The tiger mosquitos drove us nuts day and night, but that's an issue around Florence in this time a year. Overall, the house is gorgeous, full of history, the garden is big, the pool is clean and the people are very ,very kind and helpful.The pizza night that was organised was one in a million.The old furniture throughout the house fits with its style, but house is extremely messy. Full and messy cabinets The personal belongings of the owners are everywhere. The kitchen is the messiest of all and not very clean. With a little bit of Marie Kondo this house could be a 10.

We are a 3 generational family. We spent a great 10 days at the Villa. It’s a very large house, beautiful grounds with a pool. There was more than enough room for the 11 of us to spread out. We loved the dining room and the outdoor dining area. Paolo is a fantastic host. I supplied him with a shopping list for basics for our first days. He arranged a fantastic pizza and appy dinner for the first night. He took some of us on a great hike. Another day we went to his cousin’s winery for a tasting. We drank varieties of this wine our entire stay. The weather was very warm we spent hours at the pool. The kitchens (there are 3) have everything you’d ever need. Londa its self is small, 2 restaurants, a grocery store, bodega, vegetable store, pharmacy, butcher, general store, bar with deli and of course a delicious gelato shop. It’s a short walk down hill to the town centre and quite the hill coming home! There are larger towns within 10 minutes with lots of shopping and restaurants. Our vacation was great and we would visit Londa and a Paolo again!

The house was fabulous. We had an incredible time there. It's really nice that Paolo leaves London and stays close by so that if we need anything he is there to help. Especially rides from the train station. The pizza party was over the top. Thanks for everything Paolo.

We were a group of 10-12 depending on the day. This is the property we built our trip around as we booked this a year before we went. And this place did not disappoint. When we arrived Paolo was there waiting for us and we were amazed when we walked in. This is a castle! It is very large and almost a maze. We kept forgetting which staircase our room was on. Beds and bathrooms are very comfortable. Paolo is the ultimate host. Anytime we needed something he was on the spot and his staff of Aziz, Fatima and Gabriela were just wonderful. The meals we had cooked for us while we were there to die for. First night had ravioli, pork and a torta della donna cake that Gabriela made for a member of our party who had a birthday was absolutely fabulous! The other meals we had were even better capped off by the meal we had the last night. Paolo suggested we have Tuscany Bisteca and we of course agreed. OH MY GOSH!!! They were four fingers thick before they were cooked and was one of the best steaks I have ever had! There is a lot to do and see in and around Londa as well. We did a couple of wine tastings, one which was at Paolos family winery which was very tasty. Also went east to Stia and visited a couple of castles. We did go into Florence a couple of days one of which we rode the train from the Contea-Londa stop just a few minutes from the house. Very easy and cheap (5 Euros one way). I would most assuredly stay at this house again and would recommend this to anyone as a great place to stay!!!