Olivo
What were the highlights of your holiday? We celebrated my mothers 80th birthday at Olivo. The biggest highlight of the holiday was seeing the serenity on her face when we first looked out at the view on the first evening of our stay at Olivo. My mother, sister and I enjoyed painting the landscapes. This was my daughters (age 18yrs) first trip to Europe and she loved the beauty of the countryside and she and her cousin enjoyed the lovely pool! We all enjoyed coming back to Olivo at the end of the day with our fresh produce from the market and cooking beautifull meals. We also had many unplanned but enjoyable adventures in the pursuit of an open grocery store. Definitly glad to have the recommendation of GPS!
what was your overall impression of the accommodation?    The accomidation was perfect for us, absolutely beautiful and in a perfect location to the sites we wished to see. The road to the accomodation did have a very steep bumpy corner that we were not able to navigate without scraping the underside of our car but it was worth it to get to the view we enjoyed from the villa.
Did you have any unpleasant surprises? I did know from the reviews of this accomodation that the drive was steep, one person noted that it took him two tries to get up the road, but I thought how hard could it be? Well with 5 people and all our luggage we didn't make it up our first try and had to unload and make another run at it! The trip up the road became a daily challenge and kind of fun, we were good at it by the end of the week. I would recommend a vehicle with higher clearance than we had which was an alfa romeo station wagon.
Do you have any other comments? Thank you so very much, this was a perfect holiday. We will keep fond memories of our time in Tuscany. We loved Cornino!
Laura Hoyt
United States of America
September 2009

Lago
What were the highlights of your holiday? Views and sunsets from Lago terrace and sighseeing in Pienza, Siena, Lucca and San Gimignano.
what was your overall impression of the accommodation?    Overall, the villa was excellent. It was clean, well equipped with stunning rural views and matched the description and photos on the website. The location was very good for sightseeing and the pool was much appreciated given the hot weather.
Did you have any unpleasant surprises? The music from the restaurant complex at the bottom of the hill was an issue. On the Wednesday night of our stay it was totally unacceptable Very loud house music e.g. Prodigy's smack my b**** up went on until the early hours (1am) and disturbed our evening. This was not what we expected in a rural villa/location in Tuscany.
Do you have any other comments? Overall, we were very happy with the service and accommodation provided by To Tuscany and we would use the service again as well as recommending it to friends and family.
Jo Sparkle
United Kingdom
August 2009
The owners of Cornino will speak with the restaurant about the noise levels.

Olivo
What were the highlights of your holiday? Mornings and sunsets, beautifull area.
what was your overall impression of the accommodation?    Great accomodation.
Did you have any unpleasant surprises? Please change the sofas, they are ugly don't match the ambiance of the villa and have dust (bad for allergies). I believe that if the sofas are changed and the beds have better quality matresses, Olivo would not have any faults at alll, as a matter of fact it would be an incredible place to stay and I would return any time.
Do you have any other comments? I believe that it is a very special place, just have to make a few adjustments. We had an incredible time and part of it was because of the setting and your fascilities. Thanks, Fernando Bobonis Roig
Fernando Bobonis
Puorto-Rico
May 2009
Comments about the furniture have been sent to the owners. Dympna

We fell in love with Cornino. The location and views are superb. To open the window in
the morning and look across the vineyards and olive groves basking in the
morning sun was great. On clear days San Gimingano stood on in the
distance. Inside, the property was very well finished. Very good furniture
and everything you needed for cooking etc. We would recommend it to anyone.
One word of caution - the drive up the hill round the sharp bends is quite
an experience! My first two attempts failed then I got the hang of it -
just. The garden and swimming pool were excellent.
Thanks again for your help and hopefully we will use your services again
some time in the future.
Best regards
Alan Young

Very spacious accommodation (Lago) which was clean and well decorated.  Also the
location was wonderful both in the sense of glorious views but also
convenient for most major sites.
Bridget Stokell

Wonderful, and exactly like it was shown on your web page
The area is incredibly beautiful. The pool was a huge asset given how
hot it was, and as we had it practically to ourselves. There is a
wonderful bar/restaurant 2 minutes up the road which we loved and had a
couple of excellent dinners. Really nice guy called Andrea runs it,
spoke no English but still was very friendly and served delicious food
in a brilliant setting.
Gorgeous! Really beautiful. Sunsets were fabulous. Loved looking out
over the olive groves and vineyards. Exactly as Tuscany should be. Great
location for Florence, San Giminiano and Siena. Really loved it!
Many thanks again for everything. We hugely enjoyed the house in Tuscany
and had a fabulous time.
All the best
Jonathan
(Lago)

I had been here before and the accommodation was exactly as I remembered and therefore exactly what I wanted.
As always - sitting on the Verandah, night and morning watching the sun rise or set over the rolling hills of Chianti. The general level of noise - the country is so quiet and peacefull. The lack of pressure to be anywhere in particular to meet a deadline. Quietly exploring the local villages and of course the italian food and wine!!
David Folker (Accommodation: Lago)

Hi Dympna,
For some reason I can't type the answers under your questions, but I
would like to answer them anyway.
This is the first time that we have used your service and we have been
very impressed, with no complaints at all.
With regards to the accommodation, it was excellent, very clean and
tidy, the pool was very much used in the heat. We were well looked
after by the owners representative and once again no compaints.
We enjoyed visits to Florence, Siena and all the surrounding towns and
villages. We think the best part of the holiday was being able to enjoy
the local food and wine in such a lovely setting.
Once again thanks
Gordon and Rose (Accommodation: Lago)

Hi,
We have just returned from 2 weeks at the Lago apartment, Cornino, Castellina in Chianti. (21/07 – 04/08/2007)
We have had really good holiday in a very comfortable apartment with lovely views over Tuscany’s countryside.
This is the first time we have used your company and have been very impressed with the accommodation and the service we have received from yourselves.
I have attached a photo that I took from the terrace of our apartment which just about sums up the beauty of the area. [photo added to gallery]
Thanks once again
Gordon and Rose

Linda - I got back from Italy over the weekend, and just wanted to let you know that our stay at Cornino - Lago was outstanding. It was a great recommendation on your part and I thank you for it. The views were to die for, and the villa was extremely well located in terms of access to all the major site-seeing attractions in the area. I would recommend it to anyone.
Thanks again.
Kind regards
John (Accommodation: Lago)