We had a great holiday here.The owner and host Fiona is half English and went out of her way to be helpful to our three generation family group. The house is not very modern - although bathrooms and kitchen are fine - and has a steep, narrow spiral staircase inside, with a traditional Tuscan outdoor staircase giving easier access to the bedrooms upstairs. The pool and garden are delightful, raised up with lovely views of the hills around Lucca. There is also a huge shaded outdoor dining table which we used all the time. No aircon, and we had above average temperatures in low 30s while we were there, so could get hot especially in bedrooms, but fans were provided and we could open windows shaded with shutters at cooler times. Fast (c.20 mins) 54 bus service to Lucca within 5 minutes walk every 40 minutes during the day - use the stop labelled Via del Brennero Circoscrizione - and less frequent E3 to Pisa (c.50 mins) from stop San Lorenzo Vaccoli. Both buses very cheap and reliable. Recommend dowloading the Autolinee Toscane app for timetables, directions and liveupdates. We absolutely loved Lucca, and there is lots to see and do there. Good transport connections to other places.

It was a good location and nice surroundings!

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The photographs did not do the property justice. This is a lovely house. One review we read before going said it needed a little TLC and in terms of updating (getting rid of) floor mats, replacing cupboard liners, putting easy wipe covers on the two main tables and putting a curtain on one of the upstairs showers, it does. The oven was difficult to light and a sharp knife and larger frying pans would be an asset to the kitchen. The fans in bedrooms were a Godsend! The views spectacular. We have been taking family villa holidays for nearly fourteen years and we did not have to worry about living in a show house for two weeks so we could all really relax.This is so obviously a home and we hoped we respected it. The pool was brilliant as it was all one depth. The teenagers and children made very good use of it (bring your own pool toys). The gardens, view and generally situation of the house were beautiful. It was generally clean,towels for pool and bathrooms were provided as were sheets. TV channels are limited.You really need a car to get groceries. The local mini-market was closed until September so it was Lucca for food shopping- local taxi drivers grumped about taking us back to the house with shopping. Buses are cheap and easy to access to Lucca but shopping for ten people necessitated several grocery trips there. Bus stops are signs and little else. It was a bit hairy crossing the busy roads to catch buses.The local butcher had good meat and supplied milk/eggs/water. There is a pizzeria within ten minute walking distance and the food is magnificent!! However some of our party have difficulty walking and so we only went once. A car is a necessity here.One of the best things about this rental was Fiona and her father Angelo. Angelo checked the pool/garden everyday and kept an eye on how the rubbish was organised. He was friendly, helpful yet unobtrusive. Fiona rescued us twice, she very kindly picked two of us up from the supermarket after working all day and she also arranged for transport from Florence when another two of us were directed onto the wrong train from Rome. She and Angelo offered to take us anywhere we wanted to go but we did not want to intrude. A family friend, Lorenzo, also gave us a lift to Lucca. Rosey fixed the washing machine and Fiona arranged our pick up and returns from Pisa- again a very kind lady. Highly reccomend this home! The most relaxing holiday we have had in a long time!!(Brownlee-Hall)