Bagno a Ripoli villas

We have been fortunate to visit Tuscany on several occasions, but never before to this region. Wow! The scenery around Greve and Panzano was just spectacular, and this villa's location - perched at the end of a hill ridge - takes some beating as it offers near 360% views across two valleys. Sunrise and sunset.The villa is sensational. Yes, as we were a mix of adult friends/family we would have benefitted from en-suite rooms, but I'd trade that for the other facilities and location any time! It is supremely comfortable, extremely well equipped (the best we have seen!), and all-round a top-notch villa. Alessio, the neighbouring vineyard owner, doubles as manager and he is excellent. Whatever the owners pay him is not enough! He is there when needed, discreet and out of the way when not. We had a couple of 'routine' issues (tripped fuse, leaking tap, internet outage), and he responded immediately and got them all sorted - with a smile. He even went as far as a 45 min round trip to pick up two of our party whose car had broken down. That's way beyond the call of duty. Oh - and his wine is excellent! What would make this house even better? In truth, not much. 1. Ensuites in more rooms. 2. A ceiling fan on the patio terrace for the one day when the breeze was absent. 3. Nothing!In short, this is a fabulous property, in a fabulous location, with a fabulous manager. Imke - if you are ever promoted to sell, give me a shout!

We were 5 teens and 2 adults. The house was great - so much space, all the bedrooms were a nice size with en-suites, the pool table was very well used, there was so much to do in the house, the kitchen was very well stocked for cooking a few meals, and there was a beautiful view from the terrace. We would definitely stay again.

We stayed two weeks for our joint 70th birthdays, with old friends the first week and family the second week. The villa is ideally located for sight-seeing in Florence or roamimg about Tuscany. It has a lovely setting in a small valley south of the Pitti Palace, with a country view from the covered patio. The bedrooms are pleasant with comfortable beds and individual bathrooms. The kitchen and dining room were well equipped. Our housekeeper came in most days and was very pleasant and unobtrusive. We commented that Villa Fontanine was the perfect place to return after a day touring such a magnificent city and region in Italy.

We had a beautiful stay, in a beautiful setting…it was just so peaceful. We definitely needed longer there!! It was a well appointed house in a gorgeous setting with vines, olive trees and a massive range of fruit, vegetables (and laying hens!) that our hosts invited us to take as we wished! (The tomatoes were incredible!) The pool was amazing and there was table tennis, a basketball hoop and darts - perfect entertainment for our young people. The house was very clean and well appointed. Magena was so attentive and helpful with any questions that we had. All in all 5 star - we would definitely return and recommend to others.

We had a wonderful time at Archipettoli. It is a truly unbeatable location set at the end of a track with amazing views all around. Every bit of the garden is beautiful and well thought out with plenty of places to sit and enjoy the Tuscan countryside. The pool is sparklingly clean and surrounded by lovely planting and plenty of loungers. Several spots are ideal for eating al fresco and comfortable chairs for reading in. The house itself has elegant bedrooms with nice furniture and clean generous bathrooms. The only bit of the house that was a little underwhelming was the kitchen which, due to the layout of cooker/dishwasher etc was a bit tight for more than one person to cook in, and the sitting room, which wasn’t very inviting to spend an evening in when it was too cold to sit outside. These would absolutely not stop me from visiting again! Everything else wonderful and I very much hope to go again soon.

This villa is absolutely stunning and I would highly recommend to anyone considering staying here. The building itself was magnificent, and was filled with charming decor (statues, paintings, sculptures). There were 6 of us staying here and was plenty of space, although we did have to share one shower. The views were magnificent overlooking Florence and it was a lovely place to sit, read, drink wine and relax. If you want to go in to visit Florence I would recommend hiring a car as the buses were unreliable, but Riccardo offered us lifts on multiple occasions which was far above and beyond what I was expecting. The hosts were extremely helpful and very kind. Would definitely stay here again!!!!