We enjoyed our 2 weeks stay in the apartment a lot. As the apartment was meant for the children of the proprietor, you have the layout of a “real” apartment and not something optimised for a rental investment. A big kitchen we loved, as we love cooking – specially in Italy with everything fresh from the market. A real sitting room where you could spend quite evenings with the family. And the two sleeping and bath rooms made our stay very comfy. The bedding was on the positive site (even if the matrasses were for us a little on the hard side – but we have soft ones at home). Also, you had your pick from different pillows to find the one you really like.
In addition, you have a loggia, where having breakfast is a must, and shared court with a BBQ. The swimming pool is just 10m away. But as there are few apartments for rent, noise or space at the pool was never an issue. The surrounding is also very quiet, as the settlement is kind of a dead end. But you might appreciate the noise of the guy bringing fresh bread in the morning – right in time for us as we are no early birds. Daily shopping you can do in Gambassi Terme where you find, upon others, a good butcher and a “BIO”-shop. Bigger supermarkets are a 15min drive away.
Coming to Patricia and Franco, the proprietors. A very nice couple, sharing the knowledge of the history and daily life in the surrounding with you. On arrival the welcome is hearty one. We had also the pleasure to spend the first evening with them in Gambassi, as there was the local “Parpadelle Cinghiale” – an event we would have missed without them taking us there. A visit to Franco’s wine cellar was often mentioned, but it is worth to be mentioned again – the Vin Santo we took with us will remind us with every sip of our stay.
When we had to leave it was kind of leaving home – we rarely had this feeling in a holiday apartment. When going back to Tuscany, the apartment will surely be our first choice for a stay in the area.