Luigi and Franca were delightful hosts and staying in their holiday house was wonderful – we are happy to recommend their place wholeheartedly! Luigi has strong ties to the USA and speaks excellent English, which made asking any questions and getting help very easy.
The location is great for day-trips to Florence, Pisa, Livorno, etc. and a short drive (or a bit of a longer walk) from the house is the picturesque medieval village of Monte Carlo, a perfect place for an evening stroll and a dinner near home.
The house is brand new, very nice and modern, and everything was in mint condition. The bed was comfortable and the bedroom a nice size. The open space kitchen / living room area is not large, but it is very airy and pleasant due to the high ceiling. The bathroom and shower were great. We were on a working holiday with my partner so we also made use of the loft upstairs – I worked from there while my partner set up a desk in the bedroom. The loft got slightly hot during the day despite the excellent air conditioning (the kitchen/living room area and bedroom could be kept just as cool as we wanted with no problem and our utility bill was very reasonable), but there was an extra fan upstairs that helped cool the loft down and made working there OK.
We had told Luigi beforehand that good wifi was essential as we would be working during the day for much of our stay. Upon arrival we found that he had had a brand new top speed wifi set up for us. So considerate! The wifi was the best we have had in Italy, very fast and caused us absolutely no headache whatsoever.
Luigi and Franca’s own house is right next to the vacation house and they were kind and considerate and happy to help with any problem. The power went out once (we had put on too many appliances at the same time, bad idea in Italy) but we called Luigi and he came to rescue us within minutes despite the fact that we called him right in the middle of dinner and he was entertaining friends from abroad at a nearby restaurant.
All in all our stay was superb and the icing on the cake had to be Franca: during our 3 week stay she surprised us with fantastic home-made Tiramisu, lasagna and pineapple-upside-down-cake – these dishes alone would have been reason enough to book a stay.