My wife and I stayed here with another couple. The experience has been outstanding. The food is…read moreexcellent and the service friendly. We will definitely be back for more! Try the house wine and enjoy a bottle on the patio with excellent views!!

This is our third night here at Tenuta Lupinari and it is lovely. A beautiful place to relax and…read moreenjoy Tuscany. This family owned property has a variety of options for lodging, their own wine and olive oil from their vineyard and grove and close access to many beautiful towns to explore. The meals are delicious, the family is so gracious and I cannot say enough good things about it. We are staying in a room (they have apartments for larger families) and it is spacious and very comfortable. Stop here on your travels, you will not regret it.

From the owner: Immerso nel verde delle colline della Val di Pierle, a due passi dall'antica città etrusca di…read moreCortona, in Toscana, l' agriturismo Rocca di Pierle è innanzitutto luogo ideale per poter ritrovare tranquillità e pace a contatto con i ritmi della natura. La posizione dell'agriturismo, a soli 17 Km. da Cortona e ad un'altitudine di 500 mt. s.l.m. Si affaccia su di una vallata incontaminata ed è baciato dal sole, dall'alba al tramonto.Gli appartamenti sono tre: "La Valle" (4 posti letto), "Il Monte" (4 posti letto) e "La Loggia" (2 posti letto). In alcuni appartamenti è possibile aggiungere letti singoli , e anche possibile affittare l'intera struttura. La vantaggiosa posizione dell'Agriturismo permette inoltre di raggiungere velocemente le principali città di interesse storico e culturale della Toscana e dell'Umbria e di compiere escursioni uniche attraverso i sentieri naturali

Very small (up 2 flights from the Hotel Duomo and separate ). Very helpful staff. Clean modern…read morerooms...I think 5 in all. Lovely location. Seems to be owned and staffed by young enthusiastic persons. The breakfast is a 5€ coupon one purchases at the desk. Could be worse! Only reason for not 5 star,s were the recommended eateries. Solid but uninteresting food.

If you are looking for a Tuscan holiday in blissful surroundings, a pool to relax by if it's too…read morehot or a hot tub just to enjoy, this ticks every box. If you enjoy country living with beautiful scenery this is a must.

My wife and I have just returned home from our second holiday at Villa Centopino - we had a…read morefortnight there both last year and this. What can I say? Overall it's probably the most relaxing, enjoyable and restful place I've ever been to on holiday. The setting is stunning, surrounded as it is by breathtaking views of the Tuscan hills - all the more enjoyable for watching tremendous thunderstorms traversing the countryside on the other side of the valley from the comfort of Centopino's patio - while we didn't get a drop of rain. The villa is very comfortable with everything you'll need to make your stay as convenient and restful as possible - and you must experience at least one sunset from the hot-tub - it's beautiful. If you want to start the day with something to get the heart pumping, simply jump in the pool - you'll instantly know what I mean. It has to be acknowledged that the villa is fairly remote and a car is probably a must. That said, for days when you really don't want to drive anywhere, there are some beautiful walks to be had from the villa - not least around the villa's own garden, olive grove and surrounding fields. When you fancy a drive then Volterra, Siena, San Gimignano, Florence, Pisa - the whole of Tuscany is within reach and even places like Montepulciano are do-able. It used to be the case that if you wanted to eat out in the evening then you had to drive over to somewhere like Radicondoli (to La Pergola - superb) or elsewhere for dinner. Not any more. The newly opened Diavolo Rosso, run by Stefano and his charming wife, is fantastic. Their hospitality is exceeded only by the quality of the food - their peppered steak is mouthwateringly tender and full of flavour and their Cinta Senese is Tuscany on a plate. And it's literally 2 minutes from the villa down the road towards Castelnuovo. Stefano regularly has friends dropping in for dinner - get into a conversation with them over a glass or two of the local vino (and maybe, as we were lucky enough to, meet the guy who actually produces it), share their locally produced cheeses and meats, and the evening just evaporates in a way that typifies the appeal of Italian hospitality and 'la dolce vita' that keeps us going back time and again. But the real jewel in the crown of Centopino is undoubtedly the owners, Gina and Franco. It's difficult to overstate the warmth of the welcome they give you. The fridge full of basics on arrival, the almost daily gifts of wine, eggs, cakes (baked by Gina - will you marry me?) etc. Nothing is too much trouble for them because, quite simply, they care passionately about where they live and they want to share everything about it with their guests. (And if, as we did this year, you have any little difficulties - in our case dental problems - they're a God-send with their local knowledge and contacts.) I could go on - but you've probably got the gist by now. Will we go back? Does il papa have a balcony?

