Reviews of Podere Vignola

Charming place in a relatively remote area with a bit bumpy road. Overall - very cozy and charming villa with lots of local decorative details. We had 3 bedroom apartment with a huge, lovely terrace with grill, table and additional sitting place. The apartment was really big. Even had a wood pizza oven (we did not try it, but it was just one of the local things nice to see), as well as iron stove heated with wood. The hosts were super helpful - helping find the place, orienting ourselves and suggesting how to get to places of interest near by. The pool was great - kids loved it. With lots of sun beds around the pool and a near by garden if you prefer more shade and quiet. The town near by is quiet local town, with little tourists. There's a nice local lunch kiosk that's brimming with locals at lunchtime - was a nice alternative/change to all the tourist focused restaurants. If you're looking for a place liked by locals - definitely try A Pancia Piena - Sieci at Piazza Aldo Moro, 9, 50065 Pontassieve

The view is not the best possible as villa is located on a hill side, not on the top. But that's just a minor detail.

Quiet and peaceful. The villas are in a picturesque setting but fairly close to the nearby town and railway making trips into Florence easy.

The track to the property was quite bumpy and not easy on the car but the road on the Villa estate was fine. You do need a car whilst staying there as the trek to town is too far on foot especially if you were carrying provisions.

Beautiful property surrounded by vineyards and rolling Tuscany hills. Our family of four (two teens, 16 and 19) felt very comfortable in a 3-bdrm apartment. We enjoyed the stunning pool, playing ping pong, and the proximity to delicious restaurants just an 8-10 min drive away. A rental car was a must to be able to go up and down the 2-mile trek up the hill to the property and into nearby Florence. We picked up groceries at a nearby supermarket and enjoyed wine, caprese with fresh bread, and fruit on our private terrace. We drove into Florence and parked in the Beccaria garage, which was not in the ZTL zone and worked well for us to walk to the sites of Florence. There were many nearby wineries, but all were booked and some closed on Mondays, the one day we had to do a winery visit. If you're wanting to make winery tastings/tours a part of your stay, I'd recommend booking ahead of time. The property hosts were very helpful in recommendations and responsive to messages, even before our stay. We would definitely stay here again!

Our apartment had three bedrooms, but you had to walk through the twin bedroom to get to the room with a full bed. It wasn't that big of a deal, but it was inconvenient at times trying to give privacy to our 19yo daughter who was in the twin bedroom.

Everything was great!

The road may require a SUV type of car, but it's still totally worth it 👌

Unlike in the room description, there is no washing machine in the apartment. There is a rather expensive pay to use machine on the premise.

It was very clean and cozy.

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The property grounds were well maintained. Even though it was a little chilly, the pool was always ready. The gardens were nicely maintained. The young lady showed us everything we needed upon arrival, and the apartment was very spacious and clean. We enjoyed walking along the vines, watching the deers.

The young family in the apartment above us was very loud, we could hear the child running around, screaming and moving the kitchen chairs around til about midnight.

We had a wonderful stay! Was so peaceful and beautiful… the pool is fantastic!! Everyone was very friendly. We went for a friends reunion and all had a wonderful time. Also very easy to get the train into Florence!

Beds were a little hard, but that’s a personal preference. Lots of people prefer a hard bed. So not a reason not to stay.

The location! The nature around, the garden and the swimming pool.

If you don’t like humid air in the room - do not choose a room in the basement floor. An another opportunity for improvement would be a cleanness of the bathroom - you don’t expect a black mold at this prise level.

The property is located within vineyards with a beautiful view. The apartments were comfortable and fit our needs. The facilities had ample parking space. This is definitely a country-house type of vibe, which is what we were looking for.

The only thing that we didn’t like was the mosquitos in the property, however, this is obviously outside of the hosts control but they provided plug ins to protect against the mosquitos. The beds were on the old side but normal compared to what we’ve seen in Europe and worked well for us.

The place is amazing in the middle of vineyard.

Real Tuscan countryside, beautiful view. The house is just like in the photos, cozy and Giovanni is very kind and helpful. Perfect location for visiting Florence, San Gimignano and Siena as well

Absolutely loved EVERYTHING ! Location ( in the heart of Tuscany and stone's throw away from Florence) Pots and pans in the kitchen Spotless rooms and bathroom The pool

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Very nice hosts, they helped us to get back to railway station at Sieci. Its a vintage type of a building, cosy with rustic finish. If you are into old houses, this is very good. You need a car to get around. We did not have one, but walking downhill to Sieci station didn't feel tiring, even with three children. It was about 1.8 km walk. Area is beautiful. you can walk up through the vine yard, to the carpeted road from above the hill. (path exists, not shown in google maps) It has a nice view if town below if you walk further up.

Bathrooms are old looking, but ok, but water pressure was low.

We loved our stay here. The views are fantastic and the pool area is lovely. It’s a 5 minute drive into Sieci where you can get a train very quickly into Florence. It’s a lovely relaxing place to be and we would definitely recommend. Giovanni was very helpful and welcoming.

Would have been good to have a kettle available