We stayed one week in one of the appartments outside of the castle. We had the big one (No. 1.B) with 4 bedrooms. So a lot of space for 4 people like us, it might be a bit more cosy with the supposed 8 people max. capacity. The environment around the castle is great, pure Tuscan, great views of the countryside and most of the Tuscan attractions are close by to be reached within a daytrip. Rooms were clean and in reasonable shape. The fridge was big enough and had a huge freezer compartment. However a few drawbacks:
- If it is warm (which is mostly the case in Tucany in summertime), you definitely need the aircondition in each bedroom (with is a nice feature in that appartment), however it comes with a premium payment per day on top! I would expect this to be included in the price!
- kitchen facilities (especially frying pans) were in a very bad shape and need to be replaced urgently.
- no resonable wine glases available ... in Italy, please!
- the furniture inside was probably supposed to look antique ... but is was more looking shabby,
- the dishwasher did not really clean the dishes, so we preferred not to use it,
- the most annoying thing was actually the outside area to sit and relax, which is actually pretty small, squeezed into a corner at the front side of the building, no real natural shade, so it is very warm in the morning sun and not comfortable or private at all,
- saying outside: be prepared to fight against the mosquitos all day. There is small pond nearby so they love to be there ... (I don't want to blame anybody for that, just to let you know).
Would we spent our holidays there again? NO!