We rented a one-bedroom apartment from Apartments Florence for 10 months in the centre of Oltrarno…read morein Florence. We are both professionals working remotely, and we looked for a place we could live peacefully and enjoy everything Florence has to offer. It's fair to say, the apartment we have rented was nicely done and had a terrace with a great view. Sadly, for month's we experienced a flurry of incidents involving various malfunctions, breakages, unpleasant correspondences, lack of respect for our privacy, culminating in (completely unjustified) legal threats from AF. Firstly, the apartment was advertised as being 'on third floor'. However, it was in the attic, 77 steps up - so more like 5th floor. Which is clear misinformation. Secondly, the apartment was not properly cleaned when we arrived, it was very dusty, as if nobody had checked it before our arrival, and there was broken glass on the terrace, which we cleaned ourselves. Thirdly, the washing machine was out of order for 2 weeks since the beginning of our arrival. AF took a fair amount of time to fix it and never apologised for the inconvenience. The internet was not working properly for our last month (June) and it stopped completely for the last week all together when we were organising our return back to the UK. AP failed to fix it or reimburse us for the inconvenience. The roof window in the bathroom, not only didn't open from day one, but also was leaking when it rained. We reported it immediately (when we noticed back in September), but it was not fixed until the end of November, forcing us to endure cold water leaking on our heads while using the bathroom. Electrics in the flat were failing through the whole autumn and winter, lights were flickering, the gas alarm beeping, and safety electric fuses going off leaving us without electricity through the night on one occasion. Upon inspection by electricians, melted wires connected to one of the light fittings were discovered inside the wall. AP ignored our enquiry to provide valid EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report) or Italian equivalent that assesses the safety and condition of a property's existing electrical wiring. On top of that, throughout September, May and June, when temperatures in Florence reached 40 degrees, AC in the flat was barely sufficient. In addition to the above, the manner with which AF dealt with the correspondence and our day to day enquires, was to say at least, unprofessional on many occasions. Despite of us always paying the rent and utility bills on time, replying to all their requests and doing our best to allow all technicians attending the flat, AF did not always show a similar level of curtesy. They did not inform us about the owner putting the flat on a market - we found out by accident when they brought people round in the middle of our working day! Imagine, complete strangers entering your place when you are in the middle of the online meeting! Despite our concerns, viewings continued, the subject of any discount or reimbursement for our inconvenience, was never even considered by AF. Finally, when we firmly said no to someone attending the flat when it was inconvenient for us, they pushed without any scruples threatening us with a legal action. At the end of our tenancy, when we left the flat before the end of the term, we cleaned it spotlessly, paid all final bills before time and asked them kindly to return our deposit asap but were told the contract allows them to be withheld it for another 30 days. When they did finally return it they had inexplicably deducted €160! Regretfully, we would not recommend renting a property through Apartments of Florence.

My daughter had a very disappointing semester stay in the Buontalenti Exclusive apartment. While…read morethe apartment was nice and as pictured in the online photos, there was a MAJOR mechanical disruption in the apartment for over 6 weeks of her stay! A very loud, high pitched drilling noise that CONSTANTLY came from the HVAC unit. My daughter and I contacted the agency over and over, and the noise was NEVER repaired. It truly was torturous. My daughter was given the run around for weeks and weeks and kept being told parts were ordered and mechanics were going to repair the noise. I called and emailed from the US dozens of times and never communicated with the same person. I asked to speak with the owner and this was never allowed. Their attitude was "this is beyond our control" and all we can do is"strongly urge" the owner to repair the noise. At exam time when it became obvious the agency had no intention of helping my daughter, I asked for her to use another nearby empty apartment to study and sleep. At first this request was completely denied despite all she had suffered for weeks. After a few days, they said she would have to completely move out of her present apartment into the new apartment during finals. Mind you, this was with only a week left of the lease. After all of the inconvenience and complete failure to help in any way or offer any solution for my daughter,, I asked for a fair credit on the rent (which was over $3500 a month). All they offered was a $150 credit on the already sky high utility bills. I stated this was not acceptable for the months long unlivable condition, and they seriously did not care and offered nothing else. Please take my advice and do NOT rent from this poorly managed agency. Don't let the nice photos online fool you- if anything major goes wrong in the apartment, they will not follow through with repairs. Several of my daughter's friends also rented from Apartments Florence and also had serious maintenance issues. One friend went without hot water for over 2 weeks. My security deposit also wasn't returned within the 30 days specified in the lease, and I had to contact the agency several times inquiring about the refund. I'm sad to say that this agency seems to take advantage of American students.