We enjoyed a pastry and a cappuccino every morning in Bar Lupo for around 2.50€ each and sat outside listening to all the local charcacters of the village! Here you can also get gelato or a large beer very inexpensively. There are also newsagents, butchers, bakers and cash machines within easy walking distance. Campo del Rosario is around 50 minutes drive from Pisa airport, mostly on motorways. There is a toll for the autostrada of 6.80€ each way. Nearby Cecina has a large Coop supermarket and is a 10 minute drive. When we left we were given t-shirts by Lorenzo which was a nice gesture!