Simonetta

Thank you for a wonderful vacation! Your villa is beautiful! We will remember this vacation forever! - The Blecker Family

This villa is amazing, authentic, and so comfortable. Real Italy! So much attention to detail! Love it here! Can't wait to come back! Beautiful atmosphere, gardens, and sun. - T & J

We had a wonderful week in Tuscany. Your villa was amazing, but what truly made it special was your warmth and generosity. Thanks once again for all the help, advise, and being patient with all my myriad requests. We look forward to seeing you again soon here in Tuscany or in Delhi (or Goa)? Please keep in touch and stay well! - The S. and K. Families

We had a wonderful week exploring Tuscany from our beautiful base at Villa Simonetta! Thank you for the hospitality and for opening your beautiful property. We made many great memories! - The S. and R. Families

We had a fabulous visit at Villa Simonetta! The pictures are very accurate, and the grounds are lovely. There were lots of beautiful fruit trees, fountains and fresh herbs growing everywhere. The location was also perfect. We were two families travelign together and didn't want to be inside the city of Florence with four kids, who loved being able to swim in the pool day and night. Yes, we were close enough to get to Florence easily on several of the days, and only about a one-hour drive to lots of other places, including Lucca (whihc was incredible), Piza (we went at night and recommend that ;), San Gimignano, and more. The kitchen was very well-equipped and the villa seemed huge. All nine of us could have been in separate parts of the house or hang together anytime. There's also a cute school across the street that turns into a neighborhood hangout at night where you could buy beers, ice cream and snacks. The local COOP market is a short walk, and tons of delicious local food for us to enjoy and cook in the kitchen when we chose to. - Genna R.

Had the pleasure of spending the week at Simonetta. Sits in the middle of quaint town, Calanzano, approximately 20 minutes or so outside of Florence. Easy location to hop on and off of highways. Also public transportation in and out of Florence is available within walking distance of Villa. The home is beautiful, well appointed with antiques, bedrooms are roomy with upscale linens. Formal rooms downstairs, comfortable dining area. Outside patio is a great spot to start the day with a cup of coffee. Rolando, the owner and host of this, his childhood residence was an absolute delight. He went out of his way to make us comfortable. - Donna S.

Hi, thanks and the trip to Italy was superb.  The villa was amazing as it has spectacular grounds and the historical preservation of the home was great.  The location is great within the town as you can walk to a few restaurants, churches, pubs, bakeries, and shops.  The villa manager is key as he was so helpful and available for any needs.  He assisted the private chef team with dinner even.  Such a special trip.  I would say that you must have a car, which it states in the villa information but it is critical.  The driving was very easy besides pesky tolls on all highways and lots of roundabouts.  Otherwise, very easy to navigate.  Dream trip. 

Radek Party