Holiday apartments & holiday homes with pool in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa Tavarnelle Val di Pesa

We stayed in this accommodation for a week in July 2021. This is a beautiful domain with a wonderful view. It is also ideally located to explore beautiful Tuscany with Firenze, San Gimignano and Siena nearby. The apartment is also very spacious and certainly sufficient for 4 people. However, on arrival we were slightly disappointed because there was no "private terrace" at our apartment. We could use 1 of the 3 tables on the lawn in front of the entrance to our apartment, but this was not what we expected based on the photos. Since our apartment was located on the second floor, we had to take everything up the stairs. to bring it down, which is not ideal if you want to eat outside. The terrace seemed reasonably shielded in the photos and close to the kitchen, which was the deciding factor for us to book this stay. Too bad this turned out not to be the case. The description states that the interior of the apartment can differ, and that was absolutely no problem for the inside of the apartment. But you do expect the same basic layout, of course. The kitchen was very minimally equipped. There was no potato knife, large pan to cook pasta for 4 people or to find salt and pepper. It was also mentioned in the description that there is a village 100m away, which turns out not to be the case. Not major problems in itself, but the expectations you create when reading the description do not match what you get and what you think you have booked, which causes some disappointment on arrival. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our stay here because it is wonderful to stay outside by the pool with a beautiful view and the owners are also very friendly. So in itself certainly not a bad stay, only the description could be a bit clearer so as not to create wrong expectations.

Excellent location if you want to stay in a quiet area outside the city of Florence. My biggest objection to this property, however, was the WiFi connection. This was hardly accessible. The bandwidth also hardly represented anything and there was no security. Something that I find very unwise today. A simple password with WPA security seems to me much more sensible instead of no security. There was also no hang-over for clothes that must be washed during the week in the summer. This as an alternative to the cost of a laundry. I also thought it was an accommodation that is good for a midweek. Not a lot of amenities or entertainment within a short distance for a long stay with a lot of time on the location itself.

Friendly staff at the reception, English is spoken. Nice apartment that is spacious enough for 2 people. With an outside temperature of 37 degrees, the air conditioning in the living room and bedroom was very nice, just like the swimming pool, where it was always fairly quiet. With a covered balcony at both the front and the back you have a choice in the view and the amount of sun. The shower could have been better maintained (rod loose, water ran badly and there is a shower curtain instead of a shower), but otherwise the bathroom was fine. And what a luxury that was cleaned after a few days, the bed changed, new towels brought and the garbage removed. In the immediate vicinity is not much, you can not walk a bit from the site. But for trips to Florence, Pisa etc. it is a great location.