Huoneisto Montefalco - Benozzo

Die Ferienwohnung ist stilvoll eingerichtet, ist sauber und verfügt über eine großzügige Gartenanlage mit Swimmingpool in ausgesprochen ruhiger Lage. Nur ein paar Gehminuten entfernt stehen ausreichend öffentliche Parkplätze zur Verfügung. Die vom FeWo-Besitzer Francesco de Petra beauftragte Verwalterin Natascia hat unermüdlich für Sauberkeit im Gartenbereich und am Pool gesorgt. Franceso selbst war, wann immer erforderlich, telefonisch erreichbar und auf englisch ansprechbar. Nach fünf Jahren war dies unser zweiter Aufenthalt im Appartement Benozzo. Wir waren wieder genauso begeistert wie damals. Allerdings wären inzwischen einige Schönheitsreparaturen fällig. An einigen Wänden blättert der Verputz ab, im Pool bröckelt das Mauerwerk, Türklinken fallen ab, und von den eigentlich bequemen Liegestühlen sind nicht mehr alle funktionsfähig. Alles in allem hat das aber unsere Urlaubsfreude nicht geschmälert. Die Lage des Appartements ist ideal. Innerorts sind es nur ein paar Schritte über ein kleines Gässchen zum Hauptplatz vom Montefalco, der mittelalterlich geprägten Piazza del Comune mit einigen hervorragenden Vinotheken und Restaurants. Besonders empfehlenswert: das L'Alchimista! Das ebenfalls nahe gelegene und stark beworbene Coccorone meidet man besser (viel Show, wenig Genuss). Das landschaftlich reizvoll gelegene,5.500 Einwohner zählende Städtchen mit sehenswerten Kirchenfresken und noblen Patrizierhäusern ist aber auch ein idealer Ausgangspunkt, um in jeweils einer halben Stunde Fahrzeit weitere umbrische Kleinode zu erreichen, wie zum Beispiel Trevi, Spello, Spoleto aber auch Assisi und Perugia. Fazit: Unbedingt empfehlenswert!

Had a wonderful stay and enjoyed all that Montefalco and the surrounding areas had to offer. Lots of wineries and sites to see and we were able to live like a local for a week in this beautiful region of Italy. The only recommendation I have would be to verify with the owner ahead of your stay if there will be access to the pool. We booked this placed based off the pool photos and courtyard being available and it was not when we checked in. The owner did make another pool available to us at a different property but it was not the experience we were hoping for. Other than that our stay was perfect and the property manager was very accommodating even with our language barrier.

The apartment was well located in the village but like so many others, we had an awful time finding it. When I finally located our greeter, she was less than helpful and impatient. She speaks only Russian and Italian - no English whatsoever. The apartment was lacking, especially in the kitchen - single cup stovetop percolator, utensils in a plastic bin on the floor unsealed, freezer didn't work etc. There were absolutely no instructions in the apartment that were in English - Italian only, except for the last line encouraging us to give them a great review. There was no internet or television, even though we contacted the owner and he promised to have it fixed. There was an ironing board but no iron, hair dryer did not the proper adapter, the tile was falling off the shower, pot light were burnt out. The outdoor garden was overgrown and all the walkways were covered in moss, making it a very slippery walk. The pool was not open even though the weather was great. Francesco finally showed up late on our last of 5 days and was rather arrogant. He thought he could give us a tour of his "palace" to make amends.

This apartment is excellent for 2 X adults and 3 children. Smack bang in the middle of town, warm, secure and full of character. Recommended...

We loved our lodging in Montefalco, both because the Benozzo apartment and its terrace were lovely and because the town was a wonderful, charming, and quiet place to stay for visiting Umbria. The apartment is restored space true to the medieval roots of the building and town; it is very nicely furnished, clean, secure, private, and well-appointed. We discovered two really good restaurants - Foresteria Alzatura and Coccorone, each a short walk from the apartment. The first was particularly good, with outstanding, original dishes. I recommend that the traveler get clear directions in advance from the host about how and where to meet, with a good pdf map of Montefalco and the location of the gate and apartment. There are four gates (Portas) to this tiny town with some very narrow streets and sharp turns. GPS alone may not get you to the right spot. Once we figured it out, we had no problem using this spot as a jumping off point to visit other locations in Umbria. We would strongly recommend it.